tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133669828685820071.post3210717270799258833..comments2023-05-30T06:50:51.828-05:00Comments on In The Moment: Motor Vehicle HomicideDavid Tarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143913959192642374noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133669828685820071.post-28613465177532099912008-05-17T14:01:00.000-05:002008-05-17T14:01:00.000-05:00He talked about a family not having grandfather, t...He talked about a family not having grandfather, their patriarch, home for Christmas, which is true and very sad. <BR/><BR/>But I was thinking of the things a kid with no prior record might learn in prison.<BR/><BR/>When I talked to the press, I asked them to consider that a former Supreme Court Justice in Nebraska committed misdemeanor MVH a few years ago. I then asked them if the same things were true in that case (a man not coming home for Christmas) and wondered if they'd check the records on that case to see if he served a day in jail. <BR/><BR/>Of course he didn't. I don't even have to look. And they didn't either, even inventing things that I said in the paper. <BR/><BR/>If it bleeds it leads, I guess.David Tarrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143913959192642374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133669828685820071.post-20725291651638399262008-05-17T10:06:00.000-05:002008-05-17T10:06:00.000-05:00I'm not sure what to say about this. I was extrem...I'm not sure what to say about this. I was extremely surprised at the sentence when I got to the end. Did the judge give any explanation for why, when he had given the prior MVF probation, and the 4th DUI 1-2?Frustrated and Tormentedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953232362031852628noreply@blogger.com