tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1899827932362963285..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: New revelations mean it's time for Craig Watkins to give AG constable corruption casesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18913950929712642952010-06-01T11:37:44.061-05:002010-06-01T11:37:44.061-05:0010:47, The criticism isn't that he doesn't...10:47, The criticism isn't that he doesn't discuss the case. The criticism is that his office has known of the allegations for two years and sat on them. An additional criticism is that he failed to pass the cases to the AG when confronted with the same conflict of interest (representing an official in civil suits and being asked to prosecute them simultaneously) that he faced with Constable Mike Dupree, where Watkins DID give the AG the case citing exactly those reasons.<br /><br />When Defenbaugh did his investigation, he found most witnesses he spoke to had never been interviewed by the DA's office. So I'm not concerned that Watkins' office refuses to talk about the investigation as much as that they've seemingly refused to perform one.<br /><br />Finally, I strongly support Watkins' innocence work and the work of his Conviction Integrity Unit. But that doesn't justify tolerating political corruption and I for one refuse to make excuses for him. This has been terribly mishandled - amateur hour from start to finish - and IMO the DA's Democratic enablers who are whispering in his ear that this is all a partisan conspiracy are doing Watkins a tremendous disservice.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49254116669132475062010-06-01T10:47:32.560-05:002010-06-01T10:47:32.560-05:00It is a violation of ethics rules for a prosecutor...It is a violation of ethics rules for a prosecutor to discuss a pending case. Grits is the one place where Watkins should always receive support. If he is not reelected no DA will do what he has done in regard to conviction integrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-37558245597803257842010-05-30T22:07:41.643-05:002010-05-30T22:07:41.643-05:00so when does the investigation of Watkins and his ...so when does the investigation of Watkins and his people begin. It is fairlyh obvious they were protecting/hiding soemthing for the Constables. If the DA's office was tryign to uphold law, it would have taken a week at best in 2008 for an investigation to have begun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30804743885069649252010-05-29T22:13:37.087-05:002010-05-29T22:13:37.087-05:00There's no such thing as a whole politician.There's no such thing as a whole politician.Robert Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497658569363397644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18224843611718232752010-05-29T09:31:33.540-05:002010-05-29T09:31:33.540-05:00It would be awesome to have just ONE DA who was fa...It would be awesome to have just ONE DA who was fair, competent, and above reproach. No sleazy back scratching, no insane crusades against minor crimes, no bullying or grandstanding... just a nice, honest person who's trying to make his little county a better place for EVERYONE. Instead, we get Bradleys and Watkins. -sigh-R. Shacklefordnoreply@blogger.com