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Permalink Reply by Davo on July 19, 2010 at 10:06am

Oh and (not to sound like a facebook stalker or anything) they should have to wear those ankle bracelets that monitor BAC cuz it looks like he's got no problem drinking still.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on July 19, 2010 at 10:52am

Judge Kipperman should be forced to ride a bicycle! She is obviously out of her mind and we need to find a new Judge to fill her spot!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Perz on July 19, 2010 at 10:58am

Why lawyers pretty much completely suck (save for the times you need one, natch) part 358,922...

Attorney Raul Villalobos, who represented Reza, said he told the judge that his client, who had no criminal record, didn't mean to hurt Juan Gamboa, the cyclist he struck. "There is some game that kids play, a video game, where you get so many points for bumping a bicyclist. … That's basically what they were doing," he said. And Gamboa was not injured, he said.

Now I know that counsel's duty is to serve their client and nothing more, but I'd still love to hear how this guy would craft his argument if said video game featured a level of women pushing strollers.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on July 19, 2010 at 11:07am

We're having a meeting to night to talk about this case with cyclists that are lawyers to see how this really played out - I'll ask. ;-) Maybe it'll be answered by then.

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca on July 19, 2010 at 11:46am

You know how no one ever really pays attention to the judge elections.........well this is a perfect example of why everyone should make wise choices when selecting judges and not just vote for whoever's name sounds familiar/is a democrat.

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Permalink Reply by Sue Clark on July 19, 2010 at 12:41pm

For those who want to know more about the judges prior to an election, check out the following site: http://voteforjudges.org/

(I'm not affiliated with the site, but I find it informative and useful.)

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Permalink Reply by Adam "Cezar" Jenkins on July 20, 2010 at 1:24am

"You can't sentence somebody based on what might have happened," Rascia said.

Oh yes you can, that's why penalties for DUI are so stiff.

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Permalink Reply by Jin Kim on July 21, 2010 at 9:43am

I would love to know what video game he's talking about. As an avid gamer, I don't know any game where you get points for "bumping" cyclists.

Michael Perz said:

Why lawyers pretty much completely suck (save for the times you need one, natch) part 358,922...

Attorney Raul Villalobos, who represented Reza, said he told the judge that his client, who had no criminal record, didn't mean to hurt Juan Gamboa, the cyclist he struck. "There is some game that kids play, a video game, where you get so many points for bumping a bicyclist. … That's basically what they were doing," he said. And Gamboa was not injured, he said.

Now I know that counsel's duty is to serve their client and nothing more, but I'd still love to hear how this guy would craft his argument if said video game featured a level of women pushing strollers.

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Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on July 21, 2010 at 10:06am

We in Wisconsin had a case where a cyclist was killed by a drunk driver relatively recently. In the Racine County case against Janell Gehrke, who killed Nancy Sellars, Gehrke who blew .21 was sentenced to 4 yrs. at Taycheedah Women's Correctional Facility. It's obvious that Judge Kipperman is lax on drunk drivers, even by Wisconsin's notoriously lenient standards.

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