But could Mr. Hasan's behavior been predicted? It's baffling that a man that was capable of such violence was inside of the core of our military.

Hasan reportedly drew the attention of federal law enforcement six months ago for online posts about suicide bombings and other threats including "a blog that equates suicide bombers with a soldier throwing
himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades."

In a time of war, the protection of our soldiers should be a priority, whether it be from the "enemy" or from peers and others on "our side."

The government should have known that this man was disturbed. Even though the military and the federal government has immunity from basically everything, expect to see the wounded and the estates of the killed to sue the United States for their failure to investigate this sick and dangerous man when the writing was on the walls.

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I am requesting you pardon and expunge the records of hundreds, if not thousands, of people who were convicted and sentenced by "Operation Greylord" judges. Several Greylord Judges (Courtesty of FBI)The FBI was successful at rooting out the evils of 17 Cook County judges; however, those who were the victims of the judges' convictions and sentencings were completely ignored.

Operation Greylord is the name of an FBI investigation in the 80's that spanned over the course of 3 1/2 years. As you know, Operation Greylord is still recognized to this day as one of the FBI's most successful undercover investigations. The first listening device ever placed in a judge's chambers occurred in the undercover phase, when the narcotics court chambers of Cook County Circuit Court Judge Wayne Olson were bugged. Over 100 people were indicted. The last conviction was that of Judge Thomas Maloney, who was convicted of fixing three murder cases. Maloney was released from federal prison in 2008. A total of 92 people were indicted, including 17 judges, 48 lawyers, ten deputy sheriffs, eight policemen, eight court officials, and a member of the Illinois Legislature. (See Wikipedia for further information.)

As a result of the corruption within Cook County, many people were wrongly convicted and sentenced to crimes they did not commit or they were not given a fair trial because of their attorney and/or judge's involvement in their case.

Judge Ciavarella Your pardoning and expunging the records of these individuals would follow suit of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. On October 29, 2009, the Court ruled that almost all juvenile cases heard by Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella from Jan. 1, 2003 to May 31, 2008 must be thrown out. Judge Ciavearella has been indicted for "taking millions of dollars in kickbacks from owners of private detention centers in exchange for placing juvenile defendants at their facilities, often for minor crimes." Article here.

Over 6500 juveniles will have their records expunged. Many states automatically expunge a juvenile's criminal record; however, Pennsylvania does not. (Here, in Illinois, juvenile records are also not automatically expunged; instead, a petition must be filed and the judge must enter an order to expunge the juvenile record.)

Greylord judges were not juvenile judges but the issue is still the same: like Judge Ciavearella, Greylord judges did not act impartially but instead had a vested interest in cases by getting paid by defense attorneys in exchange for favorable sentence.

For example, one man pleaded guilty to a crime he did not commit because his attorney (whom he met when the attorney approached him in the hallway the first day of court) told him that if he signed over his bond money, the attorney would "make the case go away." Little did the man know that he was pleading guilty to felony probation and would be a convicted felon for the rest of his life.

Each person's story is different, of course, but in the fairness of justice, I believe it is only appropriate to remove the crimes of those convicted by the 17 Greylord judges. Too many lives have been permanently ruined by corrupt judges. The incarceration of the Greylord judges is only one piece of righting their wrongs. The victims in these cases should also be rehabilitated by an pardon and or expungement of any case heard before the Greylord judges.

Governor Quinn, thousands of Illinois residents were affected by the Greylord corruption. The FBI did an incredible job at rooting out the evils within the justice system but rehabilitating the victims somehow was dismissed.

I know you are incredibly busy dealing with other serious matters; however, the power to pardon is an enumerated power given soley to you, our Governor.  Political backlash often follows after a pardon is granted but, in this case, your actions are would be clearly reasonable and justified. I look forward to hearing your response to my request.

Sincerely,

Tamara N. Holder - Attorney for and on behalf of Greylord victims

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Scott Loper - American Citizen, Canadian Torture Victim, Father of Missing

In a nutshell: Mr. Loper, an American citizen and Sheriff in NJ, moved to Canada with his Canadian wife. They had one son together. Mr. Loper uncovered drug dealing within the local police department. One day, he was taken to a mental institution, then incarceration of a violation of a "court order." His wife and 3-year old son (at the time) are nowhere to be found. Mr. Loper was released from prison and dumped back on American soil.

His website gives all the information one could possibly want. Most interesting is the Notice of Deportation Hearing in Canada; however, Canada says they have no record of his presence in the country. Then why the deportation hearing?

I know this story sounds so bizarre that it could not be true. But, he has the documents and many politicians to support his case.

I look forward to helping Scott Loper find his wife and son.

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Police officer outside of Richmond High

There is no dispute that the rapists - if convicted - must serve the ultimate time behind bars. One friend said to me, "This is where lethal injection comes in handy...anyone who would ruin an innocent girl's life in this manner, deserves nothing less than the ultimate penalty." Another friend suggested castration of these disgusting rapists. Clearly the punishment of a violent rapist invokes the most extreme emotions of those who have morals.

But, there is more to discuss here than just, "Off with their heads, but cut their balls off first!" It is time to expand our discussion - let's talk about WHY people are committing crimes; let's talk about how we stop the violence - whether it's rape or murder - against the most innocent of our society: our children.

I am sick and tired of having the same old discussion about punishment. Our society is all about punish, punish, punish. We must realize that the majority of prisoners are eventually released, back into the streets and the back alleys of our schools. Punishing the worst scum of our society is a given.

FRIEND OF VICTIM WRONGLY PULLED RACE CARD - CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN IS COLOR-BLIND

At the end of the day, there is no difference between the young black student at Fenger High School in Chicago, who was beaten to a bloody pulp while dozens of people watched and did nothing, the black college student, whose funeral I attended, who died instantly after a bullet ripped through her car, and the young (apparently white) Richmond High student who was gang-raped by at least ten men while at least ten more looked on.

Last night, the girl's friend, Kami Baker, a white student, spoke to school officials about the school's failure to provide adequate security. She even said the high school's vice-principal recognized a group of 12-15 men lingering around the school without proper ID and yet the official did nothing about at.

She goes on to say, "Here at this school, me and my sister are the minorities; when in reality, the minorities are what is around me." She then goes back to discuss school security, that she felt extremely unsafe when she started at Richmond High. Then she says, "RHS has been ostracized by the district because of our race and minorities; there are Mexicans and blacks around me every where and at De Anza (High School) there are more Asians and whites and when you said 'Ivy League Connections' earlier, you only included the Asian names...I am white and I am an Ivy League Connection and for you to disclude all the minorities at this school is wrong."

Ms. Baker, a child herself, clearly shared her feelings about race with the school. Just because she is feels she is a minority at the school, even though she is white, that does not mean she should have more protection from the blacks and Mexicans than anyone else. That does not mean she is more of a target than a black person, just because she is white. Blair Holt, a Chicago student athlete and honor-roll student, was shot to death in Chicago two years ago. His life is just as important as any other victim of violence, regardless of race.

America must stop looking at the victim's race. We must begin to look at the perpetrators - whether they are white, black, Asian or Hispanic - and determine HOW we are going to stop the violence against our children.  How do we educate? How do we provide care to kids who do not get love and attention at home? How do we teach our children that reporting a crime is a good thing and that you are not a "snitch" if you help bring a person to justice? How do we keep our kids from getting assault weapons? How do we start from the bottom up? Blaming the parents is the wrong response. Teaching the kids is the right response.

Focus on fixing the problem, not on finding someone to blame.

Video of High School Student's speech:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/29/california.rape.victim.friend/index.html

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Steve Phillips with ESPN Assistant and Mistress Brooke Hundley

1) Athletes and affairs are the perfect "marriage" - they go hand in hand. Fired over an affair? C'mon! Tell me when you want the list of names of athletes and their affairs...it goes on and on and on...why do we continue to act so shocked when a new affair emerges?

2) ESPN knew what they were getting themselves into...Phillips had problems before with affairs, long before they hired him. In 1998, when he was GM of the Mets, he took a leave of absence because of a "series of affairs and an accusation of sexual harassment by a Mets employee," according to the NY Times.

3) The only reason why he should be fired is that his mistress is ass-ugly. Brutal! Brooke Hundley (NY Daily News)No wonder why he called it off with her.

4) In all seriousness, clearly Mr. Phillips has a problem since he's entered in-patient rehab. ESPN shouldn't be so quick to fire him if he's sick. Give the guy the chance to get some help, then make a decision.

5) America needs to get over the cheating scandals. Many people cheat, especially the rich and powerful. Why are we so consumed with where a man sticks his winky? That's a man's issue with his wife and nobody else. This year alone we've heard of three Senators affairs: John Ensign, Mark Sanford and John Edwards. We've also heard of Letterman's affair, Madonna/"Stray-Rod", and the list goes on.

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USA: chcemy Polańskiego

Ameryka oficjalnie zażądała od Szwajcarii wydania reżysera. Czy Polański dobrowolnie podda się ekstradycji?

autor zdjęcia: Rafał Guz

źródło: Fotorzepa

Roman Polański

źródło: Reuters

Roman Polański przed rozprawą w sądzie w Santa Monica (październik 1977 roku)

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Liczący kilkadziesiąt stron wniosek ekstradycyjny Amerykanie przekazali Szwajcarom w czwartek późnym wieczorem.

Według szwajcarskich władz Polańskiemu grozi w Stanach Zjednoczonych wyrok do dwóch lat więzienia. Jego prawnicy mogą jednak się odwołać od ewentualnej decyzji o wydaniu reżysera do Federalnego Trybunału Karnego, a następnie do Federalnego Sądu Najwyższego.

Herve Temime, jeden z adwokatów twórcy „Pianisty”, podkreślił, że jego klient zamierza walczyć o odrzucenie wniosku o ekstradycję. – Jeśli Roman Polański zdecyduje się na walkę, to może spędzić w szwajcarskim areszcie jeszcze mniej więcej rok. Na apelacje potrzeba bowiem czasu – przekonuje „Rz” Douglas McNabb, prezes McNabb Associates, czołowej amerykańskiej firmy prawniczej specjalizującej się w ekstradycjach.

– Od dziewięciu miesięcy do roku. Taki czas potrzebny jest na próbę obalenia wniosku ekstradycyjnego – szacuje z kolei Tamara Holder, szefowa firmy prawniczej z Chicago.

Niewykluczone więc, że adwokaci 76-letniego reżysera wkrótce zmienią strategię. Na taką decyzję może mieć wpływ choćby odrzucenie złożonego przez nich wniosku, by Polański oczekiwał na decyzję sądu w swoim szwajcarskim domu. Sędzia uznał bowiem, że ryzyko ucieczki jest zbyt duże.

– Jeśli procedury będą się przeciągać, to nie jest wykluczone, że Roman Polański dobrowolnie zdecyduje się na wyjazd do Stanów Zjednoczonych, gdzie wiele faktów przemawia na jego korzyść – powiedział Georges Kiejman, francuski adwokat reżysera, w wywiadzie dla Radia Europe 1. Podkreślił przy tym, że czas na emocje już minął i trzeba wreszcie doprowadzić do „uczciwego zakończenia tej sprawy”.

Według szwajcarskich władz Polańskiemu grozi w Stanach Zjednoczonych wyrok do dwóch lat więzienia

Później Kiejman łagodził swoją wypowiedź, podkreślając, że reżyser zamierza nadal stanowczo bronić się przed ekstradycją do USA. Ale media spekulują, że może to być sygnał zmiany strategii. – Zgoda na ekstradycję byłaby najszybszą drogą do załatwienia tej sprawy. Potencjalnie mogłaby również sprawić, że sędzia spojrzałby na Polańskiego łagodniej, niż gdyby do końca walczył o oddalenie wniosku o ekstradycję, przegrał i dopiero wtedy został przekazany Stanom Zjednoczonym – dodaje Douglas McNabb.

– Najpierw uciekł, potem się ukrywał. Jeśli teraz będzie uparcie walczył w Szwajcarii, to tylko rozwścieczy amerykańskiego sędziego, który może mu wówczas wymierzyć maksymalny wymiar kary. Polański niepotrzebnie traci czas i pieniądze – mówi „Rz” Tamara Holder. I podkreśla, że dla 76-latka nawet kilka lat więzienia może okazać się wyrokiem dożywocia, a sędzia w USA nie będzie wcale musiał wliczyć do wyroku miesięcy, które reżyser spędzi w szwajcarskim areszcie.

Polański, który został aresztowany w Zurychu 26 września, źle znosi rozłąkę z żoną Emmanuelle Seigner i dwójką dzieci (11 i 16 lat). Jedno z więziennych widzeń z najbliższymi Polański przeżył tak bardzo, że został przewieziony do szpitala w Zurychu.

Słynny reżyser przez ponad 30 lat był poszukiwany przez amerykański wymiar sprawiedliwości za gwałt na 13-letniej Samancie Gailey, którego dopuścił się w rezydencji Jacka Nicholsona.

Jacek Przybylski z Waszyngtonu

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He is an inspiration to all. Even when times are rough, even when you have made mistakes, there is always the opportunity to turn your life around.

Thank you for your contribution, Mr. Kane. I wish you the best in the years to come.

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Blago & Speaker Madigan Share a Hug, Aug 27, 2008 (Sun Times)

MADIGAN TO BLAGO: YOU STOPPED BY PAY TO PLAY SO YOU DON'T GET TO STAY

Even though no formal charges had been filed against Blags, the mere allegation he was trying to sell the vacant Obama Senate seat was enough to cause Speaker Madigan to lick his chops - he wanted Illinois' CEO gone for years! So, on Decrember 15, 2008, just six days after Blagojevich was arrested, Speaker Madigan formed an impeachment commission within the House to get Blago out of the Governor's seat. "It is my intention to appoint a special committee to begin immediately an investigation into the governor's conduct in office and to undertake the preparatory work that is a prerequisite to an impeachment proceeding in the Illinois House," Madigan said.

Just three days earlier, Speaker Madigan's daughter, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, asked the Illinois Supreme Court to declare Blagojevich disabled for office. "We think it is very clear he is incapable of serving. We want to make sure the people of Illinois have a governor who can legitimately fulfill the duties of that office."

MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL POLITICS

Granted, almost everybody despised our helmet-headed Governor who dressed for success every day in his nylon jogging suit from the '90's. But really, why-oh-why were the Madigans so hard-up on tossing Blago?  Maybe after all these years of Blago not allowing the Madigans' pockets to be lined, the icing on the cake was when Blago did not appoint Lisa to the Senate seat.August 12, 2005 (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

We know one of Rahm Emanuel's picks for the Senate seat was Attorney General Madigan. Remember Obama's self-reporting - that Emanuel had "about four" conversations with John Harris, Blago's Chief of Staff, about who Obama considered to be "highly qualitfied" for his position: Comptroller Dan Hynes, Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, and Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Cheryle Jackson.

According to the Sun Times (article here):

Twenty-eight of the 59 Illinois state senators who voted early this year to remove Blagojevich as governor had gone to him with recommendations for state jobs, promotions, transfers or appointments to state boards, a database of patronage hires kept by Blagojevich aides shows.

In the House, 53 of the 114 state representatives who voted to impeach Blagojevich were listed as earlier having sought personnel moves from the governor.

Most of those who made hiring requests were Democrats, according to the records, which cover the period from 2003 to 2005.

Among them: Blagojevich's political nemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan. In that period, the records show the powerful Southwest Side Democrat sought 98 jobs, raises or appointments and got 33 of them.

In all, the Madigan-sponsored candidates contributed more than $84,000 to the speaker's political funds and another $40,236 to his daughter, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, state records show.

In response to the article, Speaker Madigan spokesman Steve Brown said, "$80,000 for a campaign organization that raises several million dollars every year, that certainly is not a significant number anyone would notice."

Exactly my point! Blagojevich only granted 1/3 of Madigan's requests. Had he granted more, the Madigan Duo would have received more campaign contributions! Brown's statement goes to the heart of the problem: the Madigan's campaign contributions were insignificant compared to what they could have been had Blagojevich granted their requests.

The hypocrisy of it all is just shocking. All this talk about Jesse Jackson, Jr. allegedly possibly having emissaries who maybe kinda tried to apparently attempt to raise money for his Senate appointment. And then there is on-the-books quid-pro-quo behavior taking place by Lisa Madigan, who also desired Senate appointment, and her daddy, the man who led the way for Blago to get tossed from office.

Look, politics is just another form of business. I get it: if you give me money for my campaign, I will get you a job. Honestly, I do not really care, so long as everyone who does their job does it well. Most importantly, if you are going to play the game, especially the Chicago way, be sure to call a spade a spade.

(PS: I want to make it clear that I have absolutely no personal issue with any of these Chicago politicians. I met with AG Madigan a couple of times on legislative issues on expungement and sealing laws. She was very interested in my positions, I found her to be extremely competent and likeable. I also met several times with Governor Blagojevich on the issue of pardons. He was also generous with his time, even though he didn't do as promised: clear that pile of 2500+ pardon petitions from his desk.)

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Balloon Boy's Father, Richard Heene, Giving a Blow of Hot Air (ABC.com)

The balloon boy story must go down in history as one of the most bizarre events EVER: Six-year old boy detaches homemade hovercraft "vehicle" slash helium balloon from back yard...climbs inside...takes off through the Colorado sky...stops all news on Obama, health care, Rush Limbaugh and the war in Afghanistan...only to find out boy is not inside the "craft" but is really in the family's attic! Fox News article here.

I called my dad after the boy had been found alive but before it was reported just where exactly Falcon Heene was found. My dad said, "I am sure the boy said to himself, 'Oh s**t, my dad is going to kick my a** once he finds out I let the balloon loose. I better go hide.'" Well, my padre knows best; moments later it was revealed that is exactly what happened: the boy hid in the attic because he knew his father would yell at him!

But wait, the story gets better. The boy's father is a total wack job. He is a mad-scientist type...oh wait, I mean "psyientist" according to dad, Richard Heene, who has his own web page: www.thepsyiencedetectives.com -- last I checked, the site was nonexistent --

Watch this video where the mad-psyientist talks about life on Mars while he dissect a photo on NASA's web page. The best part of his homemade show is at the 1:10 mark where he says, "Maybe I'm nuts. Let me know." Well, Mr. Heene, you are totally nuts! Watch a bit more - he talks about how a rock on Mars looks like an "ear, eye and nose." Or how a rock could be a pig snout. Honestly, I think the guy must have smoked some serious grass (or inhaled a massive amount of helium) before filming!

No Laughing Matter

Richard Heene is so out-of-this-world that I think he needs to be evaluated. Usually, I look for a way to defend a person but this dude is wack and I'm concerned about the kids. 

Child protective services need to visit the home and evaluate the parents. Clearly, the father's nuttiness has put his child in danger.

The fact that the parents had a balloon loosely tied down in the backyard is beyond negligent. Of course, this whole thing seems like the dad's sick plot to get media attention. I am not sure what is worse: the media stunt or that the story is true and the kid was able to get out of the balloon before it took off into the sky. Regardless, little Falcon's father might be mentally disturbed and he has now put his children at risk of serious injury and or death. What's worse? Having a python loose in the house?

At the end of the day, we must be happy to know the boy is alive but he is not really "safe" until the parents who raise him are evaluated and the conditions of the home are made safe.

Don't forget the mad-psyientist may be criminally charged if investigators determine this was a stunt for TV...

Watch the videos here.

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Doctors performed a rape kit after the assault but technology did not allow for a conclusive result.

In 1997, her attacker, Dennis Earl Bradford, was sent to prison for a similar offense. At the time, DNA testing technology was more advanced and his DNA was entered into a database following his felony conviction. (Many states have a similar law: upon conviction of a felony, the defendant shall enter his DNA into a database.)

Last month, on September 1, a new TX law allowed for DNA preserved in old cases to be entered into a database. Blog here: New Texas Law: Old DNA on Cases NOT Prosecuted Can Be Used Against Person

Now, just a month over the passing of the new law, old DNA that was preserved in an unsolved rape can be entered into a database to search for someone who had subsequently been entered into the system, most likely for another conviction. Clearly, this law is working in the way it was intended: to finally bring sexual assault victims justice.

Unfortunately, many people will not be able to seek proper justice because sexual assault cases have a statute of limitations, meaning prosecutors must charge and prosecute a case within a certain number of years. I am assuming that Mr. Bradford's arrest was possible because he is also charged with attempted murder.

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