You know how drunk drivers are a danger? They cause accidents? You know how they kill people? You know how we can’t tolerate having impaired drivers on the road? You know how we are so gung-ho on punishing DUI that we won’t even tolerate a drunk driver pulling off the road to “sleep it off”? … Read More
I’m not willing to let this press release/social media campaign issue die yet. Like I wrote about a while back, an inordinate amount of your local crime news is cut-and-pasted directly from press releases issued by police and prosecutor’s office. Don’t believe me? See for yourself. I’m not the only one who’s written about this. … Read More
Earlier this week somebody, apparently, phoned in a couple of bomb threats to the Kane County Clerk’s office. As a result, they closed the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles, the Kane County Branch Court that’s a mile away and the Elgin Branch Court. I know I’m going out on a limb here, but … Read More
Earlier this week I accused you of being angry. Your anger stems from criminals “getting off light” and prosecutors not taking cases to trial and demanding the ultimate punishment. I thought your anger and outrage was misplaced. I still do. And, here’s why: Horrible Plea Bargains Are Your Best Friend. A gift, if you will. … Read More
In a few days the good people over at Excessivebail are going to post a little thing I wrote about plea bargains (Edit: It’s now up here). It’s not really so much about plea bargains as it is about how the public and victims (you people) react when somebody you “know” is guilty gets “too … Read More
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