The Diaper Babies

This is my RESPONSE to a post on Glass City Jungle related to Toledo courts and prosecutors.

Where to start:

I don’t know Judge Goulding, and I was practicing in another city when he first took the municipal bench.

A quick history of myself to set the context of my comments.

Occupation - Asshole Lawyer-
Resume’ - US Army officer, Cop, diaper wearing Toledo public defendner intern - Asshole lawyer.

Initially ALL FELONIES are heard in Muni court #3.Deals are made on 95% of those charges - BY COUNTY PROSECUTORS. Deals are made by county prosecutors, with the input of the arresting officers and investigating detectives, opposed by SEASONED VETERAN LAWYERS (with the help of diaper wearing interns.)

The diaper babies have years of experience, see thousands of cases, and know both sides when they make a recommendation, which is approved by the defending lawyer and the prosecutor. Chad, there are no “paying” cases.

Carty HAS cut/gutted the CITY prosecutors office; however, he has no bearing on the county prosecutors who are working the felonies heard in municipal court #3.

MOST, of the city prosecutors are neither brain dead or sloppy. Their dockets are overloaded, they have minimal resources, NO JAIL SPACE (which is regulated by federal limits and each JUDGE’S bed space allocation), and they ARE effected by the political machinations and ramblings of Carty and others.

Are many of the prosecutors inexperienced? Yes. But, that is a problem of Federal, State, and local priorities, wages, and APPRECIATION. A well intentioned, hard working, dedicated, civic minded attorney cannot afford to take a prosecution job, or remain for an extended time, unless they are young, single, and willing to pass up on better opportunities as their careers move forward.

Sure, it would be “nice” if these dedicated professionals had the altruistic inclination to remain in the prosecutor’s office for decades becoming masters of their craft and providing citizens with the “Law and Order” version of a local prosecutor. That is simply unrealistic.
Unless the prosecutor is the secondary bread winner for their family, he or she would be doing THEIR FAMILY a disservice by remaining underpaid, overworked, and underappreciated for YEARS, while passing on better jobs.

To the citizens who helped get our fine example of the public arrested. GOOD JOB. Keep it up. Public Safety IS a COMMUNITY ISSUE, which is supported by law enforcement. Replace your outside lights, walk in groups in the neighborhood at night (with cell phones), KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR and their kids. Report, report, report, report, and document. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Show your documentation to city counsel, the mayors office, and county officials. Elect public safety minded candidates.

FIGHT gun control at all levels. An armed citizenry is a safe citizenry; unarmed we are servants to tyranny and victims of the criminal. Notice, I DID NOT SAY ARM YOURSELF. I said fight gun control. There is a difference!

The decision to be a gun owner and the responsibility that comes with that decision is not something every citizen should or can make appropriately. BUT, in an unarmed society the criminals know that LAW ABIDING citizens do not have that choice.

The A-Hole.