[jim35]

Posted on Sat, Dec. 20, 2003

FREE TRADE MEETING Judge: I saw police commit felonies A judge who said he witnessed some of the anti-free trade protests complains in open court about how police handled the demonstrations. A judge presiding over the cases of free trade protesters said in court that he saw ''no less than 20 felonies committed by police officers'' during the November demonstrations, adding to a chorus of complaints about police conduct. Judge Richard Margolius, 60,

[jim35]

A graying ponytail'd judge in Miami. Says he's always been a supporter of the police. Why do I doubt this?

[Jagdgewehr]

I’m assuming that the judge is referring to incidents where he witnessed battery perpetrated by police officers on the citizens. Even in the soft-on-crime-hard-on-law-enforcement state of California PC 149 “Assault and Battery by Officer Under Color of Authority” is a wobbler. That means it can be a misdemeanor or a felony.
Even then, by law, such force can be used by police officers to affect an arrest if the L.E. encounters resistance. Sounds like the judge has a bias to me.

[Larry Lucido]

So the judge "saw" felonies. I wonder if he has the trial transcripts of those "felonies"? What? There have been no trials? Oh, I get it, he's not only a judge, he's a jury and prosecutor also.