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No! Putting aside the implied argument that a county prosecutor's office should never be expected to be able to competently compete with "big money" lawyer "just because", it's one thing to be outplayed by a superior opponent (and enough of those should serve as learning experiences...), quite another to just be some weaselly bullshitters hiding behind the law's budget and using it as an excuse to perpetrate and perpetuate their piss-poor perceptions of the people they're supposed to be serving. The inertia of trifleness is mathematically guaranteed to succeed: the path of least resistance + the laws of gravity = s(o)(a)me typical sadass bullshit guaranteed to remain, only moreso. But that's no excuse for excusing it. No! I never made that implication. Of course the county prosecutor's job is to do the best they can, but they have a much tougher job than the defense attorney's, who only have to create reasonable doubt. They don't have to prove anything one way or the other. Big money attracts better caliber of lawyers, so I think in many cases things are skewed in the defense's favor from the git-go. Especially since their job isn't as tough, generally. I think alot of lawyers start with county/district attorney's offices, to establish their courtroom experience, then move to the other side of the fence to generate their nest egg.

Still don't agree with you. Some lawyers are simply better than others. The better ones go where there's bigger money to be had. Being a County prosecutor or something similar doesn't pay like a defense attorney does. edit - this doesn't explain Jose Baez though. IMO he was simply in above his head, and got lucky. I think the prosecution in this particular case did about 95% of the job they should have done, and arguably gave enough evidence for "beyond a reasonable doubt". The jurors didn't think so though. I'm cool with that.

The people's side gets paid a whole lot less than the defense attorneys. I think the prosecutors do about as well as they're capable of, unfortunately. No. Intentionally flaunting or otherwise disregarding the rules, be it in training or in execution, is never doing as well as anybody is capable of unless they have a fundamental learning or mental disorder. You either care enough to do your job right or you don't. If all lawyers were created equal I might agree with that.

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The people's side gets paid a whole lot less than the defense attorneys. I think the prosecutors do about as well as they're capable of, unfortunately.

All the best for the coming year, Kenny!

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"Polly? How did the turtle get in the trash can??" "I dunno!"

Looks cool - who's on the Marty Cook track? The only Scofield I have in my collection (that I know of) is as a sideman on Peter Warren (b) Solidarity on Japo, with De Johnette, Ray Anderson, and John Purcell. It's a solid session though not my go-to of Warren's dates. Marty Cook Group - Marty Cook - Trombone Jim Pepper - Tenor Sax & Vocal Ed Schuller - Bass John Betsch - Drums 1. Comin' to Git You - A Homage to Mr. D.C. (by Jim Pepper) - 10:15 2. Face the Nation (dedicated to Jim Pepper) (by Marty Cook) - 2:46 This whole disc is interesting. Even the Klatt Quartet, which was a stand-in for Tomasz Stanko, who apparently wasn't allowed to cross the border into Germany at the time for this show (1988).

If Jose Baez can win an acquittal, I wouldn't put anything past Hardin.

Listening to the new Sco album, "A Moment's Peace". I wasn't even aware of this one until I read the thread about Russell Malone's recent Blindfold Test. Already out in Europe & Japan, U.S. release in September. This is a set of ballads, with Sco in a quartet setting with Larry Goldings, Scott Colley, and Brian Blade. I think this is the first time Blade and Sco have recorded together. And Goldings and Sco are a good combo, as evidenced on their Trio Beyond recording from about 5 years ago, with Jack DeJohnette (and previous Sco dates obviously). 1. Simply Put 2. I Will 3. Lawns 4. Throw It Away 5. I Want To Talk About You 6. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You 7. Johan 8. Mood Returns 9. Already September 10. You Don't Know What Love Is 11. Plain Song 12. I Loves You Porgy

Staring contest - Samuel wins, you lose.

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Just saw this info on the SH board, I guess from some early "listening party" or something: ***** Some info about Opeth's new album: -It was played in 5.1 surround system and according to the writer the mix was good although he's usually not a fan of playing rock in other than stereo format. Åkerfeldt himself said "I first heard the record today and I didn't know they were going to play it to the media in surround. I had my doubts, but the end-result made me have goose bumps" -It's about 56 minutes long. -Draws to mind Sabbath, Beatles, jazz, King Crimson, Cream, Rainbow, Floyd, funk, Purple, Piirpauke, classical, My Dying Bride, folk, Love, Jethro Tull, Maiden… -No death metal parts or growling -No modern style of "wall of guitar tracks". -Lots of keys, piano and mellotron are featured. Some intros include clarinet and contrabass. - "We aren't concerned about other people's opinions", Åkerfeldt stated. "If fans of death metal can't enjoy this, that's their problem" The band leader also said that he had grown tired of extreme metal already in the 90s, but couldn't explain why the previous record still included death growls. "I have wanted to make a record like this since I was 20", Åkerfeldt said and added that making it would not have been possible without the metal roots that brought them success. The journalist also says: "In any case, some metal fans will have troule with Heritage, but if your hopes are more in the 70s, this album can only work. This is probably safe to assume after a single listen. The first 7 songs are insanely good, the other 3 a bit less so."

Trying a Thelonious Monk Belgian Ale in my Belgian bier stein tonight!

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If you watch any of the national news programs or channels, it's been difficult to avoid this case over the past 3 yrs. This one has been *the* case that's been talked about for a while now, maybe more so than the Barry Bonds trial.

I thought I was the only one who heard it this way! Guess I'm not alone - the first google image that comes up with that word is:

How Free for All can keep his audience on its toes:

Let's see: Giants' record: 48-37, 1st place in NL West Astros' record: 29-56, last place in all of baseball I don't have much sympathy for you, GoodSpeak.

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It offends me that you've apparently offended someone!