Jim Bell Trial: Fourth Day (fwd)

[measl at mfn.org]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Ken Brown wrote:

> > Leen told Tanner that all of Bell's discovery notes were at Seatac; that
> > Seatac would not release the notes without a court order, and that the counsellor
> > who would release the notes doesn't work on the weekend.  Leen asked for
> > an opportunity to recover the notes.  Tanner refused.
> 
> Is this normal in US courts?

Totally normal.

> Is it as biased and unfair as it sounds on
> the face of it?

Yes.  This is one of the reasons the Fedz are so terrified of AP...
 
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Yours, 
J.A. Terranson
sysadmin at mfn.org

If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they
should give serious consideration towards setting a better example:
Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of
unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in
the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and 
elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire
populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate...
This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States
as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers,
associates, or others.  Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of
those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the
first place...
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