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Well...

All I can really say is this:

What is "worldview?"

I stated my opinions about this case, and Joe said it was my "worldview." That's a pretty encompassing assertion. Again, telling me what I think.

But the truly revealing part was that Joe, perhaps inadvertently, revealed his worldview as being opposite to my own when I pointed out everything that was wrong with the trial and Joe thought it was "for the most part" a fair trial.

So I guess it's my turn to put thoughts into Joe's head for him.

Joe believes that it's okay to deny a defendant the right to present favorable witnesses if they don't like him.

Joe believes that it's okay to have secret charges against a defendant that are only revealed after the defendant rests his case in court, if they don't like him.

Joe believes that it's okay to ignore the statute of limitations on minor infractions by using a secret charge that nobody knows about until after both sides rest their cases and then tell the jury that they can make up whatever "crime" they want to fit the secret charges, if they don't like the defendant.

That's Joe's worldview, and it is opposite to mine. Basically, the worldview that Joe says "others take a different view," is one where they can deny the constitutional rights of people they don't like.

It's hard for me to call that kind of person a conservative.

-PJ