tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post7528896964800013079..comments2024-03-28T00:50:16.901-05:00Comments on Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center: Election Wrap UpMurray Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-71433494411979319532012-06-04T22:34:33.379-05:002012-06-04T22:34:33.379-05:00I DEMAND A RECOUNT!!
So we can enjoy the moment ...I DEMAND A RECOUNT!!<br /><br /><br />So we can enjoy the moment all over again :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-32588030852893732602012-06-02T11:50:36.091-05:002012-06-02T11:50:36.091-05:00Sorry for the long post:
Rage
Just so you know I ...Sorry for the long post:<br />Rage<br /><br />Just so you know I have nothing to do with the legal community other than a few friends in the field. I worked under a Police Captain in my job as an animal control officer and still have friends in that field as well. I don’t have a lot of legal training or experience. I took classes at a community college working towards becoming a Para Legal. So as you can see I am just an average citizen that happens to be fascinated with the different aspects of the law. I also hold people in office to a higher standard, I expect them to be honest and treat all people decently and fairly. Lycos failed miserably on that one.<br /><br />I enjoy the controversy that you occasionally bring to this blog. It keeps the conversation going. I don’t agree with you most of the time, but that’s ok, that is what is so great about this country.<br /><br />I would like to try to explain to you about what the citizens of H.C. want. You wrote: Plus, if Lycos created this atmosphere where people thought they could get away with anything, why would they vote against her? Why would the citizens get rid of a DA who wasn't going to charge them? Here is a simple answer to that question. The people that actually voted are average citizens that want to have a safe community for their families. The citizens that commit crimes and want to get away with everything are not likely to vote. <br /><br />The majority of citizens that really care take the time to inform themselves about the candidates. Ms. Lycos certainly gave us a lot to think about. Getting investigated for investigating the Grand jury, being investigated by the Texas Rangers was enough for a lot of people to come to the decision she wasn’t the right person for the job. I think what put the icing on the cake was her refusal to punish R. Palmer for taking the fifth. That alone had some serious consequences for Pat. In the eyes of the citizens you have a woman who is over the District Attorneys office that should be above reproach. Instead of punishing R.P. she was moved into another office. That in itself speaks volumes of Lycos character. We expect more of our elected officials than that.<br /><br />As far as you’re Comment: Anderson was well organized, but Republican voters were scared. You are right to a certain extent. What we the voters were scared of is an ineffective D.A. who proved time and again that she was morally bankrupt. <br /><br />With Mike Anderson we know we are getting a man with integrity, one that will do the job with compassion and fairness. We won’t see a return of the good ole boy network either as you have predicted. I guess Lycos had the good ole girl network going strong. If you were a friend of hers anything was possible, just look at some of the unqualified people in positions of power. The only thing some of them had going for them was the favors they had done for Lycos. <br /><br />Thanks to all the current staff that stayed under this awful regime. Very soon life will be better.<br /><br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-39762865763955219372012-06-01T18:50:44.138-05:002012-06-01T18:50:44.138-05:00Murray,
She completely balked at charging Densen. ...Murray,<br />She completely balked at charging Densen. The other big factor in getting him charged was that it was an HPD case and they were demanding it go to a Grand Jury. The evidence against him was overwhelming which is why he pled out.<br /><br />I was told she did the same thing on another Judge. She stalled the investigation and then refused to make the decision to allow it to go to the Grand Jury. She finally told Little Jimmy he had to make the decision because she just couldn't do it. Jim gave the go ahead and it was indicted. Judge was slam-dunked in trial and found guilty. If this would have been in Federal Court, she might have been charged with Obstruction of Justice. People on the outside have no clue how difficult it is to get approval to file certain charges in clearly warranted circumstances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-39599202432713604812012-06-01T18:35:40.107-05:002012-06-01T18:35:40.107-05:00Don't know who is so uninformed but Scott Durf...Don't know who is so uninformed but Scott Durfee never went any where and he is still in his office.<br /><br />Rage,<br />Plenty of people know about Lykos refusing to allow investigations to continue or be presented to a Gran Jury. Several have been kept on the back burner as of today. Not naming names at this point; the facts will come out soon enough.<br /><br />Shocked you don't know who Edwin Harrison is, formerly with the Harris County Attorneys Office where Lykos' brother Nick is the "Inspector General". Just refer to him as Nick Clouseau.<br /><br />The next few weeks will be quite interesting as more folks will be emboldened to report what Lykos is really up to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-39197544433026271772012-06-01T15:41:38.547-05:002012-06-01T15:41:38.547-05:00Murray:
I'm not doubting that she's soft-...Murray:<br /><br />I'm not doubting that she's soft-pedaling her job and protecting people. I would completely believe it (although you mention one official that she did go after, albeit belatedly, and we just went through a police officer trial...). But it takes more than "she doesn't prosecute corrupt officials" to make me a believer. <br /><br />Names. Acts. Put some meat on the accusations.<br /><br />From my perspective, anyone with information on the unreliability of the BAT vans should be looked into. That goes for everyone from top to bottom, not just Rachel Palmer, but anyone who had heard there may be problems but didn't report it as Brady material. And I'm betting that's quite a few line-prosecutors, as well.<br /><br />But your anon commenters don't care about Brady material, and don't see those actions as worthy of looking into except to the extent that it might have gotten Palmer or Lykos in trouble. <br /><br />RageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-48679962543270276732012-06-01T15:38:46.678-05:002012-06-01T15:38:46.678-05:00Anon 12:23,
Someone got fired while Lykos is stil...Anon 12:23,<br /><br />Someone got fired while Lykos is still DA?<br /><br />It MUST be retaliation!<br /><br />Thank goodness we have these Anonymous Rumor Reports to keep everyone accurately informed.<br /><br />LIEkos is terrible. Just look at how she ran off Scott Durfee last month.<br /><br />HANG TOUGH DURFEE! WE KNOW YOU'LL FIND WORK AGAIN SOMEWHERE SOON!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-41104221764929609962012-06-01T15:34:46.213-05:002012-06-01T15:34:46.213-05:00David Medina's wife is not a public official. ...David Medina's wife is not a public official. And her alleged arson is not corruption. I agree she needs to be prosecuted, but we're talking public officials and corruption here. <br /><br />Keep trying.<br /><br />RageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-61151017987377082672012-06-01T15:34:44.210-05:002012-06-01T15:34:44.210-05:00Rage,
Also don't forget that she only went af...Rage,<br /><br />Also don't forget that she only went after Judge Woody Densen after the victims of his criminal mischief got so frustrated with the Office's delay that they went to the media.Murray Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-29429648338242812512012-06-01T15:33:24.521-05:002012-06-01T15:33:24.521-05:00Rachel Palmer: May have broken a law, but that...Rachel Palmer: May have broken a law, but that's not the same as ongoing corruption. Try again.<br /><br />Edwin Harrison: I don't know who he is and you haven't said how he is corrupt. I'm all ears. <br /><br />RageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-44006241600573892192012-06-01T15:12:37.507-05:002012-06-01T15:12:37.507-05:00To Rage:
Corrupt Political Figure Example 2:
Sup...To Rage:<br /><br />Corrupt Political Figure Example 2:<br /><br />Supreme Court Justice David Medina's WifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-15569910853680946362012-06-01T14:27:32.033-05:002012-06-01T14:27:32.033-05:00To Rage:
Corrupt official - Edwin HarrisonTo Rage:<br /><br />Corrupt official - Edwin HarrisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-62038632692796864002012-06-01T13:17:45.800-05:002012-06-01T13:17:45.800-05:008. Paying the salaries of a whole Division that Ly...8. Paying the salaries of a whole Division that Lykos has consistently refused to allow to go after corrupt officials.<br /><br />I'd like one solid example of this please. Just one name of one corrupt official, and what the corruption is that Lykos isn't allowing to get prosecuted.<br /><br />Rage<br /><br />June 1, 2012 11:59 AM<br /><br />Um, RACHEL PALMER!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-8698642869523901972012-06-01T12:23:19.190-05:002012-06-01T12:23:19.190-05:00Rumor is Lykos has started some retaliation today ...Rumor is Lykos has started some retaliation today by firing at least one ranking employee she brought in with her.<br /><br />Next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-46892412581784471982012-06-01T11:59:43.803-05:002012-06-01T11:59:43.803-05:00Forgot to talk about this:
8. Paying the salaries...Forgot to talk about this:<br /><br /><i>8. Paying the salaries of a whole Division that Lykos has consistently refused to allow to go after corrupt officials.</i><br /><br />I'd like one solid example of this please. Just one name of one corrupt official, and what the corruption is that Lykos isn't allowing to get prosecuted.<br /><br />RageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-35158869612311935492012-06-01T11:56:31.847-05:002012-06-01T11:56:31.847-05:00Yes! I will not deviate too far from this thread b...<i>Yes! I will not deviate too far from this thread but YES!</i> <br /><br />So much for your "honorable service." Wish I could say I was surprised.<br /><br /><i>So...you're for public corruption and waste of taxpayer money...and against putting criminals in jail?</i><br /><br />The lack of reading comprehension around here doesn't surprise me either. <br /><br />8:25, I guess I could point out how states all over the nation are jailing fewer people and using supervision or other programs while crime rates continue to drop (as is the casein Texas, New York, California...), but that won't make much sense to you. We could save money by incarcerating fewer people, and continue to see crime drop, as we have. But knuckleheads like you think the only answer is an expensive prison economy. You're wrong, you just won't open your eyes and see it. The federal government used to pay $400 for toilet seats and hammers. You think that's "the cost of government?" <br /><br />Corruption and waste should be ended at every level. Not just at the level where you dislike the person in charge. <br /><br />RageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-54192255913457227672012-06-01T09:22:31.961-05:002012-06-01T09:22:31.961-05:00Things that Pat Lykos and Lloyd Oliver have in com...Things that Pat Lykos and Lloyd Oliver have in common:<br /><br />1. Being investigated by a grand jury.<br />2. Having only a slightly better command of the English language than Don Hooper.<br /><br />and, in November...<br />3. Losing to Mike AndersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-2988829709501917932012-06-01T09:21:58.084-05:002012-06-01T09:21:58.084-05:00Hooper is now shilling for Lloyd Oliver on his was...Hooper is now shilling for Lloyd Oliver on his wasteland of a blog. Love it. Poor man is losing what's left of his mind. Someone reserve a bed at HCPC!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-10479152981635303982012-06-01T08:52:33.122-05:002012-06-01T08:52:33.122-05:00Contrary to what Rage has coming out of his a&...Contrary to what Rage has coming out of his a&*, the county did not have to spend that money to house prisoners in Louisiana. It could have housed prisoners in Fort Bend County at the new jail they have (with less than 50% occupancy). Or, they could have spent $7 million to turn 1301 Franklin into a facility where class C offenders and Mental Health inmates could have been housed. Tommy Thomas and Commissioners Court didn't like each other at all, and to punish Tommy, Commissioners Court wouldn't fully fund the department. Now that Adrian is Commissioners Court's beotch, he is getting what he wants (funding to hire part-time white shirts, funding to hire more deputies and funding to fill positions created by turnover). The shire-reeve has also changed the overtime policy. Now instead of offering deputies and white-shirts the option of overtime for extra pay, they now are forced to work an extra shift, usually two times per week. The jail population has not decreased drastically. Staffing levels have increased because of the forced overtime policy. It's all window dressing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-15347090104876701112012-06-01T00:30:44.953-05:002012-06-01T00:30:44.953-05:00Anony of 11:38 PM:
Progress, far from consisting ...Anony of 11:38 PM:<br /><br />Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness.<br /><br />When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. <br /><br />Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-62050629462735717832012-05-31T23:49:31.514-05:002012-05-31T23:49:31.514-05:00Rage,
So...you're for public corruption and ...Rage, <br /><br />So...you're for public corruption and waste of taxpayer money...and against putting criminals in jail?<br /><br />And it amazes YOU about what upsets US?<br /><br />Wow.Mark W. Stephensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-59049404447710567542012-05-31T23:38:22.879-05:002012-05-31T23:38:22.879-05:00Bring back the Vance/Holmes frat (Animal House), w...Bring back the Vance/Holmes frat (Animal House), where you always did the right thing, enjoyed your job, and never worried about someone looking over your shoulder. What happened to common sense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-23856043199361926022012-05-31T23:00:21.487-05:002012-05-31T23:00:21.487-05:00Dearest J, I hope you enjoyed the way you talked t...Dearest J, I hope you enjoyed the way you talked to me when I was summoned to your office and you made me wait for almost an hour sweating while you played solitaire or texted or something.<br /><br />You might have been better than me and outranked me then, and you might have thought I committed a grave judgment error, but who is laughing now? I made a mistake, but not as bad as yours, buddy. HA!<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed your name-calling. I'm sure you did, at least when you were yelling at me like a insubordinate child; it was in your eyes. Then you made me suffer as well, and then I knew why you took this job. I won't ever forget that.<br /><br />I was going to wish you on yourself, but I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy, who you may know by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-11759188899864924082012-05-31T22:56:49.299-05:002012-05-31T22:56:49.299-05:00Hey Anon 12:29
...Hey Anon 12:29 <br /> You forgot about those Investigators driving back and forth to Montgomery Co. and Fort Bend Co . also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-40428117497121650052012-05-31T22:23:20.874-05:002012-05-31T22:23:20.874-05:009:29,
We, the People, are definitely not wanting t...9:29,<br />We, the People, are definitely not wanting to go back to 2007. What we'd like to do is move forward in 2013 but with the Integrity of the office that was present in 1999 and the 30 years before when Carol Vance and then Johnny Holmes fashioned a Prosecution Office that followed the law and whose motto was to Do the Right Thing. The office leader in 2007 had moved away from that ideal after 2000. In 2007,an Honorable and astute man named Ken Magidson was appointed by the Governor to steer the ship until Lykos would take it over in 2008. His advice to her as he was leaving was that the ship had steadied under his hand and was again the well-oiled machine that Mr. Holmes had left. Lykos ignored Mr. Magidson and thumbed her nose at his wisdom. (He went on to become the US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas) The point is, there were many fine people at the HCDAO in 2008 and Ms. Lykos ran off 40 % of them in 3 years. No one wants to return to the management of the office to where it was by 2007. Mike Anderson has the history, the training, and the personal integrity to begin the process of rebuilding this office by applying the principles he learned from Mr. Holmes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-35429475471520093372012-05-31T21:29:28.446-05:002012-05-31T21:29:28.446-05:00Anony at 8:25,
All Rage is trying to tell you is ...Anony at 8:25,<br /><br />All Rage is trying to tell you is what the approximately 4 million voters in Harris county tried to tell you in 2008: the HCDA ain't perfect. <br /><br />It obviously needed some changes, and obviously Lycos wasn't the one, but that doesn't mean it didn't need attention. <br /><br />Many of those celebrating Lycos' defeat seem like you want to turn the clock back to 2007. Do that and you will be back out of office quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com