tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625913753383648089.post5643004634762803289..comments2024-01-05T03:21:11.952-05:00Comments on CourtWatcher: A slap on the wrist and one in the faceLaura S Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875246311102958250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625913753383648089.post-29302743167720791112011-11-09T14:05:50.423-05:002011-11-09T14:05:50.423-05:00I'm not defending anyone here, but i will comm...I'm not defending anyone here, but i will comment that a judge has to make a decision based on the evidence that's in front of him or her at the time he declares the sentence, not what the press alleges against a person. Frequently (i can't emphasize that word enough), the press gets facts wrong and it's kind of ignoring the elephant in the room for anyone to say otherwise. You can't just ignore parts of the law when it suits you. You have to take the totality of the circumstances. i can't tell you how many times i've seen trials, read entire trial transcripts, and where i read about the exact same trial in the paper, and there are a lot of facts just blatantly wrong and incorrect or, even more frequently, taken completely out of context just to get sensational headlines. i'm not defending anyone, by any stretch of the imagination, but you are ignoring the elephant in the room that is the press getting things wrong and stretching the facts to fit their agenda. i would even say you are doing that very thing, to some extent, which, well, I don't think that type of practice, however legal it is, does anybody any good. It doesn't help victims at all and it doesn't help offenders, either, for that matter. Everybody has rights to the exact same Constitutional rights every time, et cetera, you and everyone else. You can't exclude one person and include another just because you think they don't deserve it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625913753383648089.post-5255453286694668822011-10-17T06:46:20.140-04:002011-10-17T06:46:20.140-04:00I was thinking the same thing... preferential trea...I was thinking the same thing... preferential treatment because he was a police officer? I would think the punishment would be worse since he is supposed to be an upstanding citizen, role model, and leader.. Way to set an example Florida..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625913753383648089.post-22413536832423662522011-10-17T02:35:28.741-04:002011-10-17T02:35:28.741-04:00Hey that's really a great post and a wonderful...Hey that's really a great post and a wonderful description out here, I really like the way things are being executed and discussed here.Bail bonds orange countyhttp://www.escapebail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625913753383648089.post-65105018268903813242011-10-16T22:34:15.692-04:002011-10-16T22:34:15.692-04:00Seriously, "blip" ? This is pathetic. An...Seriously, "blip" ? This is pathetic. Another slap in the face for victims. No wonder people continue to disregard laws! Thank you Judge a fine example you set! Saylor is still a creep!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com