tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post5707718657822556980..comments2023-10-31T07:21:09.792-04:00Comments on William L. Anderson: The Accusation and Conviction Machine, Part IIIWilliam L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-49967214179575482852010-07-22T19:06:15.100-04:002010-07-22T19:06:15.100-04:00The first half of your post was fantastic! Often ...The first half of your post was fantastic! Often times people assume those who call themselves 'progressives' to be the ones who champion protecting peoples rights, and that may be true in lip service. However, the natural progression of progressives - and often 'conservatives' too is to dictate to others what they ought to do or not to do while using the strong arm of the government to impose it. The idea of protecting your civil liberties which include being guaranteed a fair trial and due process is often in contrast to authoritarian types who beleive they know better than everyone else what should happen. When it suits them and they have a person they don't like enough they are all too comfortable violating peoples rights to get what they want. These silly laws get in thier way!Sixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-50577619945482031022010-07-22T18:00:49.856-04:002010-07-22T18:00:49.856-04:00After reading today's comments I went looking ...After reading today's comments I went looking for earlier quotes, commnets, statement, & acts from the cast of characters.<br /><br />Here's an interesting article excerpt I found from March 2008:<br /><br />"District Attorney Herbert "Buzz" Franklin said the courthouse here is so cramped he recently had to step over a child molestation victim on his way to the courtroom."<br /><br />Apparently Buzz has had child molestation victims lined up by the hundreds for years now...<br /><br />Seriously, it's fascinating to go back and retrace all the writings on the wall, all the signals and lights going off. This Tonya Craft debacle was just waiting to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-14738257282005058802010-07-22T15:15:00.911-04:002010-07-22T15:15:00.911-04:00The 2:26 poster is referring to this situation:
h...The 2:26 poster is referring to this situation:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Memphis_Three<br /><br />I remember the crime and now remember that we had "confessions," but people have to remember that it is not hard for cops to coerce a false confession from a kid. For that matter, they could do it to any of us if they use the right "techniques."<br /><br />The cops already had mangled the investigation, so they needed to find a way to "solve" the crimes.William L. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-36513268890719889892010-07-22T15:00:02.777-04:002010-07-22T15:00:02.777-04:00There almost are no checks and balances with prose...<i>There almost are no checks and balances with prosecutors, and many judges themselves are former prosecutors who see their job as helping make sure that the accused are found guilty, no matter what the evidence.</i><br /><br />While I have no way of knowing whether nor not it has had a measurable impact on justice being done, the practice in many European countries is to select a graduate right out of law school and put them into a special training/apprenticeship program for a judgeship, without them ever practicing law as either a prosecutor or a defense attorney. Apparently the rationale is that judges will be "untainted" by either prosecutorial or defense biases, enabling them to objectively hear all sides of a case and render decisions based on the letter of the law and the merits of the cases themselves. Again, I have no way of knowing whether any empirical studies have been done on how well this works, but I have to think that it is better than the system we have in place here in Amerika.liberranterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555275410576294081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-9464674166112116872010-07-22T14:26:15.474-04:002010-07-22T14:26:15.474-04:00What about the West Memphis Three?What about the West Memphis Three?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-88919579303086786622010-07-22T10:20:43.105-04:002010-07-22T10:20:43.105-04:00Seems the post WW II Nazis used that excuse as wel...Seems the post WW II Nazis used that excuse as well.Lookout Spynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-91486103928985993132010-07-22T09:29:47.121-04:002010-07-22T09:29:47.121-04:00Lookout Spy,
I will try to wrap up things tomorro...Lookout Spy,<br /><br />I will try to wrap up things tomorrow. There was a bit of a "Warp 10" jump at the end in this one, and as a writing project, I'm not sure I really tied things well. So, for my last one (Part IV), I will note just what is happening regarding "experts" and why.<br /><br />One people in authority don't care about something being true or not ("Hey, we're just doing our jobs"), then it is over.William L. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-66708534674150343422010-07-22T09:27:27.966-04:002010-07-22T09:27:27.966-04:00Greetings,
I have excerpted and linked this to my...Greetings,<br /><br />I have excerpted and linked this to my <br />BikerorNot blog line at http://www.bikerornot.com/docellis124 <br />and I tweeted this to <br />Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/docellis124 , to <br />MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/docellis124, and to <br />LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/docellis124 <br />Thank you for writing this<br /><br />Doc Ellis 124Doc Ellis 124https://www.blogger.com/profile/08543939658083915285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-28560494371634939962010-07-22T08:31:19.419-04:002010-07-22T08:31:19.419-04:00Bill, with these last three articles you have real...Bill, with these last three articles you have really tied together the macro factors behind Tonya Craft's nightmare. You enable the public and general reader a chance to understand why it seems we live in a world gone mad. Excellent job!Lookout Spynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-60827542918789337432010-07-22T07:58:49.682-04:002010-07-22T07:58:49.682-04:00@7:38 It was common knowledge DURING the trial th...@7:38 It was common knowledge DURING the trial that the prosecution witnesses were allowed to be in a comfortable room and have their elctronic devices like laptops and cell phones. So, its not much of a stretch that the prosecution would allow an audio feed. Hell if they couldn't get away with that I'd dare say they would have a town crier go in that room and read the transcripts from the preceeding witness! Disgusting rot the lot of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-88099431715942133402010-07-22T07:38:36.027-04:002010-07-22T07:38:36.027-04:00"Among the newly revealed accusations, the su..."Among the newly revealed accusations, the suit alleges the Catoosa County District Attorney allowed a live audio feed from the courtroom which enabled state witnesses to hear testimony prior to taking the stand and match stories. If true, this would have been a direct violation of the rule of sequestration which was invoked and prevented Craft's own mother from being able to sit in the courtroom throughout the 22 day trial."<br /><br /><br />That's a pretty huge accusation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-44587294830884248892010-07-22T06:25:11.426-04:002010-07-22T06:25:11.426-04:00Mr. Anderson,
There is another aspect to all of th...Mr. Anderson,<br />There is another aspect to all of this that you have not mentioned.<br />This is the POWER of the judge to "sentence" the folks found guilty by a jury.<br />Here is how the deal works.<br />A prosecutor tries the defendant on the most simple charge possible. They pick charges that are easy to prove, yet the law is still strict.<br />Then after they get the guilty verdict, the judge can sentence the person as he wishes. Terms like 5-20 years etc.<br />I have seen this happen where the charge was not serious at all, and the jury did not here about other serious allegations, which were maybe hard to prove.<br />So the judge then uses other allegations that was NEVER proven, to render a MAXIMUM sentence.<br />So far as I know, he does not have to record other discussions, etc. that made him/her decide on a max time in prison.<br />I think about this concept when I hear Len Gregor explaining that "If we were making these charges up, why did we not come up with some bigger lies?"eagle1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-3790955040849490682010-07-22T01:03:36.233-04:002010-07-22T01:03:36.233-04:00"...Unless one is prepared to spend upwards o...<i>"...Unless one is prepared to spend upwards of a quarter-million dollars, an accused person almost certainly will go to prison, with guilt or innocence being irrelevant."</i><br /><br />And you have not touched on the larger number of cases that do not involvr criminal charges!<br /><br /><br /><i>"Anyone who has been tossed into the maw of this country's "child protection" machine knows full well the horror of absolute power. "</i><br /><br />Unfortunately thay all learn too late and others question the truth they pass along, if they are brave enough to spread the truth.<br /><br />Thanks Bill, you touch on topics the entire nation should consider ...before they vote.kbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814695387546108048noreply@blogger.com