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Where system failed, street justice ended a career in petty crime
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 9/6/7
| Jaxon Van Derbeken
Posted on 09/06/2007 8:15:51 AM PDT by SmithL
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:15:54 AM PDT
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
I think San Francisco, and the entire state, would be better off if they just fired ALL the judges, from the 9th Circuit down to the municipal courts, and started all over again.
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:21:47 AM PDT
by
3AngelaD
(They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
To: SmithL
I’m just surprised that we don’t see more of this.
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:22:14 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: SmithL
"Broussard broke into Leggalet's car in February 2006. He smashed the window and stole a cell phone and other valuables. When a bystander identified Broussard to police and Leggalet as the perpetrator, Leggalet's cell phone was attached to Broussard's belt. Broussard still denied involvement, though. The officer placed a call to Leggalet's telephone number. When the phone on Broussard's belt rang, Broussard was arrested." LMAO!!
There is a curious part of this paragraph though. It is where a bystander identified Broussard to the police, and Leggalet as the perpetrator. Leggalet was the victim.
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:26:42 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
To: SmithL
[. . .Broussard was caught in a stolen car but claimed to be watching it for a friend. He wasn’t charged with a crime. And even though he was on probation, prosecutors didn’t seek to have him returned to jail. . .District attorney’s office spokeswoman Bilen Mesfin said prosecutors had no evidence to prove Broussard actually intended to drive the stolen car, as there were no keys found.]
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:27:58 AM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
To: SmithL
So can the drug legalization folks explain how this problem would have been solved by their ‘solution’?
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:28:53 AM PDT
by
jbp1
(be nice now)
To: Enterprise
It is where a bystander identified Broussard to the police, and Leggalet A poorly written sentence, but you added a comma. They meant: The bystander identified Broussard to (police and Leggalet) as the perpetrator. ;)
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:30:55 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: jbp1
So can the drug legalization folks explain how this problem would have been solved by their solution?OD
8
posted on
09/06/2007 8:31:18 AM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your most dangerous enemy is your own government, Benito Guilinni a short man in search of a balcony)
To: SmithL
(sigh) If only all drugs were legalized, then addicts with no jobs or income wouldn’t commit crimes to buy their daily fix(es). /sarc
9
posted on
09/06/2007 8:33:12 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: Mr. Jeeves
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:36:12 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
To: SmithL
I love a story with a happy ending.
To: from occupied ga
har
at first I was thinking “OD” was some cryptic freep acro-phrase
get it now
back to my knap....
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:36:34 AM PDT
by
jbp1
(be nice now)
To: SmithL
Hunters Point projects where he was raised.A good friend of mine in Arizona and his wife were from there. He thanked the Army for getting him out to begin with and swore that the "street culture" that was then just developing, was the single greatest danger to Black America by creating an entirely separate world. He now points to Hip Hop and Rap as fulfillments of his prediction.
I wish others would see his point.
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:36:41 AM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: theDentist
A “twofer”; one thug-like mammal gone and another cast from the same mold is in the slammer charged with murder. Two off the street ain’t bad.
To: jbp1
So can the drug legalization folks explain how this problem would have been solved by their solution?Sure. Legal drugs would be supplied to guys like this in the form of government welfare benefits to the poor. ;)
To: jbp1
So can the drug legalization folks explain how this problem would have been solved by their solution? But you see, when drugs are legal, addicts will simply be able to walk into the nearest drug store and buy the narcotic of their choice.
Of course, that still doesn't address the issue of where they'll get the money to buy the legal drugs, or how the problem of addiction itself will go away once drugs are even more easily obtained, or how addiction renders a person much less likely to be able to hold a job and be financially stable so as to buy drugs without resorting to crime, etc.
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:43:58 AM PDT
by
Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
(Want authentic 1st century Christianity? Visit a local, New Testament Independent Baptist church!)
To: JimSEA
A good friend of mine in Arizona and his wife were from there. He thanked the Army for getting him out to begin with and swore that the "street culture" that was then just developing, was the single greatest danger to Black America by creating an entirely separate world. He now points to Hip Hop and Rap as fulfillments of his prediction. Oh c'mon now, we all know that the problems in, ahem, urban America stem from white racism and a lack of sufficient affirmative action programs.
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:45:57 AM PDT
by
Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
(Want authentic 1st century Christianity? Visit a local, New Testament Independent Baptist church!)
To: SmithL
Several years ago I saw an interview with a car thief from the LA area. He said that he never stole cars in the poor section of town because they didn’t’ bother to call the cops on you; they used “street justice”.
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:49:01 AM PDT
by
mbynack
(Retired USAF SMSgt)
To: ClearCase_guy
"Im just surprised that we dont see more of this." Patience....patience.
Vigilantiism (is that a word?) may make a comeback if things continue down the socialist/liberal path....
To: SmithL
There are just so many thugs, criminals and low life to work with. If every one in the system is to remain gainfully employed (police, DA, attorneys, judge, counselors, etc.)they have to keep recycling them through the system and the streets as quickly as possible to get the most out of them. It’s fairly easy to do by blaming everyone else in the system.
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posted on
09/06/2007 8:57:05 AM PDT
by
paul51
(11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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