Comments on: In the May Issue of Reason: My Story on the Colomb Family http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/ It rankles me when somebody tries to tell somebody what to do. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:10:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Eloise Hilarides http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-125986 Eloise Hilarides Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:05:43 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-125986 I am interested in finding a way to help the Colomb family after this tragedy. Is there a charity that is working on their behalf? I can work to raise funds for them if I can find (or start) the appropriate way to help. Thank you. I am interested in finding a way to help the Colomb family after this tragedy. Is there a charity that is working on their behalf? I can work to raise funds for them if I can find (or start) the appropriate way to help. Thank you.

]]> By: Joel http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-84072 Joel Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:01:44 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-84072 “…illustrative of the problem with using testimony bartered from jail house informants.” Is a defense attorney allowed to raise doubts about a witness’s credibility in such a situation. I’m guessing not. “…illustrative of the problem with using testimony bartered from jail house informants.”

Is a defense attorney allowed to raise doubts about a witness’s credibility in such a situation. I’m guessing not.

]]> By: Billy Beck http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83753 Billy Beck Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:45:02 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83753 Skip: a long time ago in Usenet, there was a regular poster whose sig-line read: "This will only stop when the cost-collection ratio reaches 1-1." He was regarded as a kook by all the usual-suspect types -- including law & order conservatives and nanny-state commies -- but I always said he was right. I still do. Skip: a long time ago in Usenet, there was a regular poster whose sig-line read: “This will only stop when the cost-collection ratio reaches 1-1.” He was regarded as a kook by all the usual-suspect types — including law & order conservatives and nanny-state commies — but I always said he was right.

I still do.

]]> By: Skip Oliva http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83752 Skip Oliva Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:23:39 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83752 Prosecutors and cops will only change their behavior when they fear for their own lives. Not a threat, just an observation. Prosecutors and cops will only change their behavior when they fear for their own lives. Not a threat, just an observation.

]]> By: Lee Hamel http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83747 Lee Hamel Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:40:32 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83747 It just hit me ... I thought citizens were to be protected from a tyrannical government by this thing called the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Guess that only happens when it's followed. It didn't go far enough, in my opinion ... It just hit me … I thought citizens were to be protected from a tyrannical government by this thing called the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Guess that only happens when it’s followed. It didn’t go far enough, in my opinion …

]]> By: Lee Hamel http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83746 Lee Hamel Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:38:56 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83746 This is exactly why I advocate that laws need to be changed to protect the citizens from a tyrannical government. Police, prosecutors, and judges should all be able to be sued. With this possibility, I'm sure their behavior will change to a large degree. The idea of immunity causes them to DESTROY people's lives, and they get to go home at night and laugh about it! Some cases aren't as blatant as this one, but cops, prosecutors, and judges were all complicit in destroying this family's lives. They all KNEW what they were doing, it's so blatantly obvious when you read the facts. This is exactly why I advocate that laws need to be changed to protect the citizens from a tyrannical government. Police, prosecutors, and judges should all be able to be sued. With this possibility, I’m sure their behavior will change to a large degree. The idea of immunity causes them to DESTROY people’s lives, and they get to go home at night and laugh about it! Some cases aren’t as blatant as this one, but cops, prosecutors, and judges were all complicit in destroying this family’s lives. They all KNEW what they were doing, it’s so blatantly obvious when you read the facts.

]]> By: Jill http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83708 Jill Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:00:35 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83708 "Wow. On a side note, is the name ‘Colomb’ pronounced like a French word? Feel I should be able to say more than ‘a family in Louisiana…’" Yes. My best attempt at phonetics is cuh-LOME. On my own side note - Radley, your cajun namesake's family is from Church Point. There are Savoies aplenty in that little town. What a heartbreaking story. Thank you for your work. “Wow. On a side note, is the name ‘Colomb’ pronounced like a French word? Feel I should be able to say more than ‘a family in Louisiana…’”

Yes. My best attempt at phonetics is cuh-LOME.

On my own side note - Radley, your cajun namesake’s family is from Church Point. There are Savoies aplenty in that little town. What a heartbreaking story. Thank you for your work.

]]> By: Dave Krueger http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83706 Dave Krueger Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:48:14 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83706 Seems like the motto of law enforcement is changing from <i>"to serve and protect"</i> to <i>"it's us against you"</i>. Seems like the motto of law enforcement is changing from “to serve and protect” to “it’s us against you”.

]]> By: Warren http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83620 Warren Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:09:41 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83620 R-Balk, Is it possible to do with bad prosecutions what you did for police raids gone wrong? An Overkill for the Allgoods, Nifongs, Buchannons, and Grayson's out there? R-Balk,

Is it possible to do with bad prosecutions what you did for police raids gone wrong?

An Overkill for the Allgoods, Nifongs, Buchannons, and Grayson’s out there?

]]> By: Students for Sensible Drug Policy @ UH » Inmate Social Networking Students for Sensible Drug Policy @ UH http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83619 Students for Sensible Drug Policy @ UH » Inmate Social Networking Students for Sensible Drug Policy @ UH Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:59:30 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83619 [...] I was reading a post that Radley wrote over at The Agitator about the Colomb Family. And I noticed something in particular that really worried [...] [...] I was reading a post that Radley wrote over at The Agitator about the Colomb Family. And I noticed something in particular that really worried [...]

]]> By: matt http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83616 matt Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:02:18 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83616 wow. that story sends chills down my spine. wow. that story sends chills down my spine.

]]> By: me http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83614 me Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:16:16 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83614 Wow. On a side note, is the name 'Colomb' pronounced like a French word? Feel I should be able to say more than 'a family in Louisiana...' Wow. On a side note, is the name ‘Colomb’ pronounced like a French word? Feel I should be able to say more than ‘a family in Louisiana…’

]]> By: Matt Moore http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83602 Matt Moore Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:32:14 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/03/31/catch-me-in-the-new-reason/#comment-83602 Thank you, Radley. This is a terrible story and I'm glad you found it. Do you know why they were targeted? Thank you, Radley. This is a terrible story and I’m glad you found it.

Do you know why they were targeted?

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