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I don't mean to make much of this. I have exchanged some strongly worded messages with some biking friends. I cannot sign a petition insisting that the case go to trial. I want the driver to face the full wrath of the law. However, I feel that insisting on a trial serves no purpose and as a life long liberal it smacks of a lynch mob. I have no problem with showing up at court, making voices heard, etc. I have a big problem with insisting that the case must go to trial. I am sure many here will take issue with this. I will not reply regardless of the responses as I do not want to derail this thread and take the focus of Bobby's unfortunate death and the liklihood that an apparently drunk driver was responsible.
Simone said:
They have good legal consul. San Hamel's facebook and twitter and Myspace were pulled down right quick.
Anyways I'm not sure if you all saw this... but please sign and share it.
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/no-plea-bargain-for-ryne
Thanks so much
You said you won't engage but I'm going to reply anyway. I think it's not insisting on the case go to trial so much as insisting that he not be allowed to plea-bargain down to lesser charges. I don't want this to go to trial either. I want the defendant to accept responsibility for his actions and plead guilty. That being said it's still innocent until proven guilty in our legal system. I don't have a shred of doubt that he is guilty but if I'm wrong then he should be allowed his day in court. And that would be a trial.
I'm not sure offhand but I've seen many times that a high percentage of cases get plea bargained down to lesser charges. This is one instance where I don't think that should happen.
David Barish said:
I don't mean to make much of this. I have exchanged some strongly worded messages with some biking friends. I cannot sign a petition insisting that the case go to trial. I want the driver to face the full wrath of the law. However, I feel that insisting on a trial serves no purpose and as a life long liberal it smacks of a lynch mob. I have no problem with showing up at court, making voices heard, etc. I have a big problem with insisting that the case must go to trial. I am sure many here will take issue with this. I will not reply regardless of the responses as I do not want to derail this thread and take the focus of Bobby's unfortunate death and the liklihood that an apparently drunk driver was responsible.
I don't know of many lynch mobs who demanded for a trial based on facts. If we were actually a lynch mob he probably wouldn't have a trial at all.
I think they're drunk to have a company profile that can only be viewed if you're signed into Facebook. Good for getting the word out.
Their "apology" sounds like boilerplate BS, not the response of a company whose intoxicated employee caused another person's death. I guess it would be bad for them to badmouth their own business.
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