tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post5278158150665421684..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: The Grand Jurykcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-85282931338743252412014-02-17T04:10:19.564-05:002014-02-17T04:10:19.564-05:00Not to mention condoned abuses of the vilest and m...Not to mention condoned abuses of the vilest and most harmful kind supported by these educational institutions incorporated in the name of deceitful god-is-us coverups and corrupted injustice to retain, maintain, and increase their power over others and their subjects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-14422737288970799802014-02-15T17:11:57.166-05:002014-02-15T17:11:57.166-05:00The best observation I can think of is paraphrased...The best observation I can think of is paraphrased from Political Correctness Watch by John Ray:<br /><br />“American “liberals” often deny being Leftists and say that they are very different from the Communist rulers of other countries. Their only real difference, however, is how much power they have. In America, their power is currently limited by the Constitution. To see what they WOULD be like with real power, look to where they ARE already powerful: in America’s educational system — particularly its universities and colleges. There they show the same regard for free-speech and individual rights that Stalin did: Zero.<br />So, look to higher education to see what America would be like if “liberals” had their way. It would be consumed by nightmarish tyranny.”JohnCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-35993476840266211052014-02-13T18:51:33.447-05:002014-02-13T18:51:33.447-05:00Has it been snowing in Durham?Has it been snowing in Durham?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-85061359388152296482014-02-07T09:12:35.299-05:002014-02-07T09:12:35.299-05:00A Duke Freshman is posting on Huffington Post abou...A Duke Freshman is posting on Huffington Post about her experiences tenting for basketball games:<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grace-li/duke-basketball-tent_b_4727515.html<br /><br />Reading it, it seems clear how much the gang of 88 has ruined her life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-90461673181292394772014-02-04T20:11:00.541-05:002014-02-04T20:11:00.541-05:00"If they are judges"
They aren't ju..."If they are judges"<br /><br />They aren't judges; they're just ordinary jurors--often older people because they have the time to sit on a grand jury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-54895392172625529752014-02-04T19:17:09.378-05:002014-02-04T19:17:09.378-05:00So who are the people on the jury in a Grand Jury ...So who are the people on the jury in a Grand Jury in NC and in Durham? If they are judges, wouldn't that create a bias of opinion when trying the case before any judge thereafter, since their minds are already set in a direction of guilt before being proven innocent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-8050773352851736502014-02-04T13:16:05.024-05:002014-02-04T13:16:05.024-05:00"Do all states have a similar grand jury syst..."Do all states have a similar grand jury system?"<br /><br />At least in other states, transcripts are kept of grand jury proceedings. At present, in NC<br />a prosecutor can have witnesses say anything (including lies) to the jurors,<br />and there will be no record kept of it.<br /><br />Secondly, in almost all other states, a person indicted by a grand jury still has the right to a probable cause hearing--to challenge the evidence. In North Carolina, if you are indicted by the Grand Jury, you forfeit that right.<br /><br />Nifong delayed arresting any one in the lax case for two weeks, so he could have a grand jury indict them instead--thus foreclosing their ability to present their evidence of innocence to the court. And, of course, no records were kept of what was said to the jurors.<br /><br />NC desperately needs some basic--BASIC--reforms; but <br />no one (and no one at Duke Law) appears interested in protecting the rights of accused persons...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-63032702082171896822014-02-04T10:09:47.551-05:002014-02-04T10:09:47.551-05:00Do all states have a similar grand jury system? ...Do all states have a similar grand jury system? What a waste of money.<br />Just wondering.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-20140864167463824822014-02-04T04:34:59.690-05:002014-02-04T04:34:59.690-05:00A piece of prior history of North Carolina: http:/...A piece of prior history of North Carolina: http://rare.us/story/when-black-americans-used-the-second-amendment-to-fight-the-ku-klux-klan/<br /><br />Big AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-19672372006298180902014-02-02T21:29:30.287-05:002014-02-02T21:29:30.287-05:00I wonder why the faculty and students at Duke Law ...I wonder why the faculty and students at Duke Law don't work for the reform of the NC grand jury system. ..It couldn't be because that would involve them in admitting the travesty that was the Duke lacrosse case (during which they were noticeably silent...)...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com