tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post112180227122272716..comments2024-03-18T07:55:19.196-07:00Comments on Public Defender Dude: The true face of the war on drugsPD Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067582064163477160noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1153702556067516352006-07-23T17:55:00.000-07:002006-07-23T17:55:00.000-07:00I disagree with the comment that says no prosecuto...I disagree with the comment that says no prosecutor in search of justice would have pursued this case. However, no prosecutor in search of justice would have pursued the 25 year min man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1138751626448730882006-01-31T15:53:00.000-08:002006-01-31T15:53:00.000-08:00I will pray every night that Mr. Andringa becomes ...I will pray every night that Mr. Andringa becomes a chronic pain sufferer, very soon.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367287655636396603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1128674495647510022005-10-07T01:41:00.000-07:002005-10-07T01:41:00.000-07:00Just thought i would say hi from Japan. Doing some...Just thought i would say hi from Japan. Doing some blog surfing and found your site. Im looking for some cool styles of discount book for my own blog. Theres some really amazing blogs about. if you have time check out my site you will find information on <A HREF="http://www.mybookpoo.com" REL="nofollow">discount book</A>. Well when i get my blog running hope you come and check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1128620512694232752005-10-06T10:41:00.000-07:002005-10-06T10:41:00.000-07:00Just how wrong and stupid this is. If i never set ...Just how wrong and stupid this is. <BR/><BR/>If i never set foot in america again I'll be happy. <BR/><BR/>Idiots. Stupid bloody beauraucratic moronic idiots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1123368990714562062005-08-06T15:56:00.000-07:002005-08-06T15:56:00.000-07:00HOW GOOD WAS HIS LAWYER? If OJ and others can wal...HOW GOOD WAS HIS LAWYER? If OJ and others can walk then what the heck was an educated almost lawyer with a Doctor wife doing for legal advice? Since when have trials and justice had a lot to do with each other? It appears that this poor guy got caught with his hand in the cookie jar and after three chances to walk he was slapped up the side of the head with a legal system two x four.<BR/>I am sort of sorry for him but you buy your ticket and you take your chances when you have a jury trial and the outcome should be no surprise. Of course the expense of the trials and the cost of his incarceration don't make the least bit of sense. So what, how many poor semi-educated slobs get this treatment every day? In this simplistic sound bite world it is neither a right or left wing thing, it is a current government and get the guys who run the system re-elected thing. Remember the difference between a staunch conservative and a strong criminal rights advocate is often times just an indictment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1123302770849511762005-08-05T21:32:00.000-07:002005-08-05T21:32:00.000-07:00It seems to me that everyone either wants to put s...It seems to me that everyone either wants to put someone in jail or is getting put in jail themselves, kind of sad. Has however, instilled much motivation in my prusuit to graduate law school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1122319579170173182005-07-25T12:26:00.000-07:002005-07-25T12:26:00.000-07:00I guess I will throw in my contrarian opinion that...I guess I will throw in my contrarian opinion that this defendant was dumb as a stump. I will agree all day that the prosecutor was wrong, the law is wrong, etc., etc. But from the article (for whatever it is worth factually), the guy was not innocent and was doing something illegal. Any father of three who, faced with the prospect of no jail, chooses to go to trial on a charge that would get him a minimum 25 years is an idiot. Look, write a letter to the editor about the injustice of it all, but take the plea and stay home with your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1121992621686185292005-07-21T17:37:00.000-07:002005-07-21T17:37:00.000-07:00Not sure if you have trackback, and I don't want t...Not sure if you have trackback, and I don't want to comment spam, but I've also ranted about this over at <A HREF="http://observantlittle.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">my blog</A> after reading your post. There have been some interesting comments.<BR/><BR/>- OLSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1121885136115859312005-07-20T11:45:00.000-07:002005-07-20T11:45:00.000-07:00Anon, you are right about the Democratic and Repub...Anon, you are right about the Democratic and Republican anomilies regarding the war on drugs and crime in general, this is why I've stopped referring to the parties the people belong to, and instead refer to the political philosophy to which they subscribe. If they have the reflexively tough on crime attitude, thinking that the law should be applied harshly against all regardless of circumstances or morality, then I call them conservatives (generally, they would be Republican, but enough Democrats have adopted those attitudes to remain politically viable that it has begun to transcend both parties).<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, if one believes in actual justice, not just blindly applying rules regardless of their actual human effect, and don't favor making every possible crime punishable by life or huge prison sentences, don't favor making everything under the sun punishible by criminal law, believe that there is an inherent human liberty that trumps the government's right to regulate private behavior that harms no one else, then I would call you liberal.<BR/><BR/>I'm happy to be considered liberal in that respect. It doesn't mean giving things away, it doesn't mean a failure make judgments of bad behavior, or being overly permissive, but it means tempering this with justice.PD Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067582064163477160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1121884589341975222005-07-20T11:36:00.000-07:002005-07-20T11:36:00.000-07:00Yeah Windy, people do keep track of that kind of t...Yeah Windy, people do keep track of that kind of thing. The prosecutor will probably cite it in his ads when he runs for Attorney General of Florida. I mean, people kept track of all of the falsely accused "child molesters" that Janet Reno put away using discredited recovered memory testimony and it didn't exactly keep her out of the Clinton administration. This sort of hypocrisy cuts both ways. The conservatives take it for granted and the dems love it because it makes them look tough on the DRUG MENACE in the sticks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1121871596183061322005-07-20T07:59:00.000-07:002005-07-20T07:59:00.000-07:00Maybe I'm just nuts, but is there anybody keeping ...Maybe I'm just nuts, but is there anybody keeping track of these guys? I mean the cops and prosecutors. This sort of decision making should follow them throughout their career, kind of like a drug conviction follows the people they put away. Call it an enemies list if you want, but it would be nice if some day when the prosecutor is running for office someone asks him "Didn't you once spend taxpayer money on three separate trials to put a wheelchair-bound father of three in jail for 25 years because he forged a few prescriptions to releive his pain?"Windypundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01788171819370012437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1121865225298025662005-07-20T06:13:00.000-07:002005-07-20T06:13:00.000-07:00I'm guessing he's also one of those prosecutors wh...I'm guessing he's also one of those prosecutors who would maintain that no innocent people plead guilty. He seems to be saying that if you're facing a mandatory 25 years and the DA offers you probation, you should always take it, even if you are innocent. If you risk going to trial and get 25, then tough cookies, buddy. It's all your fault!123txpublicdefender123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16074278445586583355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1121829853154836932005-07-19T20:24:00.000-07:002005-07-19T20:24:00.000-07:00"Scott Andringa, the prosecutor in the case, ackno..."Scott Andringa, the prosecutor in the case, acknowledged that the 25-year mandatory penalty was harsh, but he said Mr. Paey was to blame for refusing a plea bargain that would have kept him out of jail."<BR/><BR/>So the guy who could have reduced the charges at any time says the harsh sentence is somehow the other guy's fault?<BR/><BR/>Wife-beaters everywhere think exactly the same way: If she just did what I told her, I wouldn't have to beat her.Windypundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01788171819370012437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651032.post-1121808738195946902005-07-19T14:32:00.000-07:002005-07-19T14:32:00.000-07:00I could barely get through that article without vo...I could barely get through that article without vomiting--it makes me so ill. What the hell has gone wrong in this country?123txpublicdefender123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16074278445586583355noreply@blogger.com