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A TRAFFICKING STORY

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Another example of Justice Building Justice, as our intrepid Herald reporter Oh Susannah Nesmith, (back from an editing stint) reports on the trial of Joaquin Decantor for trafficking drugs.The article isHEREThe defense: his car broke down and before he walked home he grabbed his girlfriend?s prescription medicine to take home to her.The penalty: A 25 year prison minimum mandatory.If the defense facts are true- if this man was arrested and charged while having his girlfriend?s prescription on him as he walked home, the SAO and every member therein should hang their heads in shame. The prosecutor should resign, and Kathy Fernandle should be replaced. IF the facts are true. To subject a human being in this scenario to a quarter century of prison on these set of facts bespeaks of a prosecutor?s office so out of control, so out of touch with reality, so afraid of their own shadow, so unable to do justice, that Janet Reno?s picture should be removed from their lobby...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on April 09, 2008 (boomark / email).