tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8284354852354146173..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Writ WriterGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-39810527834304002542008-06-17T16:44:00.000-05:002008-06-17T16:44:00.000-05:00This is a fantastic documentary, Grits! I caught t...This is a fantastic documentary, Grits! I caught the first airing and was fascinated by the history. In particular, I hadn't realized what an important role TDCJ "writ writers" or jailhouse lawyers had played in Texas prison reform. <BR/><BR/>For anon at 4:53, the documentary touches on the dissonance between a man who is a hero in prison, but just a convict on the outside. Defense attorneys are just another player in an adversarial system where everyone's ethics are tested routinely. Surely you're aware of prosecutors who also meet the definitition of a "lying, cheating, stealing, drug cartel (money!) embracing crook."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76370557397047311102008-06-16T21:57:00.000-05:002008-06-16T21:57:00.000-05:0090% of criminal defense lawyers are just not reall...90% of criminal defense lawyers are just not really competent at what they do. Then 90% of most folks are not really competent at what they do.<BR/><BR/>You need to have a member of the 10% that are competent represent you. Unfortunately that is very hard to do and requires a lot of luck and a lot of money. Something 90% of folks don't have. <BR/><BR/>It is very useful that there are writ writers in the prison system. Every little bit of positive effort helps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3252772454127274872008-06-16T18:16:00.000-05:002008-06-16T18:16:00.000-05:00Fred: Surely, you jest. Not about PBS, but about t...Fred: Surely, you jest. Not about PBS, but about the thin red,white and blue line. <BR/><BR/>Wouldn't being the line involve some kind of oath to be a truthteller and to always do right, no matter what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-77950173569944809862008-06-16T18:13:00.000-05:002008-06-16T18:13:00.000-05:00There is more at PBS, including local listings.There is more at <A HREF="http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/writwriter/" REL="nofollow"> PBS</A>, including local listings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58728416322173530952008-06-16T18:07:00.000-05:002008-06-16T18:07:00.000-05:00Defense attorneys are the thin red, white and blue...Defense attorneys are the thin red, white and blue lines between law and order and tyranny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23753561728369916072008-06-16T16:53:00.000-05:002008-06-16T16:53:00.000-05:00Your use of the word "legendary" to describe a con...Your use of the word "legendary" to describe a convict writ writer reminds me of the following...<BR/><BR/>I once asked a lawyer in south texas if she knew a certain defense attorney in her town, because a friend of mine was dating that defense attorneys daughter. That daughter had described her lawyer father as a prominent criminal defense attorney.<BR/><BR/>Upon asking my friend, she said that "if by prominent you mean lying, cheating, stealing, drug cartel embracing crook, then yes, he is a prominent lawyer."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com