Posted on 04/14/2015 11:41:47 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
To see what was on the other side?
Seriously, this cop needs to be tried and found guilty..
Liberal democrat politics is to blame.
The fact is, imprisoning these men on a judge’s order alone is simply unconstitutional. If the offense he committed deserves jail time, then it is a criminal matter, whether we call it that or not, and we are guaranteed a trial by jury for all criminal offenses under the 6th amendment.
We’ve got to hand it to Phyllis Schlafly for taking on an issue which few people dare. In the eyes of the feminist dominated law, men are automatically guilty by reason of having a penis, even if they haven’t poked it anywhere inappropriate.
Guilty of what is the question. There is no way on GOD's earth he gets convicted to murder for which is charge. I thought this well before Geraldo's opinion on the matter. He they should plead this to manslaughter and if the suspect did fire the taser at the officer, the prison term should be minimal.
If you want a jury trial you better have lotsa money.
You’re....kidding?
Given the “right” judge, think “right now”.
Happens every day, hundreds of times.
I think he was overcharged.
>>Scott’s fear that he would be returned to debtor’s prison<<
Instead, the state sentenced him to death. Wow!
Shot in the back by someone who is to protect and serve.
The cop should definitely go down for this, but I think the subtext of the article is how over-regulated USSA is a big problem.
The more rules the cops have to enforce, the more of a chance of a run in with one, hence, a greater chance you die.
Like the guy in NYC who died in the course of resisting arrest, not for something like murder, rape, or robbery, but for selling loosys.
Just wait until you start getting knocks on your door by someone from the EPA to talk about that puddle in your yard and the thousands of dollars you must spend to protect it...
Debtors' prisons were common in England in the colonial period. You can read about them in the writings of Charles Dickens, who wrote from first-hand knowledge; his own father spent time in a debtor's prison.
Great point!!!!!
duhh....
Except there is no evidence that the victim fired the taser at the officer (the pictures on the conservative treehouse site don't show anything like that), and, more tellingly, at no point in any of the post-shooting videos that have been released did the officer ever claim that the victim shot the taser. Wouldn't "he shot me with my taser" have been the first words out of the officer's mouth?
It's his best option at this time...
Extremely good and important article - thanks for posting.
Nope! Like you, I thought a trial by jury was guaranteed for all criminal cases. Then a FReeper pointed out (on another thread) that the Supreme Court has arbitrarily decided that the 6th Amendment only applies for offenses punishable by more than 6 months.
I looked it up. He was right! So a person could be charged with, say, eight crimes, each punishable by 6 months, and be denied a jury trial!
So some judge could find him guilty and sentence him to 4 years in prison (8 times 6 months). No jury involved at all.
I agree with the writer on this one.
Child support is slavery of men to the woman, and black men seem the most to have had the chains put on by these Islamic like civil family courts and initiated by the woman, black women the most often.
He was shot for not giving enough $$$ to the woman who gets it for having sex.
Around here they’re jailed for nonpayment of truancy fines.
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