Again, they have no excuse...
... for this piece-of-crap "report":
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5167447
Anti-Gang Bill Targets Witness Intimidation
All Things Considered, January 22, 2006 ยท A proposed anti-gang law in Massachusetts targets the intimidation of witnesses in criminal trials by making it harder for defendants to find out who has given grand jury evidence against them.
The proposal comes as courtrooms in Boston and other cities are banning T-shirts that read "Stop Snitchin" and cell phones with cameras.
In Boston, where the murder rate fell so precipitously it was hailed as a "miracle," violence is on the rise.
From WBUR in Boston, Monica Brady-Myerov reports.
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It was all I could do to keep from putting a bullet through the radio when I heard that one.
NPR's moonbattiness never ceases to amaze me. Not because that their reporting smacks of Commie-cuddling (I nearly threw up when one of their reports lauded uber-Socialist Hugo Chavez's "programs" to assist the poor .... ), but because of the dizzying spin. They can actually make Fox News look fair and balanced, and that is profoundly sad.
The abovementioned "report" applauded mASSachusetts' move to keep certain criminal defendants from knowing who has provided evidence leading to their prosecution. Of course, NPR only presents it in the context of gang violence.
Context, y'all. It's all about context.
Put that in ANY other context, and NPR would be howling about violations of civil rights. And they'd be right. What happens after they set that precedent? How are YOU supposed to defend yourself in court if you don't know who is accusing you? Don't think for a minute that the precedent will only apply to "gang" prosecutions. Isn't that why the government's power to detain people at Gitmo is so disturbing in that Orwellian way? It's a bad idea to give the government the power to detain you without charging you and, by extension, without knowing what witnesses (if any) there are against you. It robs you of your ability to defend yourself in court.
Why, NPR, is this any different? It's categorically wrong to rob the accused of the right to mount an effective defense. Only a totalitarian regime would do such a thing (like Chavez, maybe? Hmmm... I wonder what Venezuela's court system is like...) Isn't that why our system of justice has things like the Writ of Habeus Corpus?
In any other context, NPR would be having a cow over this, but they're willing to strip the issue of all relevant context if they can convince you that more government power can keep you "safe" from gangs. Never mind that it makes a mockery of what's left of our system of justice. Weren't we warned against trading liberty for a little safety? Cowards.
mASSachusetts is already one of the gun-control capitols of the U.S. I guess this is what happens when, even in the face of overwhelming government control over people's lives, their crime rate goes up. The moonbats take flight. Oh, the wackiness in the land of Kennedy and Kerry. I guess I shouldn't expect anything else.
Die, NPR. Die. If my prayers are ever answered, and NPR's funding dries up, I'll make a special trip to the U.S.S.R. ... um, I mean, Boston, just to spit on their silent radio tower.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5167447
Anti-Gang Bill Targets Witness Intimidation
All Things Considered, January 22, 2006 ยท A proposed anti-gang law in Massachusetts targets the intimidation of witnesses in criminal trials by making it harder for defendants to find out who has given grand jury evidence against them.
The proposal comes as courtrooms in Boston and other cities are banning T-shirts that read "Stop Snitchin" and cell phones with cameras.
In Boston, where the murder rate fell so precipitously it was hailed as a "miracle," violence is on the rise.
From WBUR in Boston, Monica Brady-Myerov reports.
___________________________________________
It was all I could do to keep from putting a bullet through the radio when I heard that one.
NPR's moonbattiness never ceases to amaze me. Not because that their reporting smacks of Commie-cuddling (I nearly threw up when one of their reports lauded uber-Socialist Hugo Chavez's "programs" to assist the poor .... ), but because of the dizzying spin. They can actually make Fox News look fair and balanced, and that is profoundly sad.
The abovementioned "report" applauded mASSachusetts' move to keep certain criminal defendants from knowing who has provided evidence leading to their prosecution. Of course, NPR only presents it in the context of gang violence.
Context, y'all. It's all about context.
Put that in ANY other context, and NPR would be howling about violations of civil rights. And they'd be right. What happens after they set that precedent? How are YOU supposed to defend yourself in court if you don't know who is accusing you? Don't think for a minute that the precedent will only apply to "gang" prosecutions. Isn't that why the government's power to detain people at Gitmo is so disturbing in that Orwellian way? It's a bad idea to give the government the power to detain you without charging you and, by extension, without knowing what witnesses (if any) there are against you. It robs you of your ability to defend yourself in court.
Why, NPR, is this any different? It's categorically wrong to rob the accused of the right to mount an effective defense. Only a totalitarian regime would do such a thing (like Chavez, maybe? Hmmm... I wonder what Venezuela's court system is like...) Isn't that why our system of justice has things like the Writ of Habeus Corpus?
In any other context, NPR would be having a cow over this, but they're willing to strip the issue of all relevant context if they can convince you that more government power can keep you "safe" from gangs. Never mind that it makes a mockery of what's left of our system of justice. Weren't we warned against trading liberty for a little safety? Cowards.
mASSachusetts is already one of the gun-control capitols of the U.S. I guess this is what happens when, even in the face of overwhelming government control over people's lives, their crime rate goes up. The moonbats take flight. Oh, the wackiness in the land of Kennedy and Kerry. I guess I shouldn't expect anything else.
Die, NPR. Die. If my prayers are ever answered, and NPR's funding dries up, I'll make a special trip to the U.S.S.R. ... um, I mean, Boston, just to spit on their silent radio tower.
posted by Alpineman, RN at 11:42 AM
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