Roy Black comes to the aid of Joe Francis

15 Nov

Filed Under Joe Francis, Data | 1 Comment

Respected Florida defense attorney Roy Black has submitted a 62 page Motion to Dismiss Based on Prosecutorial Misconduct all contempt of court and drug charges brought by Panama City, Florida and the State of Florida against Joe Francis. The Motion tells a gripping but deeply disturbing story of how an entire municipality’s legal apparatus is being misdirected against one adiplomatic man by a moral crusade led by a vengeful and mayor and his political allies. The Motion is particularly harsh on Bay County Florida State Attorney Steve Meadows who is accussed of violating the same type of legal ethic’s laws as disgraced North Carolina district attorney Mike Nifong of the spectacularly dismissed “Duke Lacrosse rape case”.

Read the entire Joe Francis motion and exhibits.

Tasered Student off the Hoook

01 Nov

Filed Under Andrew Meyer | Leave a Comment

Andrew Meyer, the University of Florida student arrested and tasered after asking too many questions of Senator John Kerry, has had felony charges dropped in return for his acting contrite about the incident. The university police officers who tasered him have also escaped penalty and have returned to work.

Most of the attention on this story has focused on the use of tasers on a student by university police. This attention is misdirected. The more vital issue at stake is whether event organizers can a) censor questions asked during ’open mic’ q&a sessions and b) whether police officers can use force or the threat of arrest to stop a person from asking questions once they are invited to do so.

The independent report on the incident commissioned by the university found the university’s police officers justified in their actions including their use of a taser during the arrest. Andrew has even accepted their justification for use of this weapon. What no ones has yet commented on in a serious way is whether the forced termination of his question asking was lawful.

Daily Rants

01 Nov

Filed Under Britney Spears, Heather Mills, Duane "Dog" Chapman | Leave a Comment

Britney finds the world cruel.
So does Heather Mills.
Dog the Bounty Hunter thinks the same of African Americans.