Sunday, September 28, 2008

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MO. Truth Squads Update - prosecutor says meant only as a citizen

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***Update from Pat****

Prosecutor says just a citizen thing.


The prosecutor in the interview issued a statement that she was speaking only as a private citizen. This is possibly true but nevertheless it is undeniable the intent was to intimidate people. She did not make it clear in her interview she was speaking only as a citizen. Her choice of words tossing in the bit about Missouri ethics laws being violated was a blatant attempt to suggest she was speaking as a law enforcement official. Why the hell is Obama specifically seeking out law enforcement officials for his truth squad? If the TV station is guilty of irresponsible editing giving a false impression, this chick didn't point that out in her statement. It's double, maybe triple irony for her to complain about truth being distorted.

Gov. Blunt's statement is useless insofar as his official capacity. It's a scolding. These people at minimum should be reprimanded and issue an apology to the public for misleading them. That would not be sufficient for me though. They should be fired and the prosecutors possibly disbarred. If they were not speaking in an official capacity, they had to make that abundantly clear at the outset.
1 Response to "MO. Truth Squads Update - prosecutor says meant only as a citizen"
Michael Ejercito said :
September 28, 2008 at 11:58 PM
As a prosecutor, she should know that she is held to a higher standard, and thus she must avoid even the appearance of wrongdoing or unethical conduct.

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