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To: Chancellor Palpatine
Speculation ain't worth squat.
20 posted on 10/22/2003 12:14:32 PM PDT by mtbrandon49
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To: mtbrandon49
Speculation ain't worth squat.

That hasn't stopped people from claiming that Michael strangled Terri, or that Judge Greer is taking bribes.

21 posted on 10/22/2003 12:19:38 PM PDT by ambrose
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To: mtbrandon49; ambrose; TheAngryClam; Catspaw; Let's Roll
Speculation ain't worth squat.

It ain't speculation - its fact. Besides, tell that to Jeb and the Florida GOP - who pretended to be an appellate court, all done without reviewing the evidence that the trial courts heard while reaching a decision under an unambiguous law. Their pandering reliance on the speculation of "internet activists" - none of whom had sat through the hundreds of hours of testimony - was an embarrassment to the GOP. There are no standards anymore - it is simply mob rule based on who gets the quickest and loudest press. Hell, Princess Diana's vapid land mine treaty crusade has legs under these standards - forget evidence and rational consideration, lets just make public policy on a knee jerk reaction to something that looks awful if presented the right way. Don't bother looking at the entirety of the evidence considered by the courts - lets only consider the spun version as presented by one side.

Y'know why people want their own witnesses to testify live at trials? So that the factfinder can see facial expression, eye movements and body language all while hearing the tone of the voice, etc.

You saw a couple of very short video clips of this girl and made a decision, meanwhile, the judges have seen the clips, heard the witnesses, read the entirety of the transcripts, and decided which witnesses were more credible than others based on hose factors.

You think that you're in a better position to judge this, having paid attention to a fraction of a fraction of a percent of what Greer and the others went through on this case? The real irony is your fraction of a fraction of attention to the evidence is much more than what the Florida Legislature looked at before making its decision.

23 posted on 10/22/2003 12:33:54 PM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine
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