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To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (88618)	6/6/2012 10:36:51 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 89467

cautious lives in the world of the insane, mindless left winger.

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (88618)	6/6/2012 10:36:52 AM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

cautious lives in the world of the insane, mindless left winger.

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (88618)	6/6/2012 10:48:02 AM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 89467

Trayvon Martin Prosecutor Rants and Whines About My Criticism by Alan M. Dershowitz State Attorney Angela Corey, the prosecutor in the George Zimmerman case, recently called the Dean of Harvard Law School to complain about my criticism of some of her actions. She was transferred to the Office of Communications and proceeded to engage in a 40 minute rant, during which she threatened to sue Harvard Law School, to try to get me disciplined by the Bar Association and to file charges against me for libel and slander. She said that because I work for Harvard and am identified as a professor she had the right to sue Harvard. When the communications official explained to her that I have a right to express my opinion as “a matter of academic freedom,” and that Harvard has no control over what I say, she did not seem to understand. She persisted in her nonstop whining, claiming that she is prohibited from responding to my attacks by the rules of professional responsibility—without mentioning that she has repeatedly held her own press conferences and made public statements throughout her career. Her beef was that I criticized her for filing a misleading affidavit that willfully omitted all information about the injuries Zimmerman had sustained during the “struggle” it described. She denied that she had any obligation to include in the affidavit truthful material that was favorable to the defense. She insisted that she is entitled to submit what, in effect, were half truths in an affidavit of probable cause, so long as she subsequently provides the defense with exculpatory evidence. She should go back to law school, where she will learn that it is never appropriate to submit an affidavit that contains a half truth, because a half truth is regarded by the law as a lie, and anyone who submits an affidavit swears to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Before she submitted the probable cause affidavit, Corey was fully aware that Zimmerman had sustained serious injuries to the front and back of his head. The affidavit said that her investigators “reviewed” reports, statements and “photographs” that purportedly “detail[ed] the following.” It then went on to describe “the struggle,” but it deliberately omitted all references to Zimmerman’s injuries which were clearly visible in the photographs she and her investigators reviewed. That is Hamlet without the Prince! The judge deciding whether there is probable cause to charge the defendant with second degree murder should not have been kept in the dark about physical evidence that is so critical to determining whether a homicide occurred, and if so, a homicide of what degree. By omitting this crucial evidence, Corey deliberately misled the court.

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (88618)	6/6/2012 6:01:05 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

The Republicans will not stand up to police and fire unions. They always eventually capitulate with their tails between their legs. I disagree. They will do it differently, such as focusing on removing provisions where Union dues are collected by the gov't (which they have absolutely no business doing in the first place), They will also find, and cast light upon, instances of fraud and abuses of power on the part of police. Additionally, they will focus on how Police pension schemes are bankrupting the budget of many municipalities. my.firedoglake.com There is also the ability to point out how the public is losing trust in their local police forces as they become indirect tax collectors, distracted by city fiduciaries from focusing upon protecting public safety from more violent crimes. Few cops actually like doing traffic stops, but they are being informally pressured to so, or financially incentivized such as being paid overtime by scheduling court appearances on their days off (a cop in Tucson once told me how common this was). I'll be the first to support a professional and properly paid police and fire department. But some of these unions are so unrealistic in their compensatory expectations that they are far out of whack with the actual tax base that is paying their salaries. city-data.com clarkstowntaxpayers.com boston.cbslocal.com lasvegassun.com city-data.com southcoasttoday.com Hawk