- DonnyJepp
- Jul 4, 2004
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http://www.lawweekonline.com/2010/07/newly-released-video-shows-tasering-controversially-ordered-by-colo-judge/
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A convicted second-degree murderer in Cortez was overwhelmed by six helmeted sheriff’s deputies, Tased twice, forcibly restrained, cable-tied then shackled, hooded and placed in a belted chair before being whisked to a February sentencing he didn’t want to attend, a video obtained by Law Week Colorado shows.
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Jessica West, a visiting professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, said, “It’s extremely unusual for a criminal defendant to be forcibly brought to their sentencing hearing.”
However, West added that while a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to be present at their sentencing, “he or she does not have a constitutional right to not be present at their sentencing hearing. A judge can allow a criminal defendant to waive that right [to appear], and defendants do waive that right in a number of circumstances. But constitutionally, a judge is not required to allow someone to not appear at the sentencing hearing.”
I'm conflicted. The guy is a convicted killer who beat his ex-girlfriend to death with his fists. I guess they'd have to get him out of the cage, for transfer, whether or not he went to the sentencing.
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- DonnyJepp
- Jul 4, 2004
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Somehow I doubt the situation for inmates in Michigan is as rosy as depicted:
School superintendent requests school be turned into prison
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Dear Governor Snyder,
In these tough economic times, schools are hurting. And yes, everyone in Michigan is hurting right now financially, but why aren’t we protecting schools? Schools are the one place on Earth that people look to to “fix” what is wrong with society by educating our youth and preparing them to take on the issues that society has created.
One solution I believe we must do is take a look at our corrections system in Michigan. We rank nationally at the top in the number of people we incarcerate. We also spend the most money per prisoner annually than any other state in the union. Now, I like to be at the top of lists, but this is one ranking that I don’t believe Michigan wants to be on top of.
Consider the life of a Michigan prisoner. They get three square meals a day. Access to free health care. Internet. Cable television. Access to a library. A weight room. Computer lab. They can earn a degree. A roof over their heads. Clothing. Everything we just listed we DO NOT provide to our school children.
This is why I’m proposing to make my school a prison. The State of Michigan spends annually somewhere between $30,000 and $40,000 per prisoner, yet we are struggling to provide schools with $7,000 per student. I guess we need to treat our students like they are prisoners, with equal funding. Please give my students three meals a day. Please give my children access to free health care. Please provide my school district Internet access and computers. Please put books in my library. Please give my students a weight room so we can be big and strong. We provide all of these things to prisoners because they have constitutional rights. What about the rights of youth, our future?!
Please provide for my students in my school district the same way we provide for a prisoner. It’s the least we can do to prepare our students for the future...by giving our schools the resources necessary to keep our students OUT of prison.
Respectfully submitted,
Nathan Bootz, Superintendent, Ithaca Public Schools
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