tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5454922569049911227..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Bexar and Collin DA's races: Who gets to wear the bandoliers?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54375906378227453542016-10-12T06:46:03.811-05:002016-10-12T06:46:03.811-05:00Asset forfeiture is so evil that there have been C...Asset forfeiture is so evil that there have been Christian rock bands whose vans were stopped and where the cops simply used civil forfeiture laws to steal the band's musical instruments. Looks like John Roach has been smoking his last name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17796265947799131982010-01-09T23:55:55.792-06:002010-01-09T23:55:55.792-06:00DAs are too close to the police that they could en...DAs are too close to the police that they could end up prosecuting under normal circumstances, this is way too close.RASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85999015481306997652010-01-09T23:32:14.635-06:002010-01-09T23:32:14.635-06:00I also will take a past probationer with puffed up...I also will take a past probationer with puffed up creds over REED. GO NICO GO!!!<br /><br />If there is more the public will not care. Take some polls and see.<br />He will win. She has caused tons of problems by slowing our criminal justice system down. Give a mj joint user a ticket instead of a bed with free meals please!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-77389890123076751502010-01-09T23:27:37.223-06:002010-01-09T23:27:37.223-06:00Ok, last post your wrong! His officer knew him wel...Ok, last post your wrong! His officer knew him well then. I'm friends with his old officer and bunches of probation officers and they all want NICo!!! Reed is out of touch and disconnected with the public. The probation department went through He$$ and Reed did nada! I saw them take her proof of crimes from the old chief and other head honcho. Reed did nothing! The SW tickets have made her a lame duck. She can't do her job because she can't cast stones because she has done worse than charges she needs to place on others.<br /><br />As a citizen that is a REPUBLICAN of Bexar County, I'm voting Nico.<br /><br />I could care less if he did go to prison when he was younger or not. I could care less about his old crime. What he did as a teen that changed his life around is what America is made of. People who want to do better and change after a screw-up. Reed did her screw-up as an old hen in office who has become like a badger to protect her turf and ignore us little people.<br /><br />I'm a small business owner who gets broken into and recieves bad checks all day long. Reed's tough talk has fallen short. Ready for a change!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76149551918408508392010-01-09T20:21:24.356-06:002010-01-09T20:21:24.356-06:00Grits,
About LaHood, one of the comments claims t...Grits,<br /><br />About LaHood, one of the comments claims to come from his probation officer. I don't believe it. LaHood got a sweetheart deal 'cause of his daddy. Normally, he would have gone to prison for a long time. Ask LaHood how long he was on probation -- not long enough for anyone to claim to know him. Also, ask why a guy who comes from a privileged family and had every break in the world given to him needs to turn to drug dealing. That gives you an idea of the guy's character -- shady and crooked. IS that who you want for DA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54206047810844094192010-01-09T19:42:16.430-06:002010-01-09T19:42:16.430-06:00Don't jump so fast on LaHood's band wagon....Don't jump so fast on LaHood's band wagon. Ask him about his criminal record and his efforts to cover it up. For a journalist you will not be too happy to see how he tries to hide the truth. First degree felony drug delivery case that he calls a youthful mistake. Wait until the facts come out. Plus, his credentials are so puffed up and fake it is not even funny. Reed will crush him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3189720783656764812010-01-09T12:08:32.008-06:002010-01-09T12:08:32.008-06:00I think the entire concept of yet another militari...I think the entire concept of yet another militarized peace (remember them?) officer unit is appalling, and the fact that it will consist of anybody from a District Attorney's Office to be ludicrous. So, yes, the entire concept must be reduced to comedy to even make the issue bearable, as disgust is not a healthy emotion.Mark # 1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2405552193746443852010-01-09T09:57:07.827-06:002010-01-09T09:57:07.827-06:00Nico LaHood made an error in judgement as a young ...Nico LaHood made an error in judgement as a young man. As his probation officer, I observed him to be extremely remorseful for having commtted the offense and for the pain it caused his family. He picked himself up, dusted himself off and busted his rear end to become a productive citizen of Bexar County. Unfortunately, his opponent has made numerous "Thinking Errors" as an educated(?) adult. When questioned about stolen Southwest Airlines tickets that were clearly marked "Not for resale", she said she was "ignorant or unaware" that they were stolen. Really? "Ignorance" never worked for any defendant in her court. <br />This woman thinks she is GOD! She treats people like they <br />are dirt, unless of course you have something she wants!<br /><br />Now who do you want for DA in Bexar County? Someone whom has steered away from a bad decision as a young man, or someone whom claims "ignorance" for continued abuse of her office? <br /><br />Easy choice for me, Nico has proven himself to be above board, approachable and someone whom will make the Bexar County District Attorney's office a place where ADA's will want to stay and make Bexar County safer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40213195700648062332010-01-08T23:51:35.045-06:002010-01-08T23:51:35.045-06:00Well, I think you're wrong in the factual repo...Well, I think you're wrong in the factual reporting of this post, and were being intentionally misleading. Also, if you follow your own link to the Collin County Observer it doesn't mention that the weapons will be manned by qualified peace officers, and is in fact labeled "Guest Opinions" by the Collin County Observer. Any anything that's labeled "Opinion" seems hardly like a primary source. The Observer does at least rightly attribute the equipment purchase to the "Rapid Response Team" but again attributes it to "training some really bad ass prosecutors." You have to go to the Dallas Morning News (and any source not linked by you) to find any mention that the equipment would be handled by investigators, not attorneys. Hell, even the third commenter here asked "Will the prosecutors get to wear their kevelar helmets in court?"<br /><br />Bottom line? I think you're being intentionally misleading, and are now backpedaling furiously that you've been called out on it and trying to label it a joke. But I'm a prosecutor, so I'm sure I'm biased.<br /><br />I'm sure you're right in that the DA would have final say in the use of the tactical response team. And I agree that it's a really dumb duplication of resources. And I agree that reaction a larger and better trained SWAT team would be the more appropriate choice by far than anything the DA could put together. But I also think you're being intentionally misleading in order to denigrate all of the prosecuting attorneys who work in that office, and not their boss whose policy decision you disagree with. <br /><br />I continually read Grits because I find quite a bit that's useful to me, mostly regarding alternatives to incarceration that I can try and put into practice in my own little part of the criminal justice system, but I'm often turned off by this "snark at any cost" attitude you have towards prosecutors.Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366657826222811137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4711028975842068312010-01-08T23:20:59.881-06:002010-01-08T23:20:59.881-06:00Wouldn't a SWAT team put them under qualified ...Wouldn't a SWAT team put them under qualified immunity, as opposed to absolute immunity, based on tghe new SCOTUS ruling?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29003958318433954312010-01-08T17:50:16.375-06:002010-01-08T17:50:16.375-06:00Brody, it was presented with a link to the primary...Brody, it was presented with a link to the primary source material so anybody who wants to can go read exactly what's going on. Nobody was misleading anyone and I don't think anybody believed prosecutors would show up for court in riot gear. It was just a snarky comment.<br /><br />And who are the SWAT toys "going to"? Who do you suppose would make deployment decisions about the tactical team - investigators or the DA? It's the prosecutors' show, and the investigators work for them. It's not like they're an independent agency.<br /><br />3:15, I don't know anything about Lahood beyond his campaign bio, but given the '08 election numbers, a D victory isn't out of the question. I was really just calling attention to a potentially competitive DA race, not predicting he would win.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-32703892218432901122010-01-08T15:38:11.948-06:002010-01-08T15:38:11.948-06:00While I can see that there was humor in the way it...While I can see that there was humor in the way it's presented, it's also presented in a way that's inaccurate. I'm fine with humor, but the post doesn't make it clear who the guns are actually going to. There's no mention of the investigators at all.Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366657826222811137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70148533048471217192010-01-08T15:15:10.296-06:002010-01-08T15:15:10.296-06:00Grits, not meaning to rain on the party, but LaHoo...Grits, not meaning to rain on the party, but LaHood has a prior felony drug case, which he openly admits to and uses as part of his election strategy. Nobody really believes he has a chance even though he is a good lawyer and a darn nice guy, whose dad happens to be a newly appointed county court at law judge seeking election as well. It will definitely be interesting and I will be pulling for Nico.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7098318169790237412010-01-08T14:34:36.641-06:002010-01-08T14:34:36.641-06:00Find a mirror, 2:23.Find a mirror, 2:23.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6867962704201902132010-01-08T14:23:04.589-06:002010-01-08T14:23:04.589-06:00Haven't seen any humor here.Haven't seen any humor here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47557838487030747172010-01-08T13:58:03.651-06:002010-01-08T13:58:03.651-06:00Brody, there's this concept called "humor...Brody, there's this concept called "humor." Perhaps you've heard of it? ;)Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14328654387857575472010-01-08T13:44:53.961-06:002010-01-08T13:44:53.961-06:00Just so we're clear- the equipment has been re...Just so we're clear- the equipment has been requested for the DA's investigators, who are all licensed peace officers. It may still be a colossal waste of money and a dangerous duplication of force, but it's not as though trial prosecutors are going to be the ones loaded up with tactical gear.Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366657826222811137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63659543423311318612010-01-08T13:26:57.070-06:002010-01-08T13:26:57.070-06:00Wow, you guys are hilarious.Wow, you guys are hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-37125683282610279242010-01-08T11:38:45.726-06:002010-01-08T11:38:45.726-06:00Sheee!! And here in the United Kingdom some people...Sheee!! And here in the United Kingdom some people think it is strange that they wear horse hair wigs in court! Will the prosecutors get to wear their kevelar helmets in court?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548027898138542173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89613188271992429532010-01-08T10:45:01.979-06:002010-01-08T10:45:01.979-06:00Yup, I doublechecked - "hooligan tool" i...Yup, I doublechecked - "hooligan tool" is how Roach's own funding request read. <br /><br />That's friggin' hysterical! Talk about your Freudian slips!Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47243114585348393712010-01-08T10:33:13.781-06:002010-01-08T10:33:13.781-06:00Just to clarify, it's a halligan tool, not a h...Just to clarify, it's a halligan tool, not a hooligan tool. The halligan is a forcible entry tool for doors and windows.<br /><br />Given that the Collin County DA cannot even properly identify a common forcible entry tool used by the US Fire Service for over 150 years for gaining building entry during structure fires, it makes me wonder why the heck they need a Tactical Team. But what the heck, I live in Travis County so its no dollars out of my wallet. I'm sure the Plano soccer moms and dads feel safer...Scott in South Austinnoreply@blogger.com