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'This Is Going to Ruin My Entire Life': 18-Year-Old Aspiring Firefighter Charged With Felony...
Heritage ^ | 3/22/2014 | Evan Bernick

Posted on 03/22/2014 1:11:25 PM PDT by markomalley

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Full title: 'This Is Going to Ruin My Entire Life': 18-Year-Old Aspiring Firefighter Charged With Felony for Pocket Knife
1 posted on 03/22/2014 1:11:25 PM PDT by markomalley
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Looks like a good case for jury nullification to me.


2 posted on 03/22/2014 1:12:52 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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To: markomalley

Another daily example that so-called academics are often the most stupid and bureaucratic people you will meet


3 posted on 03/22/2014 1:14:50 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: markomalley

zero tolerance rules and laws create regulatory, bureaucrat and police zombies - no minds, no ability to reason, no ability to put anything in context, just mindlessly follow rules


4 posted on 03/22/2014 1:17:17 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: ConjunctionJunction

What was the justification for searching his car? Uploading Youtube videos featuring home defense techniques, and video game reviews seems pretty thin, even if officials are claiming probable cause.


5 posted on 03/22/2014 1:23:00 PM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: markomalley

We charge people with everything we think they are guilty of.
Sounds okay until you realize common sense is tossed out the window. The real problem with prosecutors is they all think its a stepping stone politically. Win loss record.


6 posted on 03/22/2014 1:23:56 PM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: Wuli

I have to admit, I’ve been around for a pretty good while. As such, my memory isn’t as sharp as it once was. Does anyone recall exactly when this nation just went batsh#t, crazy?


7 posted on 03/22/2014 1:24:55 PM PDT by lapdog
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To: ConjunctionJunction

Agreed, nullification, I don’t see how they can get a jury to go along with this crap.


9 posted on 03/22/2014 1:26:58 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: PGR88

Liberal Legalism - manufactured and biased legislation designed for a specific political purpose that perons others than the authors of said legislation are to follow to enhance the lifestyles of liberals. The authors are exempt from said laws by design.


10 posted on 03/22/2014 1:28:15 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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“I know that there’s a load of people out here that just think we’re the devil because we’re allegedly ruining this young kid’s life, and that’s not the case at all.”

No, they're the devil because they're likely applying the school's "zero tolerance" policy and prosecuting this kid to the hilt.

Zero Tolerance policies are nothing more than an excuse for those in charge to not THINK about the individual circumstances of a situation to then determine what action if any is warranted -- OR NOT warranted in this case.

I hope jury nullification is applied or some judge with common sense steps in, after which this kid sues the piss out of every dumb asshole who went after him. It'd serve them right.

11 posted on 03/22/2014 1:29:38 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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Does anyone recall exactly when this nation just went batsh#t, crazy?

There's been rumblings for a long time. I thought that a couple years into Clinton's first term there was a sea change in the vociferousness of the left and the corruption of the Executive Branch. GWB didn't undo that--it festered underneath him, and re-erupted worse than ever with Obama's election.

12 posted on 03/22/2014 1:30:14 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: markomalley

This is what the NWO police state looks like.


13 posted on 03/22/2014 1:30:43 PM PDT by Count of Monte Fisto (The foundation of modern society is the denial of reality.)
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To: wiggen

Iarocci is building his career.


14 posted on 03/22/2014 1:30:50 PM PDT by Ray76 (Profit from the mistakes of others, you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself.)
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To: lapdog
Does anyone recall exactly when this nation just went batsh#t, crazy?

The entire nation? That would be November 4th, 2008.

15 posted on 03/22/2014 1:31:51 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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... Looks like a good case for jury nullification to me.

That's the concept. But I suspect that most jurists haven't heard of jury nullification, complements of institutionally indoctrinated judges.

For freepers and lurkers who don't know what jury nulification is, it is jury power to "repeal" the law(s) that the defendent is accused of breaking, giving the defendent a "not guilty." Such a repeal is applicable only to the case that they are hearing. Corrections welcome.

16 posted on 03/22/2014 1:32:00 PM PDT by Amendment10
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WOwsa. They kicked him out of school, they kicked him out of technical school, they held him for 13 days in jail, the Army kicked him out of his Future Soldiers programs, and he’s facing a felony charge?

This is stupid. He is right. This will ruin his life as he had it planned out.

This is a ridiculous charge.


17 posted on 03/22/2014 1:32:02 PM PDT by Girlene (Hey, NSA!)
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To: markomalley

When I was a little girl I believed that things got better as a person grew older. I thought that I could trust the authorities over me to be good and to work for the benefit of others. I know now that simply isn’t true, at least not for my generation. There really is no justice in the world these days. I suppose I have lived too long.


18 posted on 03/22/2014 1:38:36 PM PDT by scottiemom (As Texas public school teacher, I highly recommend private school)
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I don’t see how they can get a jury to go along with this crap.

Easy. The judge will give a stern 15-minute speech warning the jurors that they must rule only on the facts of the case and that they can't let their personal feelings interfere with their verdict. Most Americans are completely ignorant of their right to nullify. That's why the effort to educate Americans of this sacred right must continue.
19 posted on 03/22/2014 1:38:42 PM PDT by HalfIrish
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even if officials are claiming probable cause.

That is not enough for an exigent search of his car. If they did not have a warrant, they have no grounds to search his car.


20 posted on 03/22/2014 1:39:35 PM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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