Comments by "Don Taylor" (@dontaylor7315) on "Steve Lehto" channel.

  1. After that horror show all he got was $900K?!?! Where's the justice in that?
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  2. Imo (and I'm not a lawyer) the elephant in the room is that our court system is designed so that you can get only as much justice as you can afford to buy.
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  3. The Texas Highway Dept used to put up roadside signs that read "Littering is unlAWFUL" which I thought was funny but also kind of efficient because it conveyed two messages in one without wasting words. I think I saw them as a kid in the 50s and they were definitely around in the 60s/70s.
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  4. ​​ @obsidianjane4413  That's about "yelling fire" where there is no fire. This was an instance of saying "radar ahead" where there IS radar. The police were concerned that people might drive safely when the cops wanted them to be driving too fast.
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  5. Something tells me that in this court getting the people used to crimes against humanity is a good thing, because the plan is to get the focus away from this "rights" and "liberties" stuff and home in on the ultimate goal: making it impossible for the people to challenge the state or question authority.
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  6. ​​ @n2omike "She could walk away with a free house..." Yeah, a house that's IN THE WAY of her plans for the property.
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  7. "Maybe there are worse judges down there in Texas..." Nailed it, Steve. And I'm speaking as a Texan. Btw when you mentioned this was in Harris County I was totally not surprised.
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  8. @Caleb Fielding It's worse than that. In this instance the issue wasn't evidence withheld by prosecution but evidence the defense failed to provide, in other words a violation of the defendant's right to be REALLY represented by counsel.
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  9. ​​ @spvillano I resonate to your story. You may be vindictive (I wouldn't want to be on your bad side) but I found your outcome very gratifying. I hope the realtor who made a public spectacle of your misfortune also got a comeuppance.
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  10. Sounds like reason enough for American companies to want the legal means to put a stop to it. So a US court conveniently turns to New Zealand law to create a decision which I suppose could now become precedent for other US decisions upholding or expanding the power and impunity of the corporate ruling class.
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  11. ​ @UncleKennysPlace  "Shouldn't that depend on why they convicted you?" That seems to imply that wrongful imprisonment is ok depending on why you were convicted. Which wrongful imprisonmens are ok and which kinds of convictions make those wrongful imprisonments ok?
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  12. There are other threads in this comment stream that say the neighbor apologized to the police saying she knew the pastor and knew he was friends with the vacationing neighbors, but didn't recognize him at first. That's plausible if (among other possibilities) she has cataracts like me, or the sun was in her eyes or she was distracted by something else or etc etc...plenty of circumstances where this could be an honest mistake. There's no truth to the superstition that ANYONE who EVER calls the police about ANYTHING is automatically a Karen.
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  13. Legalized racketeering is what it looks like to me. Steve pointed out that $19K isn't enough to bother the debt collector or get them to change their ways. There should be a rule that anytime these thugs lose in court their penalty must be substantially more than last time.
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  14.  @idrathernot_2  "Usually a voice of reason?" Thomas?? Thomas who???
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  15. Not only are we "still TALKING about this," law enforcement agencies are still DOING it on a daily basis secure in their impunity and backed by judges who were appointed on the basis of their reverence toward the police state and their dedication to its expansion.
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  16. If the license plate check came back "potentially stolen" why would the LEOs want to check the make, model and color? Without reading any further it already translates as 1) I get to brandish a weapon and bark orders at you, 2) I get to see you obeying humiliating commands, and 3) I get to see you fearful and tearful, so 4) I get to feel powerful. And when it's all over 5) I get to say "Please forgive me" and that makes it all good, right?
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  17. I'm taking the statement "I changed my mind" at face value. If that part's true then he wasn't intending fraud - he's just incredibly flakey.
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  18. My bank went under in the 1980s and the FDIC took over. I didn't notice till one day I called them to check my balance or something and was told its name was now Federal Deposit Bank or something like that. I didn't have any loans. Everything went on as before, I was doing business with the same tellers when I went in, and of course another bank eventually took charge. It was all done so smoothly that when the crash of '08 came it seemed to me there was no excuse for not doing the same thing with all the banks that failed because of their own bad practices.
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  19. In the motto "Equal justice under the law" the operative word is "under." In our system, justice doesn't override law - but laws can and do override justice.
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  20.  @tylermacdermott5467  You're very welcome. Hey by the way, pass it on; seems like NOBODY proofs - and with autocorrect lurking everywhere, we all need to watch out or sooner or later it could change a post in some really ugly ways.
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  21. @Eric Johnson Yes. I've said more than once that if a prosecutor wins a willful wrongful conviction that's exposed later the penalty should never be less than what was suffered by the victim of that prosecutor's wrongdoing.
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  22. @WardenWolf 😄😂🤣😀
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  23. I could've easily believed the guy meant to say $30.00 which after all is still an extravagantly generous tip, but this sequence of events is way wilder than that. Surely the restaurant's gonna win this. Edit: I'm wondering just what was and wasn't said in the parking lot: If he was asked "Are you sure you want to tip THREE THOUSAND dollars?" then the guy had an opening to say "Nonono I meant THIRTY!" But if he was only asked "Are you sure you're tipping THAT MUCH?" the customer might say "I'm sure," not realizing what that implied till he took a closer look later. But that's all speculation. I bet the restaurant wins.
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  24. ​@valcaron Did someone in this thread advise you to steer clear of history books and listen ONLY to the song? Is your judgement that it's "crappy music" based on the lyrical content of the song or the melody, or on the fact it supports a theory you disagree with? I haven't heard the song yet so I'll reserve judgement for now. Have you heard it?
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  25. ​ @michaelgomez3044  A couple of people have asked what the heck you meant by that. Apparently it's taking awhile to make up an answer?
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  26. Training IS the issue. The length of academy training is zilch compared with the 18-24 months that's the norm in civilization. Cops in the US spend enough time in training to be taught about weapons and combat. In civilization, cadets are taught to be CITIZENS and respect their fellow citizens. In the US, applicants with enough intelligence to complete that level of training are SCREENED OUT because their IQs are in excess of standards.
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  27.  @ezragonzalez8936  If I were planning a crime I'd be happy about this decision; it means there's a lot better chance they'll convict someone else who won't ever be able to get exonerated so they'll never look for me.
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  28.  @M167A1  It's "yet another crime against the victim" to assume they don't need the REAL criminal brought to justice, they just need SOMEONE killed. Why give the guy on death row too many chances to exculpate himself? It just means you have to find the real perp when it's a lot easier to kill the guy you've already got. It's an insult to treat the victims like they don't need justice, they just need somebody convicted.
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  29. That's a beautifully succinct profile of the authoritarian personality.
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  30. Autocorrect tricked you and typed "queue" where I'm sure you meant "quote." Maybe you could consider editing your post?
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  31.  @musicloverme3993  I guess because Glassdoor is an American company.
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  32. @rogerebanks9032 Suing scientists for practicing science sounds like basic Gop strategy. Btw the troll in this thread said there are no scientists, only charlatans, so I'm pretty sure the troll is a Gop.
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  33.  @LadyLFLL  @Ben Dover You're both right. It's a powerful tool for defense and exoneration and can also be a means of framing the innocent.
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  34.  @Judithica  Thanks for pointing out the extortionary angle of the incarceration racket. It's equivalent to the early days of the American labor-union movement when workers in some settings had nowhere to buy necessities except the company store: You owed a portion of your pay, sometimes nearly all of it, back to your employer even before you received it
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  35. ​ @TheRealScooterGuy  Tell that to the motorist who circled all the blocks in the area trying to find a space (and missed something important like a medical appointment or a court date) because of freeloaders hogging the parking. Tickets aren't the issue, police brutality is the topic here.
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  36. Funniest headline I've read in ages. It reads like the synopsis of a crime comedy film.
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  37. "Taxpayers" are not "innocent people." We're collectively responsible for the conduct of everyone we elect regardless of whether we, as individuals, voted for them or even voted at all. In the case of unelected LEOs we're still responsible for electing the government that put them where they are. As long as we treat our most basic civic duty (voting) like it's a casual thing that doesn't require our full attention, we're going to see abuses of power that cost us reparations.
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  38. @Space Cadet You should post a sign that says that.
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  39. ​ @M167A1  It's a necessary offset when there's a good chance that if things go wrong and a LEO abuses their authority the body camera footage won't be released. Also think of all the Karens who'd have gotten away with their behavior if they'd been able to get away with saying "You don't have my permission to film me while I'm harassing you."
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  40.  @spvillano  The vultures and jackals sure are going after you in this thread. I like the way you just reply calmly, with facts and without combativeness. That's rare in YouTube comment streams.
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  41.  @jddrafts  In that scenario I don't see how criminal courts can even get juries empaneled. Under those circumstances I'd rather go to jail for not reporting for jury duty than sit in fear of my life in a jury box. And even if a guilty verdict doesn't involve a death sentence I could be at risk for thousands of dollars in restitution for a wrongful incarceration. Short of skipping out on jury duty the only other safe course for a juror would be to vote not guilty EVERY TIME no matter the crime, no matter the testimony, no matter the evidence.
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  42. Exactly! You've summarized Thomas's sick mind with precision.
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  43. I hope that's the case in NZ but I think it's possible that "defamation" might be defined differently enough to make critics culpable if they show a company in a bad light even if it's documented. In the UK protesters (against McDonald's rain forest destruction and displacement of indigenous Amazon populations) got in a lot of trouble and I seem to recall that it didn't matter that they were telling the truth. I don't remember the trial very well - I think it was in the 1980s or 90s and the protesters wore clown outfits and makeup.
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  44.  @glytchd  And that brings up a pet peeve of mine: There's no just reason to allow settlement agreements that enable the defendant to claim there was no wrongdoing.
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  45. ​ @tfrank328  Which part of the 1st Amendment is that? Speech? Press? Religion? Assembly? Something else
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  46. Not claiming any legal expertise here, just a right-and-wrong perspective: Whichever cop kept saying "Shut up" shouldn't be able to hide behind taxpayers to make the victim whole. Their accomplices probably shouldn't either but Mr Shut Up was clearly having too much fun and should have to pay for his fun personally.
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  47.  @JRRob3wn  Certainly. No point in training if there are no consequences for breaking that training. My point was it'd help a lot if real training even existed.
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  48. "You and I are going to live forever, right?" Thanks for making that point, Steve. I've suddenly started feeling very mortal this week since my closest friend (for 49 years) passed away unexpectedly. She and I recently discussed death, dying and the fact we weren't getting any younger, but it took this devastating event to make it very real to me. In our case the cemetery issue is moot because she commited her body to medical research and I'm donating all organs needed and have designated any remains for cremation. But if I were going to be buried, the cemetery you've described would be ideal.
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  49. ​@drewschumann1 I guess you're joking but a remark like that could make you and that judge sound like kindred spirits.
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  50. ​​ @niyablake  As an incorrigible grammar nazi I've got to say this: "no" and "know" don't mean the same thing. To the 21st century mentality, meaning isn't important - but to those of us who were born too soon, it still matters.
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