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Old 09-26-2006, 04:22 PM
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My translator broke at "hotty totty"

I still say good for her. Clearly every DUI is not going to get a murder charge, but if you drive drunk, pay the price. The real one, not the 150 dollar traffic ticket you plead down to.
Perhaps area or age slang issue: HT=rich, connected et al......
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Old 09-26-2006, 04:29 PM
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I don't think her problem was that DUIs were being plead out...I think her problem was with the terms of the plea. The full article said that DUI offenders were being plead out to minor traffic violations, so in order to curb that, she's saying no pleas. I obviously can't say for sure, but I think once things get more "under control" she might be willing to start offering pleas that actually fit the crime.
Isn't this a knee-jerk reaction that plays right into what valkyrie is noting?

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Also, there are alternative punishments for DUIs that don't crowd jails - such as community service, extended counseling/rehab hours, fines, etc.
These would be much more similar to terms of a plea arrangement than an actual punishment for the crime as listed 'on the books' - this is entirely the point valkyrie is making.
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Old 09-26-2006, 06:10 PM
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There's some creepy ass political crap going on in this state. The judicial term limits thing is another one -- I wish people would get hopping mad about that little piece of work. And Beauprez is as awful as Pete Coors.
They've talked about those term limits in MA as well; the funny thing is their basing it on anger over one case, Goodridge, and if they actually looked at the court's body of work there would probably be more support.

That's getting off on a tangent though; the suggestions of this D.A. seem a bit odd. You're right on the trial example - I think once people see the long-term result of these tactics, they'll be a lot less supportive.
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Old 09-26-2006, 07:10 PM
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Perhaps area or age slang issue: HT=rich, connected et al......
Dude, you are now officially creepy.
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Old 09-26-2006, 07:40 PM
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Dude, you are now officially creepy.
Me? Why?
All I did was answer your question, in a helpful kind way, in a thread we are both in......
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