tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225533.post1829293466824373936..comments2023-06-13T09:10:40.202-05:00Comments on Slampo's Place: Wait, Wait ... Please Tell Us!Slampohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429434912088632831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225533.post-74076282482958097442010-02-22T09:12:37.406-06:002010-02-22T09:12:37.406-06:00It never fails to amaze me how these death penalty...It never fails to amaze me how these death penalty opponents completley ignore the murder victims and how theie cold blooded cruel killings were committed.<br /><br />It's always about the misconduct of evil prosecutors, questionable witnesses and evidence. And then there is the trump card that the murderer was suffering from Post Traumatic Childhood Disorder.<br /><br />The truth is that prosecutors seek the death penalty in only a tiny fraction of murder cases. For these vicious killers, putting them to slee like a pet dog is far too good for them.BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225533.post-24839355234282859912010-02-18T23:50:47.020-06:002010-02-18T23:50:47.020-06:00Two quotes, sir, bear repeating:
"But having...Two quotes, sir, bear repeating:<br /><br />"But having created a brilliant, heart-rending book that can’t be properly fact-checked, Dow almost seems to have joined the ranks of people who will privilege emotion over detail, and narrative over precision."<br /><br />"But had a prosecutor written a book arguing that the machinery of death is fantastic, just trust him, Dow himself would weep for strict adherence to facts, however ungainly. We’ve seen too many books lately suggesting that facts and sourcing matter little."<br /><br />I do not care for Mr. Dow's brand of lawyering. Not the fact he is a defense lawyer, for our society needs great defense lawyers to be a free society.<br /><br />I'm sure the book contains ample disdain and contempt for prosecutors.<br /><br />I'd prefer to see a book by Lisa Tanner or another acknowledged and highly respected death penalty prosecutor. Someone who knows the pain of the victim. Someone who knows the danger that killers represent to our society. Someone who cares as much about justice for the accused as justice for society.<br /><br />Defense lawyers don't have the same ethical duty that prosecutors do. A prosecutor's duty is "to see that justice is done". A defense attorneys obligation is to represent his client to the best of his ability.<br /><br />I rest my case.THE FISHING MUSICIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370096226036500054noreply@blogger.com