Comments on: Mississippi Official Fires Hayne, Then Praises Him

By: sightunseen

sightunseen — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:18:44 +0000

I vividly remember a chemist/crime scene/specialist in Oklahoma by the name of Joyce Gilchrist (ms?) who worked for that state. Her testimony put many innocent people into prisons. I believe that the Innocent Project has freed a couple of people in that state due to her incompetent and determined malpractice.

Good on you for battling the forces of ,,,evil. Thats how I see it.

By: Judi

Judi — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:50:57 +0000

What DAN said! Amen!

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:38:28 +0000

Radley, you should be immensely proud of yourself for this investigation. You, individually, made a huge impact in the world, and got that rat bastard canned. Now keep pressing on, and get his victims some justice.

By: Viral Murkening § Unqualified Offerings

Viral Murkening § Unqualified Offerings — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:38:59 +0000

[...] For instance, thanks to prime muckraking by my man Radley Balko, Mississippi has finally kicked their clownish Medical Examiner Stephen Hayne out of the state’s Jalopy O’ Justice. But as Kerry Howley writes I found the most [...]

By: Sky

Sky — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:34:40 +0000

“But there still seems to be very little concern from Mississippi officials into looking back at the 20 years of damage Hayne has done to the state’s criminal and civil court systems. There seems to be no concern for the possibility that there are likely other innocent people he has helped convict, or of guilty people his testimony had allowed to go free.”

I think that’s exactly what the State’s afraid of. I kept hoping he would sue you…at least then the courts would have to take a long hard look at Cory Maye’s case, The Edmonds Case, Brett Jones case and others that the Innocent Project has raised issues about. If Hayne really had any inclination to sue you one would think you would have already been served with a cease and desist order. Good Job Radley!!

By: Helmut O' Hooligan

Helmut O' Hooligan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:44:03 +0000

Excellent point supercat. The cover-up is stinks almost as badly as the crime, especially in government. When your state has allowed a guy like Hayne to practice for so long, the “mistakes were made” platitudes and the “thank you for your service” stuff just makes your agency look foolish.

By: supercat

supercat — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:33:51 +0000

One thing I wish officials would realize is that an agency whose audits find problems–even major ones–will have more credibility than an agency whose audits blatantly ignore problems that clearly exist.

By: SusanK

SusanK — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:10:16 +0000

Simple answer: In a civil suit, evidence of “fixing the problem” isn’t generally admissible whereas admitting the problem existed is.

By: Mikestermike

Mikestermike — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:39:34 +0000

I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him;
The evil that men do lives after them,
The good is oft interred with their bones,
So let it be with Caesar …

By: Danny

Danny — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:02:10 +0000

I understand the reason for not being overjoyed quite yet, but this is certainly reason to celebrate the first step being made, even if it is in the wrong spirit. Let’s hope they do a formal and pervasive investigation of all of his previous work! Great job, Radley!