Comments on: Miscarriage Of Justice Not Corrected, Merely Shortened http://www.eckernet.com/2009/01/miscarriage_of_justice_not_corrected_merely_shortened.html Pissing you off and making you laugh since 2002 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:56:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Margaret http://www.eckernet.com/2009/01/miscarriage_of_justice_not_corrected_merely_shortened.html/comment-page-1#comment-4646 Margaret Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:32:18 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/?p=3008#comment-4646 Yeah, I read about the Texas delegation. Maybe the agents just had really bad lawyers. If the court found them guilty of the cover-up a commutation was a reasonable compromise, IMHO. Yeah, I read about the Texas delegation. Maybe the agents just had really bad lawyers. If the court found them guilty of the cover-up a commutation was a reasonable compromise, IMHO.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.eckernet.com/2009/01/miscarriage_of_justice_not_corrected_merely_shortened.html/comment-page-1#comment-4645 Kevin Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:40:25 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/?p=3008#comment-4645 From my understanding, the accusations of a "cover-up" came later on and mostly stemmed from a misunderstanding. As a result the entire Texas delegation to Congress was pushing for a pardon. From my understanding, the accusations of a “cover-up” came later on and mostly stemmed from a misunderstanding.

As a result the entire Texas delegation to Congress was pushing for a pardon.

]]> By: Margaret http://www.eckernet.com/2009/01/miscarriage_of_justice_not_corrected_merely_shortened.html/comment-page-1#comment-4644 Margaret Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:04:11 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/?p=3008#comment-4644 Kevin, I thought it was strange until I read that the agents tried to cover up the shooting and removed evidence from the scene (shell casings). This is a law enforcement no-no for everybody from beat cop to FBI. Even if the shooting was justified (and it sounded like it was) I think a full pardon would have been a stretch. Even if there was no crime, a coverup will get you in the end. Ask Nixon and Martha Stewart. The penalty was incredibly harsh though and it was good that the commutation will let them out soon. Kevin, I thought it was strange until I read that the agents tried to cover up the shooting and removed evidence from the scene (shell casings). This is a law enforcement no-no for everybody from beat cop to FBI. Even if the shooting was justified (and it sounded like it was) I think a full pardon would have been a stretch. Even if there was no crime, a coverup will get you in the end. Ask Nixon and Martha Stewart. The penalty was incredibly harsh though and it was good that the commutation will let them out soon.

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