Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Four People Indicted In Covington Civil Rights Case
Based on the charges these people appear to be total scumbags. I am not clear as to what the charge of "conspiracy to violate civil rights" entails. Which civil rights did these people violate? I did not know that private citizens could deny other private citizens their civil rights. I thought only the government or agents of the government could do that. The other charges sound clearly reasonable.
UPDATE: The news story on air is not what I would call an unbiased story. It paints an image of bad white people beyond the accused, and then the victimized black people. However, the news story does also include more of the details of the actions of these morons. The accused appear to be skinheads or neo-Nazis of some type. They are surely scumbags, but there are allegations they may have been "provoked" to some degree. If they claim such at trial, it will not go far. The harassment might get some slack if provoked, but adding in the actions like Nazi chants of "white power" is clearly racist crap. The victims may not have been perfect neighbors, but they surely do not deserve that kind of hate filled intimidation. This has all of the earmarks of a classic "hate crime."
Based on the charges these people appear to be total scumbags. I am not clear as to what the charge of "conspiracy to violate civil rights" entails. Which civil rights did these people violate? I did not know that private citizens could deny other private citizens their civil rights. I thought only the government or agents of the government could do that. The other charges sound clearly reasonable.
UPDATE: The news story on air is not what I would call an unbiased story. It paints an image of bad white people beyond the accused, and then the victimized black people. However, the news story does also include more of the details of the actions of these morons. The accused appear to be skinheads or neo-Nazis of some type. They are surely scumbags, but there are allegations they may have been "provoked" to some degree. If they claim such at trial, it will not go far. The harassment might get some slack if provoked, but adding in the actions like Nazi chants of "white power" is clearly racist crap. The victims may not have been perfect neighbors, but they surely do not deserve that kind of hate filled intimidation. This has all of the earmarks of a classic "hate crime."
Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Charlie Luken's Issue 7 stance is taken to task by Chris Anderson. Luken seems to be trying to play the West Side against the East Side. I thought the Mayor is supposed to unify the city, not try and create cross-town animosity. One could make a claim the Luken was drumming up a little class warfare, but I won't. (cough, cough)
Little pleads guilty to assault
A plea bargain that gets no attention from Talk Radio. Why isn't Jay Love of 1230 the Buzz complaining to this action by Mike Allen's Office? He railed on the Pleas Bargains for Officer Robert Litman and Specialist Michael Mercer, but when a well known basketball player cops a plea to a lesser charge the outrage is absent. Is there a double standard? Of course there is. The question now is the sentence. Will Little get of light or will he serve some time. I bet he gets off light. Sports stars get a pass in this town.
Additional stories from WLWT, WCPO, The Post, WKRC, The Sporting News, The Boston Globe, SFGate, and CBS Sports.
A plea bargain that gets no attention from Talk Radio. Why isn't Jay Love of 1230 the Buzz complaining to this action by Mike Allen's Office? He railed on the Pleas Bargains for Officer Robert Litman and Specialist Michael Mercer, but when a well known basketball player cops a plea to a lesser charge the outrage is absent. Is there a double standard? Of course there is. The question now is the sentence. Will Little get of light or will he serve some time. I bet he gets off light. Sports stars get a pass in this town.
Additional stories from WLWT, WCPO, The Post, WKRC, The Sporting News, The Boston Globe, SFGate, and CBS Sports.
Cincinnati Post Editorial: "For Common Pleas Court"
Interesting split: The Post endorses Bruce Whitman, while the Enquirer endorses Fred Nelson.
Interesting split: The Post endorses Bruce Whitman, while the Enquirer endorses Fred Nelson.
Televised Council Meetings Cause Local Controversy
Legal scholars could spend years on this type of case. If a lawsuit is filed it would be one I would expect to see make a law journal. My own opinion is far from clear. I can see where I would lean towards the Mayor's position, but it would depend on the way the cameraman/candidate put emphasis on the person showing the T-shirt advertisements.
Legal scholars could spend years on this type of case. If a lawsuit is filed it would be one I would expect to see make a law journal. My own opinion is far from clear. I can see where I would lean towards the Mayor's position, but it would depend on the way the cameraman/candidate put emphasis on the person showing the T-shirt advertisements.
Group cites union-led violence
This headline does not relate the point of the article correctly. The article validly reports the "group" mentioned as a shill for Richard Mellon Scaife's conservative agenda. I am not a big supporter of the tactics of Unions, but I really hate corporations who try and outlaw unions.
This headline does not relate the point of the article correctly. The article validly reports the "group" mentioned as a shill for Richard Mellon Scaife's conservative agenda. I am not a big supporter of the tactics of Unions, but I really hate corporations who try and outlaw unions.
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