Comments on: It’s a mad, mad, M.A.D.D. world! http://apublicdefender.com/2007/05/15/its-a-mad-mad-madd-world/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:03:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Anti drink-driving breathalyzers http://apublicdefender.com/2007/05/15/its-a-mad-mad-madd-world/#comment-9338 Anti drink-driving breathalyzers Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:40:19 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/05/15/its-a-mad-mad-madd-world/#comment-9338 Not only was she drink driving, but she was also speeding. It is always a shame when authority figures fall foul of the topic of their own preaching. It undermines the whole process of deterrent and prevention. An interesting story though! Not only was she drink driving, but she was also speeding. It is always a shame when authority figures fall foul of the topic of their own preaching. It undermines the whole process of deterrent and prevention. An interesting story though!

]]> By: Gideon http://apublicdefender.com/2007/05/15/its-a-mad-mad-madd-world/#comment-1251 Gideon Thu, 17 May 2007 12:38:39 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/05/15/its-a-mad-mad-madd-world/#comment-1251 WIB: It's bs when our clients say it; not when "respected" members of society say it. In fact, a lot of times, our clients are the ones that have the history to back up such claims. Windy: I suspect that's true, but one can hope, right? WIB: It’s bs when our clients say it; not when “respected” members of society say it.

In fact, a lot of times, our clients are the ones that have the history to back up such claims.

Windy: I suspect that’s true, but one can hope, right?

]]> By: Windypundit http://apublicdefender.com/2007/05/15/its-a-mad-mad-madd-world/#comment-1203 Windypundit Wed, 16 May 2007 04:32:56 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/05/15/its-a-mad-mad-madd-world/#comment-1203 <em>Maybe this gets them to rethink their hard-line stance for strict penalties just a little bit.</em> It might make Amy D’Aniello rethink <em>her</em> stance on penalties, but I'm guessing that attending a "MADD impact panel" somehow involves MADD making money, so I don't expect them to change their stance any time soon. Maybe this gets them to rethink their hard-line stance for strict penalties just a little bit.

It might make Amy D’Aniello rethink her stance on penalties, but I’m guessing that attending a “MADD impact panel” somehow involves MADD making money, so I don’t expect them to change their stance any time soon.

]]> By: Woman in Black http://apublicdefender.com/2007/05/15/its-a-mad-mad-madd-world/#comment-1201 Woman in Black Wed, 16 May 2007 03:34:49 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/05/15/its-a-mad-mad-madd-world/#comment-1201 I don't much know your local politics, but as a general principle, it makes me quite ill when some relatively privileged individual always in favor of locking up our clients for as long as possible screws up, then blames the very sort of thing that is mocked when our clients say it. Ala "I only wanted to molest boys because a priest molested me." "I have a prescription drug addiction and that is why I was illegally buying other people's scrips." "I have a sex addiction and could not help myself." I don’t much know your local politics, but as a general principle, it makes me quite ill when some relatively privileged individual always in favor of locking up our clients for as long as possible screws up, then blames the very sort of thing that is mocked when our clients say it. Ala “I only wanted to molest boys because a priest molested me.” “I have a prescription drug addiction and that is why I was illegally buying other people’s scrips.” “I have a sex addiction and could not help myself.”

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