[Grovenet] Capital punishment? I don't need no stinkin' capital punishment . . . .

[David Morelli]

I spoke with another person about your comment on the judge's race,  
and the response was a bit unnerving.

That person said that their initial reaction to the situation was,  
"that shows that the police are under pressure to fall into line with  
the federal standards and want judges to help them.  Funding is  
withheld if they don't have the right certifications or if they  
resist federal security mandates.  The authority is being taken away."

Right or wrong, the perspective is truly scary.  "Big Brother"  
defending us against terrorists.  I surely hope that they are wrong.

David


On Apr 29, 2008, at 4:10 PM, Bob Browning wrote:

> Takes a gutsy DA to admit his predecessors may have been wrong. The  
> public's desire for punishment is now almost 100% retribution  
> rather than rehibilitation. A perfect example of that is the  
> current sitting Judge Rogers / Deputy DA Erwin race for a judicial  
> position in Washington County. Judge Rogers made a ruling not liked  
> by the DA so he fronted one of his deputies as a challenger to help  
> keep the rest of the judges in line. In the recent Oregon State Bar  
> Poll, Judge Rogers was recommended by the attorneys of Washington  
> County by 222 to 45 for Mr. Erwin. Judge Rogers has also received  
> near unanimous endorsement by the Judges of Washington County.  
> However, Mr. Erwin is supported almost unanimously by the local  
> police unions and chiefs and sheriffs. Actually, that really scares  
> me, since I am not sure I want a judge to be beholding to the very  
> agencies who are are empowered to put you away for a very long time!!
>
> That's why I support Judge Rogers in this race and believe all of  
> you should do likewise.
>
> bob "rule of law and not of men" browning
>
> PS: There are many who believe that McVeigh's desire to be executed  
> was more to become a martyr and not because of any especially  
> underlying guilt. And, once dead, no additional information about  
> who may have acted with him or who incited him to act will ever be  
> known!!  b