Comments on: Rick Scott: Limited Government Hero

By: Correction | The Agitator

Correction | The Agitator — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:32:25 +0000

[...] week, I put up a post here and wrote a short piece at HuffPost about Gov. Rick Scott vetoing funding for the Florida Innocence [...]

By: Florida, Illinois Eliminate Commissions that Help Free Innocent, Investigate Police Torture - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:52:08 +0000

[...] invaluable American justice system resource (and Southern California Journalism Award nominee!), makes quick work of whatever economic argument might have been used to justify this [...]

By: Gimmel Yod

Gimmel Yod — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:26:32 +0000

Well, –you need to understand that when you’re a politician who benefits from the privatized prison system thru kickbacks & other means; –You can’t have a little detail like somebody’s innocence standing in the way of keeping the prisons full & your kickbacks large.

By: pierre

pierre — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:51:11 +0000

There is no veto override in Florida? The vote was nearly unanimous.

By: celticdragonchick

celticdragonchick — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:41:53 +0000

@40

Radley has a wide following and his perspective would be helpful, I think.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:35:19 +0000

@39 In your last sentence you’ve identified precisely why Radley doesn’t feel the need to post on it. He’s explained this many times.

By: celticdragonchick

celticdragonchick — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:05:12 +0000

Radley, you really need to frontpage the Aurora cop blockade story mentioned upthread. This is one of the most astonishing mass violations of rights in the last several years.

Eugene Volokh and Ann Althouse have been covering it.

By: Greg N.

Greg N. — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:52:17 +0000

Surely there’s a benevolent private (or some citizens) citizen willing to put up $200K to keep this going, right? And imagine the reaction when they find the next innocent person; the person whose case would’ve gone unnoticed because of Scott’s decision to kill the Commission.

Anyone?

By: Andre Kenji

Andre Kenji — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:05:44 +0000

Off-post, but it´s important:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/05/washington-man-accused-killing-sex-offenders-allegedly-leaves-note-it-had-to-be/

By: John Thacker

John Thacker — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:40:51 +0000

Oh, and look, here's Illinois doing the same thing. Except here somehow the (Democratically controlled) Legislature stripped the funding, even though it created the commission three years ago, right before it was about to report. And somehow no one is taking credit for the funding being stripped, but it happened. Funny thing, politics.

By: A Question of Justice » Because this is how Florida should save money…

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:08:27 +0000

[...] From Radley Balko over at The Agitator: [...]

By: CyniCAl

CyniCAl — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:54:53 +0000

Couldn’t those Aurora cops have seized every bit of cash they found on each detainee as drug money? What a blown opportunity. Come to think of it, they could have seized their vehicles too. And they call themselves cops. What a bunch of slackers. They should all be fired for incompetence.

By: CyniCAl

CyniCAl — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:49:51 +0000

“I do feel that it’s important for this person to be disciplined. I don’t know if he should be an officer or not — what he was doing was so violent.”

Not that I give much of a shit what happens in that cesspool known as NY either, but zomg lol! Poor widdle judge didn’t know that cops are selected based on their propensity to violence! Some people are sooooooo naive.

By: MassHole

MassHole — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:01:21 +0000

Felons don’t vote. If a politician can get an advantage by sticking to them, it’s an easy decision. I’m sure Rick Scott is an amoral asshole just like 95% of politicians. With that in mind, why would anyone expect him to look out for a constituency that has no money or voting base to contribute to him.

By: jmcross

jmcross — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:32:39 +0000

Rick Scott is a tool who, in a just world, would be a convicted felon behind the Columbia/HCA fraud. Gov. Scott and Sen. Rubio are prime examples of the “Tea Party” in FL going off the rails.

By: Capo

Capo — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:47:01 +0000

Sorry I thought you were being serious. I was seeing red on this one because I live in Florida, voted for the guy, and defended him over and over again early in his governorship.

He’s been a pretty big disappointment.

By: Pi Guy

Pi Guy — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:41:46 +0000

re: Aurora cops

“The result of the whole ordeal is that it paid off. We have arrested and charged a suspect.”

So cops can detain dozens of adults, search their cars without a warrant, and then claim it paid off because they caught their guy.

I hope these people sue the shit out of the city. And maybe send them a copy of the Constitution to read.

By: nigmalg

nigmalg — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:17:10 +0000

Oh, I also like how the linebackers demand “permission” to search the vehicle after you’ve been ripped out and forcefully handcuffed. Gee, I wonder what would happen if they said no.

By: nigmalg

nigmalg — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:14:03 +0000

JSL,

“It’s hard to say what normal is in a situation like this when you haven’t dealt with a situation like this,” Fania said. “The result of the whole ordeal is that it paid off. We have arrested and charged a suspect.”

If you’ve got nothing to hide, then why complain, etc.. etc.. ad nauseum. I have a serious question for them. If the end justifies the means, then why bother having a bill of rights?

By: JSL

JSL — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:15:57 +0000

OT but wow… Aurora Co. cops stop all the cars in an intersection to apprehend a bank robber.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/06/police-stop-handcuff-every-adult-at-intersection-in-search-for-bank-robber/