[Cboldt]

-- If the facts are on your side, argue the facts. If the law is on your side, argue the law. --

Mom and her friends seem to be arguing both in this case. As to the facts, they offer an alibi and an alternative suspect; and as to the law they imply the process is not following the criminal law pattern of arrest, bond, indict/charge, and trial.

[normanpubbie]

Here's the point that I was making about the gag order. Without a gag order, we might see young Lundeby's police interrogation, jailhouse pictures, etc. night after night on the Nancy Grace show. Think Casey Anthony. In that case, the meter reader is my prime suspect, not Anthony.

As for the alibi and the "some other dude did it," those are assertions, not facts. If the Lundebys can back up the assertions solidly, the Feds don't have a case.

I found another article by a William Norman Grigg on Lew Rockwell's website, with more details furnished by Mom. Grigg refers to the "Stalinist (sic) Patriot Act" which tells you where he's coming from. Grigg asserts that a criminal complaint has been filed but the lad has not been charged yet. As I said before, I figure that an arrest warrant was served, he was charged under a criminal complaint, and was later indicted by a federal grand jury.

I have to wash my hands thoroughly after visiting Rockwell's site.

If Ashton didn't commit this/these crimes, my heart goes out to him. If he did, he won't get any sympathy from me.