Just in time for Christmas *<[;o)~~
She was radiant.
Welcome back, Mrs. Kelly.
Man, Megyn is hot with that new mom look she’s sporting.
You go girl!...
I'm not familiar with the specific bail schedule in Washington State, but in the states I'm familiar, his bail would have exceeded $1 million - (100K cash/9000K bond). He was charged with rape of a minor child and assault on a police officer, and perhaps one or two other charges. It would seem unlikely that bail would only be set at $190K-250K.
I couldn’t hear what she said because he was doing his usual interruptions....so arrogant!
Well, it WAS a little bit heated, but I think you were just looking for an opportunity to post a new and long-delayed video featuring that
flaring-nostriled hottie, Megyn Kelly, for which I THANK YOU! I’d have done the same thing, whether I agreed with her on this or not.
There are two broad reasons for setting bail; the defendant is inimical to public safety and/or is a risk of not making future court appearances.
The extreme threat to public safety by this animal would justify bail being set in the 1-2 million dollar range. If asked for by the prosecutor, which I surely would have, the judge would likely set bail at this level.
Well, I take it back. She’s right. I just looked up Washington state’s bail schedule - it’s only $50K for rape of a minor child. That is ridiculously low - the lowest I have ever seen. Although, just a cursory review leads me to believe that the judge wasn’t bound by that amount. Given the defendant’s LONG criminal history, coupled with the fact he assaulted a police officer, I still contest anything less than $500K was WAY too low.
Over the years I have observed (with pleasure) Mrs. Kelly, Lis Wiehl and several other female attorneys and heard their opinions; and it has been my observation that they swing back and forth like a screendoor in a hurricaine!
One time they’ll give an opinion that makes perfect sense, and the next time come in out of left field with some off-the-wall opinion that gives me brain cramps! (Like this one stating that $19 Grand was a suitable bail for a foaming-at-the-mouth animal like Clemmons). Maybe it depends on the time of the month.
All I know is that in the beginning, God put MEN in charge......And I’m only being partially humorous here.
What they really need to do is go back and investigate the entire Wash State Dept of Corrections and find out the real reasons for
1. Who was Charlie Campbell and why he REALLY sent to work release?
2. Who is Mr Buttons?
3. Who are Terry, Hillus, and Pond?
What is this mess that is not even the begining of what you are seeing.
Just in time for Christmas *<[;o)~~
Miss Meygn views the law in these segments from strictly a legal standpoint. Under the wishy washy Washington State Bail Schedules, the Judge was not at fault. Miss Meygn was right. She also stated that she would not have set so low a bail if she could have set a higher one, BUT UNDER THE LAW...
Kendall ripped O’Reilly a new Irish ozone hole. He doesn’t know the law nor the details of the prosecution’s cases.
I would have gone for a much higher bail, all cash, but that would depend on which laws the charges were brought under.
Anyway, Washington State and Oregon are cesspools of PC liberalism and marxism. And the body count keeps rising for innocent victims of vicious criminals.
Four days in May set stage for Sunday’s tragedy
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Seattle Times
May 9
It may have been an argument — precipitated by his wife’s discovery that he had a child with another woman — that set Clemmons off.
Whatever it was, Clemmons took his rage out on his Parkland neighborhood, throwing rocks at houses, cars and people, according to police records.
A woman who was visiting family that day says she was leaving the neighborhood when a man hurled a landscaping brick through the driver-side window of her SUV.
“I was just in shock,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified because Clemmons remains at large. “The look in his eyes is something I will not forget.”
The woman called 911 only after rounding a corner a safe distance away.
A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy responded to the disturbance at 12:45 p.m. Outside Clemmons’ home, the deputy encountered two of Clemmons’ cousins.
When the deputy tried going into the house in search of Clemmons, one cousin grabbed the deputy’s wrist. A struggle followed, during which Clemmons emerged from the house and punched the deputy in the face. Clemmons also assaulted a second deputy who arrived to help, according to court records.
Ultimately, all three men were arrested and taken to jail. When being booked, Clemmons refused to cooperate and said, “I’ll kill all you bitches,” according to a psychological evaluation obtained by The News Tribune.
The two cousins pleaded guilty to felony assault and were sentenced to several months in jail.
But the charges against Clemmons would defy such easy resolution.
May 10
After spending one night in jail, Clemmons caught a break.
May 10 was a Sunday, Mother’s Day. Judges rarely work Sundays — but bail-bond agents do.
Pierce County has devised a system that allows people to post bond without ever facing a judge, if it happens to be a holiday or a weekend.
Called “booking bail,” this system works according to a hard-and-fast formula. Clemmons was booked on four felony charges — two for assault, two for malicious mischief — and, by schedule, his booking bail was set at $10,000 per charge, for a total of $40,000.
“If you post booking bail, you can walk out without seeing a judge. And that appears to be exactly what he did,” said Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Lindquist. “When it’s booking bail, it doesn’t take into account particular details like somebody’s history. And that’s problematic ... it’s one of the dangers of booking bail.”
If his history had been taken into account, Clemmons would have fared poorly. He had a criminal record dating to his teen years, with at least five prior felony convictions in Arkansas.
Aladdin Bail Bonds posted Clemmons’ bond on Mother’s Day, and Clemmons walked free. Defendants typically pay 10 percent of the bond, with the bonding company on the hook for the rest.
Stephen Kreimer, executive director of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States, said he doesn’t think “booking bail” is common nationwide. In most states, he said, defendants must wait until they’ve seen a magistrate or court representative before being released on bail.
Making Bill O seem the shallow fool (he is) is fine with me.
Did you hear that lunatic O’Reilly call for a “temporary” “deficit buster” 2% national sales tax on everything but food. So says the millionaire who can afford to buy as many loofahs as he wants.
I was with O’Reilly on many issues. Until today.
I just watched him RECOMMEND a new 2% FEDERAL SALES TAX (to “reduce the deficit”).
O’Reilly can go F himself. I officially, hereby AGREE with Freepers who hate O’Reilly.
Video: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/12/04/oreilly_your_money_is_at_risk.html