tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post3983143586988545831..comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00Comments on The Stopped Clock: The Lori Drew Case and Prosecutorial GrandstandingAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-66640499015725205252008-12-17T15:33:00.000-05:002008-12-17T15:33:00.000-05:00"It would almost appear that the prosecution - or ..."It would almost appear that the prosecution - or lack thereof - of these cases is far more dependent upon what the intended target does as a reaction, than it is of the actual actions taken by the perpetrator."<BR/><BR/>To some extent, but that's always the case. If I push you and you get mad and push me back; then we both go home. Nothing for the law to do. If I push you, and you slip backwards, strike your head, and die. I'm looking at a criminal prosecution. <BR/><BR/>I think my big hang-up in this case, is that we have an adult who is deliberately targeting a minor. What is more, she is doing it in a really "sneaky" way (pretending to be another minor). If it was two adults exchanging insults in (more or less) mutual intellectual combat and somebody commits suicide, "it's a tragedy" but it isn't a crime . . . or even "evil". But for an adult to deliberately lie to and try to hurt a child . . . I still think the woman should rot in hell.<BR/><BR/>CWDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-25066763708537090412008-12-17T11:57:00.000-05:002008-12-17T11:57:00.000-05:00It would almost appear that the prosecution - or l...It would almost appear that the prosecution - or lack thereof - of these cases is far more dependent upon what the intended target does as a reaction, than it is of the actual actions taken by the perpetrator. So the moral of the story is "if you are going to be a nutter on the internet, be sure to choose a non-nutter target"? Good luck on that one!!Laura Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738583986172522154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-10828632427707633912008-12-03T06:52:00.000-05:002008-12-03T06:52:00.000-05:00But in this case, I'm not the prosecutor, I'm in t...But in this case, I'm not the prosecutor, I'm in the peanut gallery. <BR/><BR/>Although on the law, with you I must concur. On the facts, I still hope she's in a car accident and dies a horrible and messy death.<BR/><BR/>CWDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-22097621070804508392008-12-02T17:25:00.000-05:002008-12-02T17:25:00.000-05:00As you know, not all nasty people can be prosecute...As you know, not all nasty people can be prosecuted, and not all nasty acts are crimes. Prosecutors are supposed to work <EM>within</EM> the system..<BR/><BR/>My preferred solution is for a prosecutor to do his job, and seek to uphold the law as written. Not to reach across the country to prosecute somebody whose own state's U.S. Attorney had already passed on the case, and then to bend the law to (or, by all appearances, past) the point of breaking in order to score a conviction - not because of the egregiousness of the offense charged, but due to the consequences of the defendant's uncharged, non-criminal conduct against an entirely separate victim.<BR/><BR/>If it's really important that the nasty conduct be prosecuted in the future, it's the job of the legislature to patch the hole in the law. Not the job of a prosecutor.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-69096111043932704092008-12-01T15:18:00.000-05:002008-12-01T15:18:00.000-05:00What's your "preferred" solution?This is a case wh...What's your "preferred" solution?<BR/><BR/>This is a case where although the comment "bad facts make bad law" certainly applies, these are horrifically bad facts (an adult who deliberately targeted and repeatedly attacked a child resulting in the child's death) and I don't really see a good "legal" solution to the problem.<BR/><BR/>I'm familiar with the FA slippery slope arguments. I realize that the first attack against the FA usually is that we "have to protect the children", but what this person did was evil . . . and if our legal system won't punishmnet, we shouldn't be overly surprised if someone else does . . .<BR/><BR/>CWDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com