Video: In search of the accused Maryland non-English-speaking child rapist
posted at 9:46 pm on July 26, 2007 by Allahpundit
They sent Griff Jenkins to knock on his door. Allegedly the two people at the beginning — one of whom deploys the universally recognized Head Thrust of Aggression, as you’ll see — live with the guy or in his apartment building. Head thruster seems to have full command of the English language. Does he speak that language to Kanneh, I wonder, or do they need an interpreter?
The rest of the segment is devoted to a Maryland state rep who claims he wants to impeach the judge but actually wants to embarrass the Democrats by forcing them to oppose the impeachment measure. It’s not a bad idea politically but I’d oppose it too. You don’t impeach for bad decisions; that’s what appeals are for, unless there’s a history of incompetence such that you’ve got to act. No doubt I’ll be the only person in this thread who feels that way, though, so have at it.
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Activist judges are now the greatest terroristic threat to the American way of life.
ericire12 on July 26, 2007 at 9:48 PM
Yeah? More than Al Qaeda, huh?
Guess who’s got a funny feeling this thread will be closed early.
Allahpundit on July 26, 2007 at 9:51 PM
Somebody forgot to press 1 for English and common sense.
Kini on July 26, 2007 at 9:51 PM
[ericire12 on July 26, 2007 at 9:48 PM]
It’s worse than that. It’s so bad it’s indescribable, so I won’t bother.
Dusty on July 26, 2007 at 9:53 PM
YES! They are shaping the face of our nation far more effectively then Al Qaeda ever could. Al Qaeda doesn’t have the power to rewrite our Constitution like these fools are doing. Restorative justice is a farce. Sex offenders and violent criminals need to be locked up and kept away from society.
ericire12 on July 26, 2007 at 9:55 PM
LAMO Allah. Dude, don’t close the thread. I agree you can’t impeach for one bad decision, or the President would be long gone. If there’s a pattern there it might be different.
BadgerHawk on July 26, 2007 at 9:57 PM
Well, my thought is that at least the Maryland State rep will find out who supports the judge’s action or not. Which could get some stones rolling.
On a side bar in this O’ cast:
Check out (and bookmark for later) Geraldo’s comment that he supports States rights-speaking in regards to the medical marijuana bust.
That comment could get Geraldo in deep water later on States right in immigration issues.
Mcguyver on July 26, 2007 at 9:59 PM
Are these two actions mutually exclusive?
Jaibones on July 26, 2007 at 10:02 PM
Little help here, BH?
Laughing at my office?
Laughing at MO?
Losing a major organ?
Jaibones on July 26, 2007 at 10:04 PM
Too funny!
On-my-soap-box on July 26, 2007 at 10:05 PM
Is Contempt of Court by the Judge possible?
ericire12-
Bullseye.
Activist judges can weaken us to the point where al-Qaeda needn’t even attack, but will simply infiltrate as “refugees”, “students”, “tourists” and “immigrants”, and use the legal system to bankrupt us with the death of a thousand lawsuits.
If they over-rule ration efforts to defend the country (SEE: Hazelton article), they cripple our Constitutional immune system.
Without rational self-defense at their level, we are open to the slo-mo Jihad.
Courting disaster.
profitsbeard on July 26, 2007 at 10:06 PM
I know, those guys that fly jets into skyscrapers and bomb trains are so docile compared to the Ninth Circuit.
SouthernDem on July 26, 2007 at 10:07 PM
Ya, you wait until she at least let’s six (or is is ten?) child rapists free.
I’m curios, is there ever a mistake egregious enough to deserve being fired for? I guess freeing a child rapist on the grounds of a speedy trial (which he waived) or the lack of an interpreter (who was standing by his side at the time and he didn’t need anyway) isn’t bas enough to warrant sacking.
He I got it, let’s just embrace the Left whole heartedly, we can be France or Germany tomorrow where you can fire anyone, ever.
TheBigOldDog on July 26, 2007 at 10:09 PM
Oh c’mon people! Yeah, there are a lot of really stupid destructive judges. No doubt about it, but seriously, worse than the terrorist organizations? Really? Let’s use common sense…
Bad Candy on July 26, 2007 at 10:10 PM
I think if you live in NORTH AMERICA it should ENGLISH.
Not Mexican or Spanish or French(we try to ignore Quebec).
canopfor on July 26, 2007 at 10:12 PM
And I actually agree with Allah on whether the judge should be booted, shrewd move, but philosophically not the best thing. If she has a track record of gross incompetence, yeah, throw her out, but if it was one lapse, appeals should be able to rectify the problem, maybe a resolution criticizing her decision.
Bad Candy on July 26, 2007 at 10:13 PM
You want to compare body counts? Start with the number of murders committed each year by people who have been freed by Liberal judges. Then add the rapes, assaults, burglaries, etc. to that total and let’s see where we come out. They may not fly planes into building in spectacular fashion but they do a great deal of damage.
TheBigOldDog on July 26, 2007 at 10:14 PM
This is stupid.
Way to lead the discussion off-course AP.
unamused on July 26, 2007 at 10:14 PM
“You don’t impeach for bad decisions; that’s what appeals are for, unless there’s a history of incompetence such that you’ve got to act. No doubt I’ll be the only person in this thread who feels that way, though, so have at it.”
No, I agree.
Stop being so pessimistic. You ARE Eeyore!
Christoph on July 26, 2007 at 10:14 PM
Hell, I could have flown to africa and mastered the freaking language in less than the three years it took to NOT find an interpreter.
timwashu on July 26, 2007 at 10:15 PM
What’s the difference between blunt force terrorism and passive judicial terrorism?
Justice Souter’s vote in the eminent domain decision kinda sums it up for me.
Kini on July 26, 2007 at 10:17 PM
Oh C’mon people….
Bad Candy on July 26 2007 at 10:10PM.
Your right about the terrorist there worse,
I’ll change my mind tho when an activist judge
blows himself up.
canopfor on July 26, 2007 at 10:19 PM
Dont forget activist judges have and will try to give rights to these terrorists that want to bring forth damage. I do struggle saying they are as bad as but it does make you think if you go by the possible implications both groups could bring
CaptainObvious on July 26, 2007 at 10:20 PM
Did some say “free child rapist?” Great, I’ll take 1000 of them. I would like them gift wrapped please. Yes, with a nice hangman’s knot.
TheSitRep on July 26, 2007 at 10:21 PM
I also agree. At least in general.
As I said on the first thread on this topic – the judge actually has the least of the blame. There was stunning incompetence all around, particularly on the part of the prosecutors.
Not that I’d exactly nominate her for judge of the year. But as you say … unless there is a long pattern of similar actions, this is not impeachable. Or shouldn’t be.
The judges interpret and apply the laws. She did. To do otherwise, just because we don’t like it … is called judicial activism. And our side isn’t supposed to like that.
Professor Blather on July 26, 2007 at 10:21 PM
remember the judge that dismissed the case of the person that came across the canadian border with a trunk full of dynamite? He was dismissed because he didnt use the dynamite.
CaptainObvious on July 26, 2007 at 10:22 PM
It’s funny. Every one of you wouldn’t go under the knife of a surgeon so incompetent he just killed his last patient during a simple, routine procedure but you’d let him keep on operating on other people until he killed a few more. How totally absurd. And, the idea that what this Judge did is just a simple, honest mistake is laughable.
Here’s how the real world works. Incompetent people get fired every day, even for 1 mistake, if it’s bad enough. Not only does that stop the mistakes from that person, it sends a message to everybody else to do their jobs properly.
Only in the cluster bleep that is the government is incompetence ignored and that’s why it’s so bleeped up.
TheBigOldDog on July 26, 2007 at 10:35 PM
I agree with Allah here. Impeachment in this particular case is a bad idea unless there is a pattern.
I do agree with ericire12 here. Activist judges pose the greatest long-term threat to freedom and liberty because they often use traditional words in **non-traditional** ways. Confusion, misunderstanding, contradiction, double-speak, paradox, mystery, absurdity are all trademarks of the American Left found often in ridiculous jurisprudence rulings handed down by liberal judges.
The American Left, for a long time, has used the judiciary to bypass the legislature in order to force their socialism and collectivism on American citizens. What good is it to defeat Al Qaeda militarily on the battleground only to have leftist judges overrule us in the courtroom?
ColtsFan on July 26, 2007 at 10:36 PM
The reason they are so prevalent is the environment is favorable for them.
There used to be a time where folks just took care of these problems and didn’t bother the “system”. The environment wasn’t so favorable and the problem was not so prevalent.
AZ_Redneck on July 26, 2007 at 10:37 PM
I think everybody tries to ignore Quebec .
Mojack420 on July 26, 2007 at 10:38 PM
I’m in agreement. Since I know nothing about this judge I would not feel comfortable asking for impeachment. Our judges need to have some sense of security so they will make the best decision they know how, rather than a politically expedient decision.
I do however feel we need more transparency with our judges and our judicial system. At least in California, where I live, we give judges a yes/no vote to keep/elect them. I find it exceedingly difficult to find valid info on the judges to make a sound decision. It would be nice if the courts would allow a c-span type network to air more courtroom activities besides just the sensational ones that the traditional media latches onto.
FireDrake on July 26, 2007 at 10:40 PM
This is why they exist. This is why things like this happen. So many people have become conditioned to accept and forgive it. You know what they say, in this country, you get the Government you deserve.
TheBigOldDog on July 26, 2007 at 10:45 PM
Whew! Got in before the thread closure! And, I agree with you too AP.
nailinmyeye on July 26, 2007 at 10:47 PM
No impeachment obviously, not on judgment calls.
But that, minus ‘terroristic’, – that’s an arguable point, since the way of life is what is up for debate. How much has the American way of life changed since 9.11? Guess it depends on your definition.
Spirit of 1776 on July 26, 2007 at 10:50 PM
Ya, the judge made a huge mistake. If it’s not the first one, boot her.
I don’t want to argue with you over how damaging activist judges are to the country. They are. Very.
BadgerHawk on July 26, 2007 at 10:52 PM
Professor,
I did not see your previous post however I think you are forgetting one thing.
It had to be a judge that said that this “guy” needed an interrupter during the trial in the first place.
If the judge never made that stupid decision then we would be talking about this today.
F15Mech on July 26, 2007 at 10:52 PM
If the judge never made that stupid decision then we would NOT be talking about this today.
sorry
F15Mech on July 26, 2007 at 10:54 PM
Bad decision or not, Democrats in this state need to be embarrassed. Badly. The Great Socialist State of Maryland is going down the tubes, being led by the Teflon Leprechaun, with the munchkinets of the State Legislature marching lock-step in his wake.
It’s a crying shame. I’ve really liked it here in the 12 years we’ve lived here, but I’m seriously considering moving, if for no other reason than to avoid the sure-as-sh!t tax hikes that are coming down the pike.
nukemhill on July 26, 2007 at 10:56 PM
Umm isnt Alcee the last impeached judge we had ?
That turned out so well didnt it ?
I worry less about getting rid of bad judges I worry more about getting a president who will give us good judges
William Amos on July 26, 2007 at 11:03 PM
Excellent point.
ColtsFan on July 26, 2007 at 11:04 PM
If the decision is bad enough, I do believe the judge should be removed from the bench. Whether that is by impeachment or another means is a legitimate topic of conversation. The facts as I have seen to date say to me that this as gross incompetence on the part of the judge.
If I make a mistake of this magnitude in my job it won’t be long before I am shown the door. Why should it be any different for a judge?
Hammerhead on July 26, 2007 at 11:06 PM
this is a good point but then you get people like Spector pushing for rulings that are set by precident.
case in point the Shivo case the biggest problem was the appelate courts couldnt go back to the original rulings of Judge Greer.
CaptainObvious on July 26, 2007 at 11:12 PM
They’re two different kinds of threats, so trying to call one worse than the other is really like comparing apples and oranges.
I mean, I hope that nobody is seriously worried about liberal activist judges setting off a nuke in a major American city or flying airplanes into skyscrapers. If I’m wrong, then I suggest strongly that they seek medical assistance, right now :-)
Liberal activist judges (or socialism in general) is a bigger threat not in the sense as to how many people they can murder right now, I seriously doubt that they’re interested and challenge anybody who would think otherwise to convince me, but it how much damage they can do to society as we know it and, in the case of most of us here I’d wager, how we would like America to be and stay.
Terrorists can hurt us, they can murder horrendous numbers of civilians, they can destroy landmarks and hurt our economy, but they can’t change us, at least not in a fundamental fashion. No matter what they do, what remains will still be America.
Activist judges and statist socialist politicians, on the other hand, can alter our nation in a way that will mean that we, were we to transport ourselves forward in time, wouldn’t recognize the place we landed in as America at all.
Terrorists are a short-term and immediate threat, socialism is a long-term, fundamentally altering one.
It’s really a question of the long view versus the short one.
America as we know it is more likely to survive and recover fully from a nuclear attack than she is to do the same from being transformed from within into, say, Europe. Oh, we could come back from that as well, even Europe might eventually, but it would take an upheaval that would make 20 9/11s look like a walk in the park. Ask any nation fortunate enough to get out from under the jackboot of socialism.
Misha I on July 26, 2007 at 11:17 PM
Heh. I would rest my argument on the strength of your statement. Well said.
Spirit of 1776 on July 26, 2007 at 11:30 PM
Agreed Spirit. Well said Misha.
On-my-soap-box on July 26, 2007 at 11:46 PM
Allah, I haven’t read all the comments, but you have at least one person who agrees with you: I don’t think the judge should be impeached.
As you said, the judge exercised bad judgement, but that’s not an impeachable offense.
O-Dub on July 26, 2007 at 11:46 PM
I agree with what Misha basically said. When our country abandons the Constitution in favor of moral relativism, “anything goes” moral ethic, sloppy thinking, and socialism, then we are really in trouble.
ColtsFan on July 26, 2007 at 11:56 PM
Yes, Misha
RushBaby on July 27, 2007 at 12:02 AM
I think my tendancy is to agree with Allah on this one, as far as impeachment goes….but only that far.
What this judge did in setting an all-but-convicted child rapist free on such a ridiculous technicality is not the kind of “high crime” or “misdemeanor” that impeachment usually addresses (and I’m one who thought Slick Willie should have been booted right out of office). All the same, it is a terrible moral affront that clearly needs some kind of addressing.
I like the idea of some sort of “sense of the senate” resolution. It may not have much practical effect on the career of a judge with a lifetime tenure, but it certainly couldn’t hurt to make this case as widely publicized as possible. Put the people defending her decision on the extreme-defensive.
gryphon202 on July 27, 2007 at 12:19 AM
I guess that makes Maryland a child molester’s (or any other criminal’s) paradise.
Aylios on July 27, 2007 at 5:04 AM
Just browsing the Maryland crime stats tables http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/mdcrime.htm. According to these tables crime has dropped significantly since the 1990s while population has increased significantly. The number of rapes specifically have almost halved. Taking into account population growth, percentage wise they’ve likely more than halved.
This doesn’t make much sense to me. Anyone know what the story is here?
Aylios on July 27, 2007 at 5:10 AM
Impeach Allah over his views!
Just kidding…Seriously, this judge needs to be impeached.
Tim Burton on July 27, 2007 at 5:24 AM
After reading a lot more information, I agree the Judge should impeached. However, we can’t forget about the apparent laziness of Loretta Knight, the Clerk of Courts, for not being able to find an interpreter even though one had been sworn in?
What a mess!
kiakjones on July 27, 2007 at 6:31 AM
Allahpundit, I believe so, too, here is my reasoning.
Al Qaeda lacks the ability to pose a strategic threat to the United States.
Activist judges have the ability to rewire our constitution into their own vision of a socialist, borderless, liberal, eclectic multicultural soup where no one has personal responsibility, everyone is a victim and wealth is *redistributed*.
A strategic attack is one that results in significant geopolitical policy shift by its target. An attack that destroys a strategic-level target such as the U.S. Capitol or that causes mass casualties — kills 1,000 or more people — would certainly rise to this level, but it would DIRECTLY affect only a miniscule percentage of the American population. Activist judges, on the other hand, are a direct threat to EVERY American.
Al Qaeda and other jihadists still pose a TACTICAL threat to the U.S. homeland. In other words, they can still kill Americans on a small scale. They can and will continue to attack soft targets but it is one thing to launch an attack against the Sears Tower… it is quite another thing to succeed in bringing it down.
Defense experts believe Al Qaeda currently lacks the ability to launch a devastating strategic attack. Al Qaeda is still dangerous at the tactical level, but strategically it is only a shell of its former self.
Activist judges are domestic terrorists who are currently in the process of changing every aspect of EVERY American’s life. When faced with a law they disagree with they change or ignore them, (ie. immigration & homosexual marriage)
Activist Judges are blurring the lines between the judicial and legislative branches of our government and that scares me far more than a few whacko Islamo-facists screaming Aloo Akbar!
Alden Pyle on July 27, 2007 at 7:50 AM
By Line: Citation for my *reasoning points* lifted directly from Stratfor.
Just keepin it real, ya’ll.
Alden Pyle on July 27, 2007 at 7:52 AM
I think I just changed my mind. Impeach her.
Did you just support this decision by arguing that it was the best decision she could make, even thought it was not “politically expedient”?
I hope that’s not what you meant.
Jaibones on July 27, 2007 at 8:23 AM
A judge in Monterey County recently was removed from the bench for all sorts of things–reasons that included bringing his kids in to work with him. I am not savvy as to the details, but there was a host of things ranging from minor to semi-major, nothing egregious. At least not as serious as this is (to me, anyway). He went through a raft of appeals, but in the end, he got a phone call while in court, called a recess, got the bad news, and was removed from the bench. They had to get another judge in to finish his day in court.
So it can be done.
Bob's Kid on July 27, 2007 at 8:30 AM
This is the only thread you’ll ever see on Hot Air that plays down the jihadist threat as minor compared to judges that rule in favor of, say, gay marriage.
I’m really not trying to be a a** here, but I just don’t see the logic.
SouthernDem on July 27, 2007 at 8:50 AM
Yes, I’d say that judges can be more dangerous than the terrorists… just by death statistics.
Romeo13 on July 27, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Although one could argue that the EPA, through banning DDT has killed more than both put together…..
So Terrorist
Romeo13 on July 27, 2007 at 10:08 AM
First, gay is happy, call homosexual what it is. Another liberal attempt to hijack even our language and sugar coat the facts.
Second, the reference didn’t COMPARE homosexual marriage to terrorism, it pointed to it as an example in which activist judges have usurped the legislative process to impose their own socialist secular views upon the citizens despite the fact that the VAST majority of the populace doesn’t support these radical fringe minority lifestyle rulings. I also included criminal aliens so as not to fluff the feathers of the PC crowd.
As CLEARLY expressed above and 180 degrees from what you report that I said, I don’t propose the jihaddist threat is a *minor* one, (an attack on the Sears tower MINOR?!) just not a strategic threat.
Although the words you cherry-picked from my post are ones I wrote, the meaning you assigned to them are yours alone.
With critical reading skills like yours, I’m not surpised you don’t **see the logic**.
Alden Pyle on July 27, 2007 at 10:14 AM
Hey, genius, I wasn’t even responding to you directly. Where did I quote you? I was responding to the thread as a whole.
Cripes, self-absorbed much?
That said, I get the point concerning gay marriage (even though I’m ambivalent) and the ridiculous ruling in PA concerning illegals, but I am still trying to figure out how judges have imposed Socialism and wealth redistribution.
I just happen to think radical Islam is more of a threat to my son’s well being than a liberal judge.
SouthernDem on July 27, 2007 at 11:08 AM
Ma. Gov. Deval Patrick (D) said yesterday he likes judges who believe in a living Constitution, which is another way of saying, judges who keep making it up as they go along. These dopes make rulings that affect EVERY citizen.
Unless your son goes to school in a high value strategic military installation the chances of him truly being remotely affected by terrorism in this country are negligable.
Alden Pyle on July 27, 2007 at 12:10 PM
This was not “one mistake” as some claim. This was a series of mistakes and compounded by the ultimate mistake of dismissing the charges against an english speaking resident who claimed he needed an interpreter.
Maryland is maggoty with illegal aliens who are up on charges. Now this ridiculous precedent is set to allow all of them to demand their own brand of an interpreter.
Impeach and overrule this judgement on appeal.
BelchSpeak on July 27, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Anyone else catch the prick in the red shirt threatening the journalist? Typical behavior.
Timber Wolf on July 27, 2007 at 6:49 PM