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On Fri, 11 May 2007 07:07:51 -0700, C J Campbell
wrote: On 2007-05-09 08:15:59 -0700, NVArt said: Had the dastardly happen a couple nights ago. Garmin 196, two David Clarks, eyeglasses. In my hangar, too. Looks like a pro job. No vandalism apparent. Plane was unlocked with key in ignition. And left that way by perp(s). The question: Would any of you have an A&P do a thorough check of the bird or would do as I think I might and just do a more than usual preflight? I was just released from a jury yesterday where we tried a burglar. He had stolen some clothing, belt buckles, and knives, total value less than $250. Despite the fact that an eyewitness who knew him personally (it's a small town) clearly identified him coming out of the house, he was seen giving belt buckles to his buddies at the soup kitchen, and he still had one of the knives and one of the belt buckles on his person when apprehended by the police -- it took two solid days of deliberation to convince the whole jury that this guy was guilty. In fact, the original vote was 10-2 to acquit. The last holdout never was convinced that the case was proved, but finally voted with the rest. I checked out his record after I got home. The guy has a long criminal record of several burglaries, break-ins, petty thefts, etc. The thing that threw the jury off was the guy had dyed his hair during the burglary, but by the time he went back to trial his hair was its normal color. But the neighbor who had seen him come out of the house had known this guy for more than three years, regularly spoke with him, saw him frequently around town, and was able to identify him no matter what his hair color was. Even so, when the witness said he had white tips on his hair at the time of the burglary, the fact that his hair was now all black (4 months later) was enough to confuse a majority of the jury. It just did not seem to occur to these bozos that people can change their hair color. His booking photo, by the way, did show white tips on his hair. Much goes on below the surface in Forks. insert smiley Don |
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"NVArt" wrote in message oups.com... Had the dastardly happen a couple nights ago. Garmin 196, two David Clarks, eyeglasses. In my hangar, too. Looks like a pro job. No vandalism apparent. Plane was unlocked with key in ignition. And left that way by perp(s). The question: Would any of you have an A&P do a thorough check of the bird or would do as I think I might and just do a more than usual preflight? |
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"C J Campbell" wrote: Despite the fact that an eyewitness who knew him personally (it's a small town) clearly identified him coming out of the house, he was seen giving belt buckles to his buddies at the soup kitchen, and he still had one of the knives and one of the belt buckles on his person when apprehended by the police -- it took two solid days of deliberation to convince the whole jury that this guy was guilty. In fact, the original vote was 10-2 to acquit. The last holdout never was convinced that the case was proved, but finally voted with the rest. Amazin', ain't it? I was on a panel trying a DUI case in which the accused had driven her car into a tree. When emergency responders arrived, the car was on fire and she was asleep on the ground some distance away, uninjured. When the state trooper interviewed her, she admitted to having been drinking and she filled the trooper's car with alcohol fumes. She was unable to complete a field sobriety test, actually falling down at one point. This was an hour after the accident. She refused a breathalyzer test, but was charged with DUI based on the other evidence. After a full afternoon of deliberation (I guess juries in such cases don't get as much time as felony juries) the panel was deadlocked 6 to 6 and she walked. One of my fellow jurors remarked that field sobriety tests are "tricked up to make people look drunk" and should be disregarded. When I reminded him of the trooper's other testimony, he said the trooper was probably lying because he would "get in trouble" if the woman wasn't convicted. Five other jurors found this argument convincing. -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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On 2007-05-11 08:10:30 -0700, Don Tuite
said: On Fri, 11 May 2007 07:07:51 -0700, C J Campbell wrote: On 2007-05-09 08:15:59 -0700, NVArt said: Had the dastardly happen a couple nights ago. Garmin 196, two David Clarks, eyeglasses. In my hangar, too. Looks like a pro job. No vandalism apparent. Plane was unlocked with key in ignition. And left that way by perp(s). The question: Would any of you have an A&P do a thorough check of the bird or would do as I think I might and just do a more than usual preflight? I was just released from a jury yesterday where we tried a burglar. He had stolen some clothing, belt buckles, and knives, total value less than $250. Despite the fact that an eyewitness who knew him personally (it's a small town) clearly identified him coming out of the house, he was seen giving belt buckles to his buddies at the soup kitchen, and he still had one of the knives and one of the belt buckles on his person when apprehended by the police -- it took two solid days of deliberation to convince the whole jury that this guy was guilty. In fact, the original vote was 10-2 to acquit. The last holdout never was convinced that the case was proved, but finally voted with the rest. I checked out his record after I got home. The guy has a long criminal record of several burglaries, break-ins, petty thefts, etc. The thing that threw the jury off was the guy had dyed his hair during the burglary, but by the time he went back to trial his hair was its normal color. But the neighbor who had seen him come out of the house had known this guy for more than three years, regularly spoke with him, saw him frequently around town, and was able to identify him no matter what his hair color was. Even so, when the witness said he had white tips on his hair at the time of the burglary, the fact that his hair was now all black (4 months later) was enough to confuse a majority of the jury. It just did not seem to occur to these bozos that people can change their hair color. His booking photo, by the way, did show white tips on his hair. Much goes on below the surface in Forks. insert smiley Don You know, that Forks is a real hotbed. Amazing they haven't made TV series there yet. Maybe because places that get something like 100" of rain a year make dismal TV. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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On 2007-05-11 15:15:13 -0700, "Dan Luke" said:
"C J Campbell" wrote: Despite the fact that an eyewitness who knew him personally (it's a small town) clearly identified him coming out of the house, he was seen giving belt buckles to his buddies at the soup kitchen, and he still had one of the knives and one of the belt buckles on his person when apprehended by the police -- it took two solid days of deliberation to convince the whole jury that this guy was guilty. In fact, the original vote was 10-2 to acquit. The last holdout never was convinced that the case was proved, but finally voted with the rest. Amazin', ain't it? I was on a panel trying a DUI case in which the accused had driven her car into a tree. When emergency responders arrived, the car was on fire and she was asleep on the ground some distance away, uninjured. When the state trooper interviewed her, she admitted to having been drinking and she filled the trooper's car with alcohol fumes. She was unable to complete a field sobriety test, actually falling down at one point. This was an hour after the accident. She refused a breathalyzer test, but was charged with DUI based on the other evidence. After a full afternoon of deliberation (I guess juries in such cases don't get as much time as felony juries) the panel was deadlocked 6 to 6 and she walked. One of my fellow jurors remarked that field sobriety tests are "tricked up to make people look drunk" and should be disregarded. When I reminded him of the trooper's other testimony, he said the trooper was probably lying because he would "get in trouble" if the woman wasn't convicted. Five other jurors found this argument convincing. Sounds like it was truly a jury of her peers. :-) -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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On 2007-05-11 14:22:11 -0700, "Graverobber"
said: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs...73280762454896 Nice. Hangin's too good for them. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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Burglary - Getting way off topic - Read with caution
After a full afternoon of deliberation (I guess juries in such cases don't get as much time as felony juries) the panel was deadlocked 6 to 6 and she walked. One of my fellow jurors remarked that field sobriety tests are "tricked up to make people look drunk" and should be disregarded. When I reminded him of the trooper's other testimony, he said the trooper was probably lying because he would "get in trouble" if the woman wasn't convicted. Five other jurors found this argument convincing. And when she does it again and kills a carload of innocent folks, can we also try the holdout jurors? I guess driving off the road and running into a stationary tree was not considered as evidence by these nit wits. They should video tape these tests and let the jury decide. That way the officer's prejudice would be removed to a great extent (I suppose you could place the camera on an unedited video in a way to affect the outcome - maybe). Then again, if running into a tree does not convince you, a video of someone falling down drunk may not either. Be careful out there, Mike |
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On May 9, 8:54 am, "Peter R." wrote:
On 5/9/2007 11:15:56 AM, NVArt wrote: Had the dastardly happen a couple nights ago. Garmin 196, two David Clarks, eyeglasses. In my hangar, too. Looks like a pro job. No vandalism apparent. Plane was unlocked with key in ignition. And left that way by perp(s). Regarding the above, I would recommend immediately creating an eBay "Favorite Search" that emails you when auctions appear with the above items. The time it takes to do this is worth the potential payoff of finding your goods and perhaps the perps who did this. See this Smoking Gun link for a story about a teacher who stole an elementary student's coat and the mother who just happened to stumble upon the auction for it out on eBay that resulted in the teacher being arrested: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...coat1.html?lin... -- Peter The story sounds fishy. The seller is still an active seller, still selling clothes. Either she's still selling stuff kids leave in class or there is something wrong with the story. -Robert |
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On 5/15/2007 2:14:47 PM, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
The story sounds fishy. The seller is still an active seller, still selling clothes. Either she's still selling stuff kids leave in class or there is something wrong with the story. eBay has been showing her ID as "Not a registered user" now since that story first broke. It looks as if eBay suspended her when they learned of this. -- Peter |
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On May 15, 11:45 am, "Peter R." wrote:
On 5/15/2007 2:14:47 PM, "Robert M. Gary" wrote: The story sounds fishy. The seller is still an active seller, still selling clothes. Either she's still selling stuff kids leave in class or there is something wrong with the story. eBay has been showing her ID as "Not a registered user" now since that story first broke. It looks as if eBay suspended her when they learned of this. -- Peter Yet the user has numous active auctions. Odd. She appears to sell lots and lots of clothes. You wonder if they call came from the school's lost-and-found. -robert |
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