tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post799722514648627439..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Time to ban junk science from courtroomsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12562715049002317212010-10-04T12:44:36.863-05:002010-10-04T12:44:36.863-05:00Good info, Grits. I had forgotten that Bradley wa...Good info, Grits. I had forgotten that Bradley was originally appointed, not elected, and apparently has ridden the incumbency advantage ever since, to remain DA of Wilco. Boy! Trading Keller for Bradley? Now there would be some inverse justice, for we who have screamed for "Killer" to be relieved of her duties, some way or the other. So if we got rid of her, we might inherit JB? Holy Shit!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834245861000386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89298462478429718512010-10-04T11:30:41.309-05:002010-10-04T11:30:41.309-05:00To 8:10 and Don, in politics if you want a friend,...To 8:10 and Don, in politics if you want a friend, get a dog. Perry is not Bradley's "friend," he is his "patron."<br /><br />After Bradley lost a race for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in the late '90s, Perry appointed him Williamson County DA and later to chair of the FSC, so JB owes his political career to Perry. There was a rumor circulating last year (never confirmed but certainly widespread) that Bradley's payoff for suppressing the Willingham investigation was supposedly that Perry had agreed to appoint him to replace Sharon Keller on the Court of Criminal Appeals if she resigned or was removed from office. Now it seems likely she'll finish out her term, but he's clearly still carrying water for the Governor, possibly in hopes of some higher-level sinecure down the line.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72036753449813242192010-10-04T10:27:29.115-05:002010-10-04T10:27:29.115-05:00"Apparently a voting majority of Texans are f..."Apparently a voting majority of Texans are fine with that."<br /><br />That is truly sad, and, more than a little scary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25079786370249048022010-10-04T09:39:36.546-05:002010-10-04T09:39:36.546-05:00Amen, Charles. Incidentally, to one of the "...Amen, Charles. Incidentally, to one of the "anons". Don't know if Bradley and Goodhair are good "friends" or not, but Perry knows who he can count on to stonewall an investigation that might shine the spotlight on something that he would prefer to keep under wraps. "Well, let's see now. Whom do I know that has absolutely no scruples, no regard for justice, and a peek at his soul would gag a maggot? Wait, I know. . .Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834245861000386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24419835560105311722010-10-04T09:17:01.771-05:002010-10-04T09:17:01.771-05:00Anonymous 8:23 AM "There were no protests . ....Anonymous 8:23 AM "There were no protests . . . about the innocent lives lost [in Iraq]."<br /><br />Oh yes there were! Did you sleep through the Iraq war? (Which is not over yet.)<br /><br />BTW, Grits, Jeff's op. ed. appeared in the Amarillo Globe News as well yesterday.<br /><br />I for one am glad that Blackburn and his "do good" buddies are getting that free advertising.<br /><br />I would always rather be called a "do gooder" than a "do badder."<br /><br />Rev. Charles in TuliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67731672132838299152010-10-04T08:23:22.254-05:002010-10-04T08:23:22.254-05:00A few innocents being killed is perfectly American...A few innocents being killed is perfectly American. Just look to the "war" in Iraq. There were no protests and marches in the streets here about the innocent lives lost there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28446106758627747542010-10-04T08:10:04.947-05:002010-10-04T08:10:04.947-05:00I was once fine with the death penalty. I am a Te...I was once fine with the death penalty. I am a Texan and now it makes me sick and furious knowing or believing that ANY innocent person could be put to death. <br /> I have a question, that will decide my vote in Nov. Isn't John Bradley very good friends with the governor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46695778592580464632010-10-04T07:44:21.969-05:002010-10-04T07:44:21.969-05:00So, a few innocents being killed is OK?
That'...<i>So, a few innocents being killed is OK?<br /><br />That's downright un-American.</i><br /><br />That's the chief argument against the death penalty - some percentage of innocent people wind up dead.<br /><br />Apparently a voting majority of Texans are fine with that.Mr. Anxietyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389296782748499778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6919675964649812542010-10-04T05:18:32.756-05:002010-10-04T05:18:32.756-05:00While we are at it, we should also get rid of Hori...While we are at it, we should also get rid of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, one of the three so called Field Sobriety Tests "approved" by NHTSA. There should only be two field sobriety tests - the Walk and Turn and One Leg Stand. I believe they are the only two which may have some validity. Judges, prosecutors and police just seem to accept anything they receive in training without ever challenging the science behind it. The the government thought it up, it must be good approach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34511129984208747222010-10-04T05:07:40.598-05:002010-10-04T05:07:40.598-05:00How do we bring Texas into the
21st Century? Eli...How do we bring Texas into the <br />21st Century? Elimination of Junk Science and Fake Experts in Court, Creationism,......<br /><br />The total disregard for the U.S. Constitution and rulle of law in Texas District Courts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43229241923307411552010-10-04T02:12:02.505-05:002010-10-04T02:12:02.505-05:00You can always tell who the dirty politicians, pro...You can always tell who the dirty politicians, prosecutors and the John "Marty" Bradley's are by their posts. The attack on any media source that dares to report the truth and the jabs at those who fight for justice and truth. Comments such as: "Blackburn and his 'do good' buddies..." and "...the systematic reforms advocated by Blackburn and his ilk are wholly unwarranted." (only an English major would use the word "ilk.") Of course Bradley isn't the only narcisstic sociopath holding the office of District Attorney in the State of Texas, just the one with the most to lose.<br /><br />These unethical people shudder to think what is going to happen when their dirty deeds are revealed. They will stop at nothing to thwarted the attack on their junk science and thereby thwart true justice. I believe Bradley has used junk science to convict, extort plea bargains, revoke probation, and/or get lenghty sentences to further his reputation of being "tough on crime."Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10937139164629066962010-10-03T20:28:56.961-05:002010-10-03T20:28:56.961-05:00As for Willingham, anyone who objectively looks at...<i>As for Willingham, anyone who objectively looks at all of the evidence in that case can rest with reasonable comfort in the knowledge that the jury got it right.</i><br /><br />based on what facts? Because his "confessions" and other "bad boy" acts have been soundly proven to be rumor and innuendo. You sound like his attorney or Judge Jackson. <br /><br /><i>But I think the correct result is reached with such a high degree of frequency that the systemic reforms advocated by Blackburn and his ilk are wholly unwarranted.</i><br /><br />So, a few innocents being killed is OK?<br /><br />That's downright un-American.<br /><br />RageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-44667372410759153422010-10-03T20:26:48.313-05:002010-10-03T20:26:48.313-05:00Umm, I think Cole was convicted based upon a mista...<i>Umm, I think Cole was convicted based upon a mistaken identification by the victim.</i><br /><br />You're absolutely right. He was identified in a type of line up that has been widely discredited by scientific methods. <br /><br />You'd be amazed at how much of the current system can be discredited by real science.<br /><br />RageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-424003652999199952010-10-03T19:36:43.554-05:002010-10-03T19:36:43.554-05:00Umm, I think Cole was convicted based upon a mista...Umm, I think Cole was convicted based upon a mistaken identification by the victim. As for Willingham, anyone who objectively looks at all of the evidence in that case can rest with reasonable comfort in the knowledge that the jury got it right. Is the system perfect? No. But I think the correct result is reached with such a high degree of frequency that the systemic reforms advocated by Blackburn and his ilk are wholly unwarranted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34831352230685167172010-10-03T17:33:39.210-05:002010-10-03T17:33:39.210-05:00So, 12:48, I take it you're ok with a few inno...So, 12:48, I take it you're ok with a few innocents like Tim Cole and probably Cameron Todd Willingham getting convicted and dying? Long as it doesn't happen too often? Just a few cases a year? Or what?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834245861000386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41500447624956307862010-10-03T12:48:12.010-05:002010-10-03T12:48:12.010-05:00I don't know that I'd characterize anythi...I don't know that I'd characterize anything the Houston Chronicle publishes in its editorial section concerning criminal justice issues as "notable," Grits. "Predictable" is probably a better word. Jeff Cohen and his editorial staff are totally lacking in objectivity. That rag would do just as well to put you in charge of its editorial section. Blackburn and his "do good" buddies couldn't get advertising this good if they paid for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com