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5.30.2007
Brief Recap
Normally, the cases that are tried in Judge Melton Cude's County Court at Law are DWI. I've been involved in a bunch of them and, quite frankly, I think I could try one in my sleep. (With my nightly nightmares, it would be a nice change of pace.)
But today we tried something a little bit different: An "Assault - Bodily Injury - Family Violence" case. That's code for "wife beating." As mentioned earlier, it ended up in a "not guilty" verdict - which I will always attribute to the facts instead of my trial skills. (I normally tell new clients in our initial meeting that "I'm not a magician. If the facts indicate you are obviously guilty, I can can't stop a guilty verdict from happening.")
Family violence cases normally drive me insane. Everyone pictures some crazed man coming home from a construction job and then beating his wife for over-frying the chicken fried steak. That is rarely the case. Women (but not all women) manipulate the system in a frightening manner.
Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle was on the new Gordon Keith show about three months ago. Gordon asked him what to do if someone were to find themselves in a false domestic violence allegation. Gordon joked, "Be the first one to dial 911?" The Chief candidly admitted that's true. I can't tell you how true that is.
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A cool pic of a hot blond, the ubiquitous radar screen, a(nother) rehash of weenie libs vs hawkish repubs, all good dependable fillers!! But here, now this is the main event. The Leen Grean Machine in action. That's what I'm talking about.
Oh Barry, should that say "I can't stop a g.v." or can you really get the few actually guilty crims off?
That is such crap. The kind of situation you are talking about is RARELY the case. Clearly, you have not been involved in enough family violence cases to know what the hell you are talking about.
I beg your pardon, i have personally beat more wives than you will ever be (or see). I think i do indeed know just what i'm talking about.
10:52 -- Go to the big cities and watch a few of these circus performances before you use words like RARELY, nothing like a good divorce with kids to start the 911 calls.
glad to read your honesty in the "women abuse the system" comment. Do you want to see greater and deeper abuse? Check out the rate at which women make false claims of child sexual abuse.
Do you know why this is so prevalent? Because women use the government as a free-of-charge service to beat up ex-husbands and boyfriends.
Why does it happen in such a casual way? Because absolutely NOTHING happens to the women when they are found to be lying. The damage done by the allegation borders on the damage of an actual guilty verdict.
I know how all you lawyers struggle to keep children out of your offices -- I think it is because you do not want to look into their eyes as you are trying to destroy their fathers.
If you are willing to be honest about this abuse -- then why isn't something being done? Is it possibly because there is too much money being made by lawyers in these situations and they do not want to right any wrong that will reduce their billable hours?
Note to MzCreeps husband.... Knock her Noggin down.....Please!!!
I've said this before as a comment--if there is a worse crime than sexual abuse--it is the FALSE accusation of sexual abuse. All the false (as in "crying wolf") accusations make it that much harder for the victims of REAL sexual abuse to see justice. The same goes for physical abuse cases.
What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?
Nothing, you have already tried to tell her twice!!!
F.V. cases require the responders to utilize common sense not hasty perceptions or bias reactions. These cases need time and attention, not 5 minutes on scene and an arrest off to the the jail. Common sense can prevent that "second shiner".
Typical woman bashing on this blog. You are such a jerk Barry. I feel sorry for any woman who dates you.
If the shoe fits wear it. My husband tried to get his daughter for Christmas visitation and his ex-wife told us she would do whatever it took to keep us from seeing her because she wanted to spend Christmas with her. We went to pick his daughter up when the time rolled around and his ex-wife would not let us have her. She picked up the phone the very next day, called CPS and made a report of sexual abuse. There was none. Of course, CPS said the charges were completely unfounded and everthing was dismissed. This was just 3 months later. The enitre time my husband couldn't see his daughter and she didn't get to open her Christmas unitl mid-March. His ex-wife was strongly warned by the judge about taking the law into her own hands, but do you think anything happened to her? No. The only thing that happened was our name was smeared, the child was torn up because of the ex-wife's selfishness and we were out about $5000 we didn't have to spend.
2:40 hee, hee
2:40 READ 12:21, no bashing here, BARRY has what we used to call "common sense". U have not been there yet, think real hard.
I don't understand how you became partners with Brock when he is so compassionate and understanding about family violence victims. I can only tell you from personal experience its very frightening to have a gun stuck between your eyes
and very frustrating to deal with law enforcement in these events and without Brock it would have been much harder walk a mile in that victims shoes before you shoot your mouth off Barry
Brock you are still my hero 20 years later
Before I was employed in the criminal justice field, I was of the same mindset as some people about domestic abuse. But, now being in the midst of it, I see how women play many games with law enforcement and the court system to get what they want at the expense of the husband/boyfriend. Not to say that domestic violence isn't a reality. It truly is, but the women who are using the system are making the efforts hard on the women who are TRULY being abused!
COMMON SENSE is a VIRTUE for all peace officers, been that way for at least 20 years. EXERCISE IT,
Quote from older criminal justice professor and officer... "Numbers that your department reads at the end of the month are productivity stats for that month, one life saved can't make the stat sheet. That's what a true supervisor of good officers."
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