I lOVE straight Talk!!! Thank You
Thank you to cavemanlawyer for a straight-forward non-judgemental answer...it is very refreshing and totally in line with what MY view of the advise of a lawyer should be...after all, none of us are God and we cannot ever TOTALLY see "the whole picture."
I BELIEVE, had I known the requirement before the first attempt at change of venue, the proper amount of concrete evidence and testimony could have been provided...I DON'T KNOW if the judge would have considered it...but at least it would have been presented correctly and in full force. The public defender said to provide newspaper clippings with times and date of other media information. I DID...but she didn't say anything about "testimony." For a VERY long time, all you had to do to get the scoop is type my son's name in the search engine of your browser! So all of the coverage was there. AND along with media coverage, was also BLOGS created especially to talk about my son's case! As far away as Atlanta Georgia!
Anyway, I now see what should have been done...and also how seriously HARD this "out of district" change of venue is to get. It may, or may not, mean a change in direction or path toward an "ultimate" uncertain end...that is the hardest.
You are correct that the bias has surrounded my whole family, but just as equally or to a higher degree, my son. They left him laying over 13 hours with his throat cut BEFORE he was sent to a hospital! The person that attempted to stab him, wasn't charged or identified, and I was a journalist...so I had some background in knowing what PROBABLY should be done and I immediately sought out the person and person's in charge and sent certified letters to the prosecuting attorney, Sheriff, County Commissioner, etc...outlining what happened to my son and asking what they intended to do about it**************I GUESS THEIR SILENT ANSWER WAS, "SEND YOUR SON TO PRISON FOR HALF OF HIS LIFE." Don't ask me to KNOW WHY...I will find that answer after my son's fate is dealt with. I KNOW what has happened and IS happening, doesn't make sense and I KNOW that upon initially hearing what I say, ones impression might be negative...but what I say, is truth.
I already KNOW that almost every civil right my son (or any other person) has was broken (according to the United States Department of Justice). What I don't understand is WHY I CANNOT, amid countless calls and letters, get anyone that seems to care about it enough to help my son! OF COURSE I CAN "BUY" A LITTLE JUSTICE...A LITTLE OR A LOT, ACCORDING TO HOW WEALTHY I AM!!!!!!!! IS THAT RIGHT RACER72?????????
Yes, I do know how much assault occurs within jails and prisons...but what I do not know, nor will I EVER accept, is WHY people, that are sworn to uphold the law...that are suppose to be role models...and who often are among the "pillars" of communities, would ALLOW these things to continue WHILE THEY KEEP BOTH EYES CLOSED! I, AS JUST ONE PERSON, REFUSE TO EVER ACCEPT SIMPLY, "THAT THESE THINGS HAPPEN." I WASN'T RAISED THAT WAY.
AND everyone, needs to hear this....contrary to "yesterday's world" TODAY MOST people can reasonably assume either one of THEIR OWN LOVED ONES or at the least someone they like and know, WILL BECOME PART OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND BE "LOCKED UP." SOME GET BY "LUCKY" BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST...WHO DON'T???????? In doing my "research" to understand and hopefully help my son's case, I have found some horrific facts! Prisons have a 70 - 78% FAILURE RATE...people, like my son, who are SUPPOSE to be "presumed innocent until proven guilty" are (according to the United States Department of Justice Website) SUPPOSE to be afforded a much higher level of "civil right" and "just and humane treatment" than those who have been found guilty or who have pled guilty...YET, MY SON HAS BARELY SAW DAYLIGHT FOR ALMOST 12 MONTHS NOW, IS SKIN AND BONES WITH POT HOLES IN HIS SKIN FROM LACK OF SUNLIGHT, IS DENIED EVEN 30 MINUTES A DAY OF "EXCERCISE," HAS BEEN DENIED (BY VIRTUE OF MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE) MEDICAL CARE, HAS BEEN DENIED THE RIGHT TO FILE CHARGES ON THOSE THAT ASSAULTED HIM, IS DENIED ENOUGH TO EAT (UNLESS, OF COURSE, HIS FAMILY...ME...CAN LEAVE ENOUGH FOR HIM TO PAY THREE TIMES THE NORMAL PRICE FOR RAIMEN NOODLES AT THE JAIL'S COMMISSARY, (WHO DOES THIS PUNISH...THE ALLEGED CRIMINAL, OR HIS INNOCENT AND BROKE FAMILY?) HAS HAD TO "BUNK" WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE SCABIES,THE NEW STAPH INFECTION, ETC...ETC...ETC...WHILE MOST PEOPLE I KNOW IN PRISON ARE ALLOWED LOTS OF EXCERCISE, MUCH FOOD, THE ABILITY TO WORK, GOOD AND DECENT MEDICAL CARE, MULTIPLE PROGRAM AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, ETC...
AM I THE ONLY PERSON WONDERING WHY THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE WORKING BACKWARDS????????? BUT I KNOW WHY IT ISN'T WORKING...GREED AND MONEY. PUTTING PEOPLE IN JAIL HAS BECOME A BUSINESS! MANY JOBS DEPEND ON KEEPING UP THE STATUS QUO...WHETHER IT WORKS OR NOT...AND WHETHER SOME UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE LIKE MY SON ARE DAMAGED, OR NOT!!!!!!!!!:
BACK TO SUBJECT: People...I can DEAL with....but THESE people have, I believe, adversely influenced (BIASED)the prosecutor AND JUDGE**************It seems quite evident to me. I only mentioned the adverse affects on my entire family in my last post to exchange the "severity" of the situation. In analyzing the handwriting on the wall, I knew my son needed an out of district change of venue to, hopefully, out distance the arm of those "unseen" forces. You have given me a fair and good answer**************
SINCERE THANKS, CAVEMANLAWYER, FOR YOUR APPROPRIATE and PROFESSIONAL ANSWERS AND SUGGESTIONS!
B]To Racer72[/B]: THIS OUT OF DISTRICT CHANGE OF VENUE WAS ORIGINALLY THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS IDEA, SO I AM NOT "second guessing" THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. But SHE did not apparently follow protocol and she isn't doing her job (not showing up for court!) so, business is business...right? I am SURE attorney's HATE IT when a client stays "on them" to make sure things are done right...just the same as any employee hates having the "boss" looking over their shoulder! But they agreed to DO THE JOB, and they agreed on the price! ...THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE. In my book, they do the job right, say why they cannot do it...or they get fired, repremanded, or whatever...JUST LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE! THIS SHOULD APPLY EVEN MORE SO TO SOMEONE LIKE A LAWYER, ACTUALLY, AFTER ALL, WE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD SOMEONE IS AT SELLING BICYCLES...WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HAVING THE LIFE AND FUTURE OF A REAL PERSON IN THEIR HANDS!!!!!!!!
But, hey, I do UNDERSTAND the restraints of the public defender's job...I have read and I do GET IT! But this is MY SON'S LIFE...MY SON'S LIFE, and I do not take lightly someone "playing with it!"....
LAST COMMENT TO RACER72: CUTE LAST COMMENT...BUT I JOINED THIS FORUM FOR STRAIGHT TALK...I LIKE IT. BUT YOU APPEARED TO GIVE A "JUMP TO JUDGMENT" IN YOUR FIRST POST. AS A FORMER NEWS REPORTER I GET THE PICTURE OF A PERSON WHO PROBABLY GETS PAID ACCORDING TO WHAT HE THINKS HE IS WORTH, INSTEAD OF SOMEONE WHO ACCEPTS PAY FOR A JOB "WELL DONE."
But all the words in the world just won't change some people!
Sincerely,
More comments very welcome!!!!!!!
Bunny7