Justice is what is served within the confines of a legal system that is privy to all the facts of each case and is meted out through a sentencing structure that includes (like it or not) plea bargaining. Revenge is what is often demanded by people who have only what is available publicly.
I believe that there are a lot of unanswered questions. In case of embezzlement the public dollar amount figure is usually grossly understated. I believe in this case a lot more than the $10K figure was involved. I have no proof other than a gut feeling. I would like to see a full audit and an explanation of how they arrived at the figure.
Justice IS NOT punishment or sentence. Justice is the completion of a fair trial within the confines of the law which includes besides punishment, acquittal, leniency, plea bargain and judgment.
We thank God, do not punish by lynch mob, public opinion or reprisal in this nation.
To be clear, I firmly believe that government officials, especially judges, should be held to a higher standard, that said in the truest sense of the poll question, justice was served in that due process including the Plea Bargain were used at the final resolution of this case. Whether or not the majority of us like it or agree with it on a personal basis is not relevant.
Alexander still says he is innocent, yet this plea deal basically says he is guilty. It can not be both and we should have been able to learn the truth
I voted no, only because of the stink test - there seems to be a lot more that has happened than has been brought court.
However, given the confines of the information known/provable, the outcome is probably as good as it could get without throwing a boatload of money into further prosecution.
John, I don't think agreeing to a plea deal in which you do not enter a plea and then get the charges dismissed constitute saying he's guilty. It gives him plausible deniability, IHMO.
They betrayed the public trust. There is no excuse for that. Now they have used their court system savy to get off lightly. Something stinks, and its not Baskins Farm.
I appreciate the DA's comments about no previous convictions etc. But I voted no because I firmly believe that officers of the court, law enforcement officers, and all others sworn to uphold the law must be held to a higher standard than the general public.
Having been on the board and a target of Alexander I was privy to the facts and evidence in this case and I am sure that if he would not have taken the plea he would have been convicted. The fact that he would even suggest that hes innocent is a slap in the residents face. Read the audit and then read the commissions results, at the very least he should be sorry to the residents that he wasn't dong his job. But thru all his blustering about serving the lord and being a good god fearing man did he say he was sorry for the things that without a doubt he"s guilty of No! He gets on T V and talks about never hurting the people of Corfu but that is exactly what he did. The evidence in this case was not put in front of a jury. He was not found innocent by a jury of his peers or a judge. He took a plea bargin to avoid a conviction in my opinion.
Of course, he wasn't charged with anything related to the audit or the commission report. He was charged with activity extracurricular to the financial matters.
The bigger issue there, perhaps, is there are some -- allegedly, of course -- more direct personal victims regarding what the actual charges were about.
Tim, the prosecutors usually don't care about how our money is spent, after all, a gen.co. prosecutor spent tax dollars attempting to prosecute a teen for placing a discarded traffic cone on his head.
The bigger picture here is the pandora's box that will start to open when people Alexander sentenced to jail start filing motions for new trials, and the state having to look into each and every case Alexander presided over.
It's hard to come up with an intelligent rebuttal to what i said so it was probably easier to give me a thumbs down. I bet if you did research on similar misdemeanor charges, for people without any priors this guy losing his job and being "barred from his profession for the rest of his life' this was a good plea for the town of Corfu. As far as being privy to the facts of the case and weather he may have been convicted, it was still only a misdemeanor! If you look back people were complaining about some guy getting off with probation for burglary 3rd and that's a felony! Let the negative votes begin and i leave you with this:
"You and Dawson, you both live in the same dreamworld. It doesn't matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove! So please, don't tell me what I know, or don't know; I know the LAW.
Justice is what is served
Justice is what is served within the confines of a legal system that is privy to all the facts of each case and is meted out through a sentencing structure that includes (like it or not) plea bargaining. Revenge is what is often demanded by people who have only what is available publicly.
I believe that there are a
I believe that there are a lot of unanswered questions. In case of embezzlement the public dollar amount figure is usually grossly understated. I believe in this case a lot more than the $10K figure was involved. I have no proof other than a gut feeling. I would like to see a full audit and an explanation of how they arrived at the figure.
Justice IS NOT punishment or
Justice IS NOT punishment or sentence. Justice is the completion of a fair trial within the confines of the law which includes besides punishment, acquittal, leniency, plea bargain and judgment.
We thank God, do not punish by lynch mob, public opinion or reprisal in this nation.
To be clear, I firmly believe that government officials, especially judges, should be held to a higher standard, that said in the truest sense of the poll question, justice was served in that due process including the Plea Bargain were used at the final resolution of this case. Whether or not the majority of us like it or agree with it on a personal basis is not relevant.
Alexander still says he is
Alexander still says he is innocent, yet this plea deal basically says he is guilty. It can not be both and we should have been able to learn the truth
I voted no, only because of
I voted no, only because of the stink test - there seems to be a lot more that has happened than has been brought court.
However, given the confines of the information known/provable, the outcome is probably as good as it could get without throwing a boatload of money into further prosecution.
John, I don't think agreeing
John, I don't think agreeing to a plea deal in which you do not enter a plea and then get the charges dismissed constitute saying he's guilty. It gives him plausible deniability, IHMO.
They betrayed the public
They betrayed the public trust. There is no excuse for that. Now they have used their court system savy to get off lightly. Something stinks, and its not Baskins Farm.
I appreciate the DA's
I appreciate the DA's comments about no previous convictions etc. But I voted no because I firmly believe that officers of the court, law enforcement officers, and all others sworn to uphold the law must be held to a higher standard than the general public.
Isn't he being held to a
Isn't he being held to a higher standard? How many of us would lose our job for being charged with a misdemeanor? Not convicted charged!
Gerald, not just lose his
Gerald, not just lose his job, but be barred from that profession for life.
Having been on the board and
Having been on the board and a target of Alexander I was privy to the facts and evidence in this case and I am sure that if he would not have taken the plea he would have been convicted. The fact that he would even suggest that hes innocent is a slap in the residents face. Read the audit and then read the commissions results, at the very least he should be sorry to the residents that he wasn't dong his job. But thru all his blustering about serving the lord and being a good god fearing man did he say he was sorry for the things that without a doubt he"s guilty of No! He gets on T V and talks about never hurting the people of Corfu but that is exactly what he did. The evidence in this case was not put in front of a jury. He was not found innocent by a jury of his peers or a judge. He took a plea bargin to avoid a conviction in my opinion.
Of course, he wasn't charged
Of course, he wasn't charged with anything related to the audit or the commission report. He was charged with activity extracurricular to the financial matters.
The bigger issue there, perhaps, is there are some -- allegedly, of course -- more direct personal victims regarding what the actual charges were about.
Tim, the prosecutors usually
Tim, the prosecutors usually don't care about how our money is spent, after all, a gen.co. prosecutor spent tax dollars attempting to prosecute a teen for placing a discarded traffic cone on his head.
The bigger picture here is
The bigger picture here is the pandora's box that will start to open when people Alexander sentenced to jail start filing motions for new trials, and the state having to look into each and every case Alexander presided over.
I love the thumbs on #10 and
I love the thumbs on #10 and #11. Howard essentially affirms what Gerald said and gets all thumbs up while Gerald gets -5. ???
Gerald, he didn't "lose" his
Gerald, he didn't "lose" his job. He gave it up to avoid what might happen. He could refuse the deal if he wanted.
It's hard to come up with an
It's hard to come up with an intelligent rebuttal to what i said so it was probably easier to give me a thumbs down. I bet if you did research on similar misdemeanor charges, for people without any priors this guy losing his job and being "barred from his profession for the rest of his life' this was a good plea for the town of Corfu. As far as being privy to the facts of the case and weather he may have been convicted, it was still only a misdemeanor! If you look back people were complaining about some guy getting off with probation for burglary 3rd and that's a felony! Let the negative votes begin and i leave you with this:
"You and Dawson, you both live in the same dreamworld. It doesn't matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove! So please, don't tell me what I know, or don't know; I know the LAW.