Good post, Condor. Stevenson is a perfect example of the wishful thinking mentality driving this case, and the willingness to smear an innocent, disinterested bystander because serendipity puts his testimony squarely in the defense's corner.
The Elmo case really demonstrates the DPD's complete disregard for the truth. What makes no legal sense is that the DPD and the DA's office had access to that video tape, yet they get up on the stand and lie their asses off anyway. They had to know they were going to lose this case, so that leaves pure harrassment as the obvious motive for going forward with the case.
" and the willingness to smear an innocent, disinterested bystander because serendipity puts his testimony squarely in the defense's corner."
And where is the NAACP to defend the innocent cabbie from police misconduct?
And where is the NAACP to defend the cook from police brutality and racial bigotry?
(Ans : nowhere . . .)
"Stevenson is a perfect example of the wishful thinking mentality driving this case"
Spring 2007; Stevenson's report on the acquittal of the defendants :
"Three young, white, rich, arrogant preppies whose participation in helmet sports led to unremitting hubris, disregard for social inferiors, retrograde attitudes towards gays, and overall anti-social behavoir, were not convicted today because the prosecution was unable to overcome skepticism about the evidence planted
by the expensive lawyers of the defense team. . ."