The Ecology of Freedom -
The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy by Murray Bookchin
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Friday, 1 December 2017
quote [ A jury in San Francisco has found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a homeless undocumented Mexican immigrant, not guilty of murder in the death of 32-year-old Kate Steinle two years ago in a case that became a flashpoint in the national debate on illegal immigration.
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump cited the Steinle killing as a justification for his intended crackdown on immigration. ] @Fox, CNN, ET-al, the comments are mostly "this is what the damn liberals want" or "this is why we elected Trump!", or some variation of. It's a weird way for me to thank SE and it's community who mostly aren't too partisan for rational conversations.
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knumbknutz said @ 3:57pm GMT on 1st December
This was basically a textbook case of DA overreach from the beginning.
Their defense, was, he found the gun under the bench wrapped in cloth, and it accidentally went off and killed a bystander. There was no evidence to really dispute that. The DA knew that and STILL went for the murder charge. Had he gone for negligent homicide, he would have had a much better chance at a conviction.
And candidate-trump® using the whole case as justification for an intended crackdown on immigration was really the wrong wagon to hitch that star onto. an hours research into the case by any halfway competent lawyer would have figured that out immediately for him.
knumbknutz said @ 3:59pm GMT on 1st December
This was basically a textbook case of DA overreach from the beginning.
Zarate's defense, was, he found the gun under the bench wrapped in cloth, and it accidentally went off and killed a bystander. There was no evidence to really dispute that. The DA knew that and STILL went for the murder charge. Had he gone for negligent homicide, he would have had a much better chance at a conviction.
And candidate-trump® using the whole case as justification for an intended crackdown on immigration was really the wrong wagon to hitch that star onto. An hours research into the case by any halfway competent lawyer would have figured that out for him.
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knumbknutz said @ 3:57pm GMT on 1st December
This was basically a textbook case of DA overreach from the beginning.
Zarate's defense, was, he found the gun under the bench wrapped in cloth, and it accidentally went off and killed a bystander. There was no evidence to really dispute that. The DA knew that and STILL went for the murder charge. Had he gone for negligent homicide, he would have had a much better chance at a conviction.
And candidate-trump® using the whole case as justification for an intended crackdown on immigration was really the wrong wagon to hitch that star onto. An hours research into the case by any halfway competent lawyer would have figured that out for him.
