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Jury acquits pastor
adn.com (Anchorage Daily News) ^
Posted on 10/28/2003 9:26:56 AM PST by skeptoid
Edited on 07/07/2004 4:49:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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A jury of five men and seven women deliberated a day and half before finding the Rev. Phillip Mielke, 44, not guilty on four counts of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
Mielke stood passively and showed no visible emotion as the verdict was read, except for smiling slightly at his attorney, Jim Gilmore. Afterward, he said only "we're happy it's over," then refused to answer further questions.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: biglake; jury; mielke; pastor
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The verdict. This previous post:
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:26:57 AM PST
by
skeptoid
To: David Hunter
Ping!
2
posted on
10/28/2003 9:34:14 AM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: skeptoid
Good.
3
posted on
10/28/2003 9:37:34 AM PST
by
Ruth A.
To: skeptoid
He should get a medal for ridding the world of human garbage.
To: skeptoid
Sad-but-necessary Bump
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:41:06 AM PST
by
talleyman
(Caviar emptor (a warning from the sturgeon general))
To: skeptoid
Both had criminal histories, and both were found to have drugs in their systems at the time of the shootings. Troopers also found a loaded .357-caliber handgun in the church basement with DNA from Palmer and possibly Jones on it. First I heard of either of these facts.
Anyone else?
Dan
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:43:08 AM PST
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: skeptoid
Troopers also found a loaded .357-caliber handgun in the church basement with DNA from Palmer and possibly Jones on it. Aside from the Pastor's apparent forgetfulness of Luke 6:29, seems like the guy made the proper strategic choice.
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:44:03 AM PST
by
r9etb
To: skeptoid
Troopers also found a loaded .357-caliber handgun in the church basement with DNA from Palmer and possibly Jones on it. (Prosecutor) Collins said Mielke should have called troopers when he saw a car idling outside the church instead of grabbing a .44-caliber handgun and taking matters into his own hands.
Just dial 911 and wait..........meanwhile a couple of armed theives or would be rapists can ply their prediliction on you family.....
The prosecutor doesnt like sheep having power over their own lives.....only the elite...like himself should....regardless of their incompetance or inability to protect their charges
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:48:41 AM PST
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: r9etb
He doesn't seem to have forgotten Luke 22:36-38, though.
To: skeptoid
"He fired twice at the men, hitting both in the back" Entry wounds to the back makes me think they were retreating. Couldn’t he aim for a foot? I don't agree with deadly force if the perp doesn’t obviously want to inflict bodily harm.
Yes, he got rid of two scum bags. Justice served, but I hope this guy never becomes a cop.
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:49:27 AM PST
by
neefer
("Go Middies! Go!")
To: skeptoid
Good!
To: BibChr
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:51:54 AM PST
by
skeptoid
To: skeptoid
"People are going to think it's OK to take the law into their own hands," she said.' In what seems like a long time ago, yet in my lifetime, a mother whose son had a criminal history would have the decency to be ashamed and keep her mouth shut when her son met the fate he exposed himself to. And while she may feel like Satan took over the Chapel that morning, Satan had evidently taken over her son long before that.
To: joesnuffy
As PC as it sounds to "call the police", it isn't practical in many cases. I live alone in rural area. If I called sheriff for any reason, the MINIMUM time I would expect to see them is 20 mins.
Lots can happen to me and my animals in that time. That's why Mr Remington resides here with me.
To: neefer
Couldn’t he aim for a foot?
How good a shooter are you?
I wouldn't even try "for a foot" with running perps.
Go for body shot and hope that hits something.
To: skeptoid
and then continued to fire at one man as he ran awayThe jury returned the wrong verdict, given that one fact.
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:56:57 AM PST
by
BSunday
(I'm not the bad guy)
To: skeptoid
This one is so icky from soooooo many angles.
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:58:04 AM PST
by
Chancellor Palpatine
(Dr. Hasslein was the only character who had any sense in the "Apes" series)
To: ridesthemiles
Go for body shot and hope that hits something.I agree with this statement. Shoot first and ask questions later.
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posted on
10/28/2003 10:07:22 AM PST
by
Arrowhead1952
(Ban dumbocRATs forever!)
To: ridesthemiles
Not to mention that the perp would probably later sue him for intentional maiming.
To: neefer
Couldn’t he aim for a foot?Then it's an open and shut case of aggravated assault or possibly attempted murder. If you feel comfortable enough to 'aim for a foot' then shooting is not justified.
Don't shoot to kill or wound, shoot to stop.
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posted on
10/28/2003 10:12:49 AM PST
by
asformeandformyhouse
(If it's not a baby, then you're not pregnant.)
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