QUOTE(Saltimbanco @ Mon 11th May 2009, 7:13pm)
The "but he didn't misuse the functionary tools!" argument is more than a bit like defending a daycare employee from being fired after he has been convicted of a violent sex crime, on the basis that the crime did not involve children.
Well I don't see the basis for that comparison, but I will say you have unusual taste in hyperbole. Thankfully so do I, though I've been trying my damnedest not to comment on this, I really have.
My analogy would be that the
Daily Planet ((IMG:
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Could be that somebody back there is invoking the
Aleman v. Cook County as an exception to the
autrefois acquit defense, or just has a Pocket Full of Kryptonite (but at least his right to remain silent still applies).
Or they could be that they are laundering some evidence that they are not allowed to describe. All I can say is it was bound to happen eventually. I'm sure there are pundits who expect me to put on that party dress, fire up the bong, and dance on his grave (maybe even undergo an RFA to commemorate this event but I'm not like that).
I'll probably get a couple cat-calls over this crap though, just you watch.
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