tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post8624448260025576684..comments2023-10-31T07:21:09.792-04:00Comments on William L. Anderson: Protecting the Worst Among Us: How the U.S. Supreme Court Rewards Prosecutorial MisconductWilliam L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-63205419319292505362011-01-18T19:11:33.444-05:002011-01-18T19:11:33.444-05:00http://blogs.forward.com/the-jew-and-the-carrot/13...http://blogs.forward.com/the-jew-and-the-carrot/134738/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-8503865427955431062011-01-18T10:26:10.434-05:002011-01-18T10:26:10.434-05:00Bruce, how is that characterization any different ...Bruce, how is that characterization any different from George Orwell's definition of "doublethink" in the novel <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four</i>? Or is that your point?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04877359715103710249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-87689017360021606072011-01-17T21:50:49.992-05:002011-01-17T21:50:49.992-05:00Well, Bruce, if you ever are on trial, and the cha...Well, Bruce, if you ever are on trial, and the charges are false, I hope you remember that it is just a parliamentary debate and the jury will decide what is truth.<br /><br />Are you saying that it is just fine for prosecutors to lie and fabricate "evidence," or are you saying that there is no such thing as truth?William L. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-28255739516243665122011-01-17T17:47:29.208-05:002011-01-17T17:47:29.208-05:00You presume that trials about truth and justice wh...You presume that trials about truth and justice when they are about winning and losing.<br /><br />Truth and justice are marketing terms for the court system. Winning and losing are the correct legal terms and recognized by both prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers.<br /><br />Lying cannot occur; it is merely rearranging the reality of the occurrence. It is up to the jury to decide which reality is more believable, not which reality is truth. Documents are not truth; documents are pieces of paper that support reality that has been rearranged.<br /><br />Hence, it means a loyal willingness to say that black is white .... But it means also the ability to believe that black is white, and more, to know that black is white, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary.Bruce Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059364916503527807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-35876931246569454082011-01-17T12:01:22.729-05:002011-01-17T12:01:22.729-05:00Bill, I'm gonna have to part ways with you on ...Bill, I'm gonna have to part ways with you on this one, slightly. I have never seen a case where the US Supreme Court said it was okay to lie. The questions from the justices do not mean either that they lean that way or that they will vote that way. in fact, sometimes the ask questions becuase they anticipate what the counter arguments will be. The issue at hand is prosecutorial immunity. The US supreme court holding that a state has the right to grant immunity does not mean they are for or against such a law. It means they are ruling the state has the right to pass such a law. It has a harsh result no doubt but that is what states rights is all about. Clearly, the time has come to change the immunity laws, no question. I think that the US Supreme Court will uphold that as well. I am with you 100% that prosecutors need constraints and punishment for violating the constraints. They are the ones who should know better. The supreme court is not the place to change the law though. We should never rely on a court to pass laws. The blame for harsh results of a court applying the law should be squarely on the legislature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-18457451113960430902011-01-17T11:06:20.646-05:002011-01-17T11:06:20.646-05:00Another great blog, So you are telling me, That we...Another great blog, So you are telling me, That we don't have a Snowball Chance in hell of getting a fair trial, or our name Cleared.<br />What kind of justice is that, Where do we go from here. Surely there is still people, that want Justice for the Innocent.Put your self in their shoes, knowing you was serving time for something you did not do. That makes it hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-80268636823001706402011-01-17T09:56:11.185-05:002011-01-17T09:56:11.185-05:00Greetings, Dr Anderson
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Thank you for writ...Greetings, Dr Anderson<br /><br />Shared<br /><br />Thank you for writing this.<br /><br />Doc Ellis 124Doc Ellis 124https://www.blogger.com/profile/08543939658083915285noreply@blogger.com