tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6671434639110843064..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Authors explore stories of Texas exonereesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5800618708014698732010-07-30T23:46:18.335-05:002010-07-30T23:46:18.335-05:00Tim Cole's family has no shame, they weren'...Tim Cole's family has no shame, they weren't there for their son, he was the "black sheep" of their prestigious household now the poster family of do-gooders for wrongfully convicted, they should have cared for Tim all those years behind bars, everythng happens for a reason though his death has brought them fame and a pretty shiny penny. I did time with Tim Cole, I know and I remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22267336865987821382010-07-30T23:45:56.035-05:002010-07-30T23:45:56.035-05:00Tim Cole's family has no shame, they weren'...Tim Cole's family has no shame, they weren't there for their son, he was the "black sheep" of their prestigious household now the poster family of do-gooders for wrongfully convicted, they should have cared for Tim all those years behind bars, everythng happens for a reason though his death has brought them fame and a pretty shiny penny. I did time with Tim Cole, I know and I remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90707185099494115422010-07-27T12:18:19.791-05:002010-07-27T12:18:19.791-05:00Hey Grits. After you've read it consider posti...Hey Grits. After you've read it consider posting a review. <br /><br />Did you get a chance to read Ordinary Injustice by Amy Bach yet? Thanks.The Teamhttp://www.projectnotguilty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54201221747818634072010-07-27T12:08:13.699-05:002010-07-27T12:08:13.699-05:00Rage - very well put my friend. Your comment point...Rage - very well put my friend. Your comment points out problems with the system and points out some areas of concern that need to be addressed as well. The criminal justice system reform movement currently under way in Texas should cover each and every single aspect. See GFB Archives for some good reading and detailed reform suggestions that Grits offers.- <br /><br />IMHO It should include but not be limited to; *the police academy to cover the moment of arrest, interrogations / interviews / identifications, seeking charges & accountability. *Law schools to cover attorneys, prosecutors & judges individual roles in wrongful convictions regardless if via a jury or plea-bargaining. *City counsels & county commissioners to cover the taxpayers’ role and responsibilities. *Last but not least, reforms should cover addressing 'all' claims of innocence (Closed, Cleared & Open Cases) regardless of the proof one possesses. Thanks.<br />-The Teamhttp://www.projectnotguilty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76945305122367306432010-07-26T10:26:57.119-05:002010-07-26T10:26:57.119-05:00I think somewhere, someone has to look in greater ...I think somewhere, someone has to look in greater detail at judges and evidence in the criminal courts. Not just the same old "this is what happened" approach, but a serious study into the causal relationships involved in the courts. Prosecutors learn certain things, and use science that wouldn't be permitted in a civil courtroom. That's usually because at some point a plaintiff tried it against a corporation or insurance company that had the funds to test it in a way that no criminal defendant with a court appointed attorney ever could. So the prosecutors get a free pass when we know there are better ways to do things from line up procedures (Tim Cole, Ricardo Rachal, et al, ad nauseum) to fire science (Todd Willingham, et al), to things like crime lab shenanigans (HPD DNA lab, HPD fingerprint lab, HPD forensics, Harris County crime lab...) To absurd things like scent line ups or bite mark analysis, etc. We have to look at why these things are occurring on a regular basis, and try to change them. Prosecutors then become judges, who learned the wrong way and keep the ball rolling, because it was good years ago when they used it, so it's good now. The defense bar has got to organize its assets and target a case or two in order to fight junk science and end its use in the courts where it matters the most. <br /><br />RageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com