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Amoral, idiotic, corrupt, thief, probably a child molester himself.

Of course he “feels” for sex offenders, he probably is one.

Wow, wtf is it about Taunton, MA that attracts all these morons.

BKennedy on June 25, 2008 at 6:03 AM

…it’s the malasadas at the Ward 5.

Bad enough we’ve got Kerry and Kennedy at the Senate and Deval Patrick as Governor, but I get sacked with Frank and Fagan too? Come on, my luck is just unbelievable.

Please don’t say that children are not coached in such situations, we only have to remember the McMartin preschool trial to know it happens.

Maxx on June 24, 2008 at 8:04 PM

About ten years ago, I caught a documentary on the McMartin case. It was a followup 20 years after. One of the boys who was involved (25 at the time) absolutely insisted that his testimony 20 years earlier was true. Problem was, it was proved that his story was impossible since he had described things that didn’t exist and people who were known to not have been there when he was.

You cannot understand the chill I got watching him – absolutely convinced he was a rape victim of a sex crime which had already been proved to have never happened.

In the end, he said he didn’t care what anybody said – he knew he had been raped and that the guy freed from prison did it. Tears, shaking, voice breaking, the whole nine yards. He flat out believed.

It’s that kind of lunacy that makes people hate lawyers AND politicians.

There’s a difference between a competent defense and deliberately trying to cause trauma to a child.

Many Democrats and trail lawyers are opposed to Jessica’s Law because it would give “draconian” sentences to child rapists. They often try to put their objections into more palatable sound bites which sometimes works but often fail an…

The Founding Fathers would have wanted it that way, or something.

Speaking of them, I wonder how the Founders’ generation dealt with this ilk. Nah, I wasn’t wondering, but I notice the paranoia some have about it, heh.

Rrrrrrriiiight….

ORGANIZATIONS:
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers;
Taunton Boys & Girls Club (Board of Directors);
Taunton Little League;
Taunton Youth Basketball Coach;
Massachusetts Bar Foundation;
Massachusetts Waterfowlers, Inc.;
Babe Ruth League;
High School Umpire;
Bristol Ducks Unlimited;
Southeastern New England Area Boys’ Clubs of America (past Chairman).

Oh.My.Heavens.

This maggot spends time with children.

Mandatory sentencing doesn’t force a lawyer to attack a witness more aggresively. Rep. Fagan, above, is trying to paint the debate as “if you vote for this law, you’re going to make me hurt these children!” It’s the same old card politicians always try to play (”for the children”), but in this case it’s so twisted and off-topic that it makes Fagan look like an ass, which he apparently didn’t realize.

I don’t think you really agree with Fagan, but your last few posts might give one that impression.

joewm315 on June 24, 2008 at 11:08 PM

Fagan is doing nothing more than playing politics during a debate. He is in essence being a politician and yes it makes him look like an ass by pulling out the “do it for the children” card. None of that really changes the impression I get from many of the comments which are pretty much along the lines that it is improper for a defense lawyer to attack the accuser especially if the defendant has a prior and the accuser is a child. Derogatory comments about MA and its people help to reinforce that impression. I get the impression that far too many are willing to employ frontier justice based on the accusation alone because it involved children. The problem is that children lie or are prompted to lie by adults. Maybe I’m influenced because I was on a jury and the “child” did in fact lie about being raped. It was so very apparent that she and her witnesses had been coached and it fell completely apart because the defense lawyer badgered them. I also know a person falsely accused of rape because the girl whom I also knew wanted to retain her honor and again it fell to pieces what she was badgered by the defense.

jmarcure on June 24, 2008 at 10:56 PM

Mandatory sentencing doesn’t force a lawyer to attack a witness more aggresively. Rep. Fagan, above, is trying to paint the debate as “if you vote for this law, you’re going to make me hurt these children!” It’s the same old card politicians always try to play (“for the children”), but in this case it’s so twisted and off-topic that it makes Fagan look like an ass, which he apparently didn’t realize.

I don’t think you really agree with Fagan, but your last few posts might give one that impression.

Remind me never to enter the state of Massachusetts.

sinsing on June 24, 2008 at 10:45 PM

When would you like to be reminded? By the way, it looks like you forgot to send me your bank account numbers and that rather large sum of money? You did ask me to remind you so I’m reminding you. You really shouldn’t be so forgetful you know.

Sentencing comes after a trial, and only when people are found guilty. A mandatory minimum sentencing doesn’t affect presumption of innocence. That’s a seperate fight, and an important one I will admit. I certainly find it hard to keep my blood from boiling when I hear about such crimes.

joewm315 on June 24, 2008 at 10:37 PM

I know how it works but the way I read the topic is that this lawyer is a scum bag because he will defend his client and most likely be nasty to the accuser. Many of the thread comments lead me to believe that many here feel it is wrong or at the very least improper to defend someone accused of such a crime especially if it involves upsetting the alleged victim. As far as mandatory sentencing goes in my opinion it’s nothing more than a half ass attempt to force judges from being to lenient. In many cases I think a criminal should be freed from his earthly existence. Child molestation is one of those crimes that should warrant death. I for one do not believe that to punish criminals and protect society is just as criminal as what the criminal does but I feel far to many people think that it is.

RedMindBlueState on June 24, 2008 at 7:22 PM

Damn, that’s an accurate assessment of the situation…