Well, Casey went to court today with her army of bungling buffoons! And boy was it a riot! Here’s Part 1 of the raw video. And here’s Part 2. Naturally, I would like to talk about my favorite parts. Bozo asks the judge if he would consider a 1 year probationary period for Casey. The prosecution says they have no problem with a 1 year probationary period, as long as Casey spends it behind bars! Ha haaaa! While the judge is considering what action to take, Bozo and Casey seem to share a delightfully funny moment together, which leaves only the two of them chuckling, while the rest of the courtroom stares in wonderment until their giggling subsides. Why did they giggle, you ask? Well, as the judge was thinking about the probationary period, Bozo chimes in and tells the judge that he could “simplify everything today” by setting a bond. Bozo then bursts out in wheezing laughter, while Casey follows suit. Andrea Lyon looks mortified. After they finished their little giggling fit, Bozo stares around the room and realizes that no one else is laughing, and the judge doesn’t even respond to his silly statement. Bozo then seems to get very upset that no one laughed with him, and replaces his stand up routine with cold stares directed toward the prosecution. Casey seemed fine until the prosecution told the judge that it would be ridiculous to give her “probation”, since her murder trial is coming up, and it would make no sense for her to get out of jail, and then have to come right back for “the rest of her life”. LOL! Let’s recap Prosecution – 2, Defense – 0. Anyhoo, when the judge asks if anyone has anything else to add, Bozo chimes in and says “yes, Judge”. Bozo then proceeds to start whining about everything from Casey being discriminated against to outrageous court costs. Judge Stan puts his foot down, and basically informs Bozo that if all he is going to do is point fingers and start the blame game, then he doesn’t want to hear it. The Prosecution then asks the judge if he can get Casey and her Band of Bungling Buffoons to move a little faster so a trial date can be set. Bozo then begins to whine about evidence he has yet to obtain, and tries to make it sound like it is the prosecutions fault. The Prosecution then steps forward to tell Judge Stan that the “evidence” and “discovery” items that Bozo hasn’t received, is in the hands of the FBI and Oak Ridge Labs. The Prosecution then states that they have turned over everything they have to Bozo, and that he will have to go whine to Oak Ridge Labs and the FBI, because there is nothing more they can give him. This made Bozo mad, and he became speechless. The judge told Casey’s defense that they needed to get moving, so a trial date could be set. Casey cried, Bozo whined, and Andrea Lyon just stood there staring into outer space. The judge granted the defense’s motion to get testimony from Roy Kronk’s ex Jill Kerley. Except there’s just one problem, it seems that Jill has cancer and is undergoing chemo. She is apparently very ill. Andrea Lyon wants to take her deposition via Skype, since Jill is in Tennessee receiving treatment for her cancer. The Prosecution had no problem with Bozo and Co. obtaining a depo from her in this manner, HOWEVER, Linda Burdick stated that when it came to trial time, they would not accept just a written statement from Jill Kerley. She needed to be added to the witness list, and show up for court. LOL! I now believe that Casey’s defense actually thought that her pleading guilty was going to get her 1 year of probation, and out of jail. I also think that Bozo made the bond comment because he realized his very dumb plan failed. I also think that Bozo and Co. are now sweating over the fact that Jill Kerley could actually croak before trial time. Thank you, Bozo and Co. for now making your client a convicted felon (as she should be), who will serve her probationary period IN THE BIG HOUSE! LOL! Good job Bozo! Keep up the great work!
The End,
MC
Census Bureau receives 1 billion in stimulus funds,
They plan on using 340 million to promote the 2010 census by paying to run ads during the Daytona 500, The Super Bowl, and The NCAA Final Four!
Hurray for funding Super Bowl Ads, instead of jobs! Hurray! Thanks Mister President…Gee you’re swell!
As I was perusing the 10 or so jobs in the Chattanooga Times Sunday paper, I found an interesting job opening. Janitor Needed Experienced Only. Yes, that’s right, the job was positioned sturdily between Experienced RN, and Certified CPA Needed. It seems that there are so few jobs in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, that they don’t even categorize them anymore. You know, like Medical Personnel, General Labor, Computers, etc, etc. Nope, all the jobs are crammed together just like one little happy family of jobs. I couldn’t help but wonder, if the Janitor job said “experienced only” just because he didn’t want to look bad to his neighbors, or, if perhaps, being a janitor required some skill of which I am unaware. I also couldn’t help but wonder how a janitor becomes experienced as a janitor, if all the janitor jobs say “experienced only”. I wondered what the exact requirements for “experience” might curtail. I imagined myself going into an interview for a janitor’s job, and what they might possibly ask of my experience.
“So, ma’am, how many toilets have you cleaned in, oh, I don’t know, let’s say, the last 2 years?”
“Could you spot the difference between a Hefty Cinch Sack, and a Glad Heavy duty, just by looking at the two?”
“When you push a broom, or mop, would you say that your speed is slow, medium, or fast?”
“When you see dirt on the floor, do you…
A. Sweep it up
B. Tell a fellow employee that there is a mess on the floor
C. Walk past without noticing
After asking myself these interview questions…LOL…I discovered that I actually knew more of nursing and accounting than being a janitor. I then questioned calling up the local college and asking them if there was a higher learning class in janitorialism, because I needed more experience to get the job, and I wanted to make more money at it.
I then questioned the inner janitor in every one. Aren’t we really all janitors? Should I be putting that on my resume? Every time I take the garbage out, or sweep the floor in my house, does that count as “experience”? It certainly does to me! That is why I found this listing to be so…well….hilarious!
I could apply for the RN job, but I have a terrible bed side manner, and I don’t think that is something I could fake being good at. I could apply for the CPA position, but Bernie Madoff is in prison now, and most companies don’t want their books effed up beyond all recognition. And last but not least, there’s the position of Janitor Experienced Only. I could really fake that one, but what am I gonna say when they ask me about experience? “Well, you know, kind Sir, I am the one who takes the garbage out every time it needs to be” or “I can sweep an entire 1200 square foot living area in under 20 minutes”. When they ask me what companies I have worked for, I would have to say “Zero in the form of Janitor”, and, so, there goes that job down the toilet (no pun intended).
At this rate, pretty soon there will be job openings for Cheese Lovers Experienced Only or Wine Testers Experienced Only. Or maybe, it will just be a bunch of jobs I could never do, such as: Leaf Raker Experienced Only, Laundress Experienced Only.
I am so going to have to restructure my resume, now.
Peace and Love,
MC
I am starting to think that the biggest word our current President knows, is the word “unprecedented”. It’s like a little kid who just learned a big new vocabulary word in English class. He’ll use it in a sentence whether it is used correctly, or not. This video was posted on November 30, 2009…and talks about his overuse of the word “unprecedented”. He uses it a lot. Here is a link to an article posted on Yahoo today…The name of the article is….
Obama says ‘unprecedented’ deal reached on climate
When this video was made, apparently people thought he was going to cut down on his use of the word “unprecedented”…I suppose not.
Well, Judge Stan says that while he could rule to drop the death penalty, it is extremely rare for the courts to interfere with the prosecution’s right to seek the death penalty. “This matter is best left to the jury”, says Judge Stan. Click here to read Judge Stan’s response to the motion.
Enjoy everyone, and Merry Christmas, Casey! LOL!
I don’t know how many of you use Stumble on your tool bar, but I love it. You just click on Stumble and you randomly surf the internet. Well, I “Stumbled” across this today, and I just had to post it…As of late, in my conversations with friends , involving our current President, I have been known to say “Well, finally someone beat out Lyndon Johnson at being the worst President ever”…so I JUST HAD TO POST THIS…don’t forget to click on the pick and it will come up in a bigger window where you can zoom in on it…
Well, I found an excerpt from Andrea Lyon’s book, Angel of Death Row, online. In it she tells the story of the innocent man that she let sit in jail for 26 years.
And let me tell you, if you didn’t like this woman before, you surely will not like her after reading any part of this book.
Ha haaaa! Got it with my Screen Grab! Yesssss! Click on it, and it will come up in a bigger window where you can see it better…
I looked up the Florida Death Penalty Statute, and it’s pretty straight and to the point. And while Casey’s defense team might consider it unconstitutional, it is still a Florida Statute, and will remain a Florida Statute until someone decides to overturn it. So..here’s what happens when a jury decides on a conviction, in Florida, for a capital punishment.
After conviction, there is a seperate sentencing to determine DP or life.
It is during this time that a separate proceeding is conducted to determine life in prison, or death. In Florida, the jury decides this. This is generally when the State or the defense makes their argument for or against the death penalty.
Any such evidence which the court deems to have probative value may be received, regardless of its admissibility under the exclusionary rules of evidence, provided the defendant is accorded a fair opportunity to rebut any hearsay statements. However, this subsection shall not be construed to authorize the introduction of any evidence secured in violation of the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Florida. The state and the defendant or his counsel shall be permitted to present argument for or against sentence of death.
Here are the 3 things that jurors will decide on before making their judgement on life or death:
(a) Whether sufficient aggravating circumstances exist as enumerated in subsection (5);
(b) Whether sufficient mitigating circumstances exist which outweigh the aggravating circumstances found to exist; and
(c) Based on these considerations, whether the defendant should be sentenced to life imprisonment or death.
Florida is the only state in the country that allows a jury to find that aggravating circumstances exist and to recommend a sentence of death by a mere majority vote.
The entire list of aggravating factors in Florida is listed below. As I see it, aggravating factors (1), (3), (4), (11), (12), possibly (14), and (16) are the aggravating factors that apply to Casey. I believe the Prosecution will be able to prove all of these Aggravating Factors. Strike one for Casey, when the jury deliberates.
List of Aggravating Factors Punishable by Capital Punishment:
Florida-
(1)The murder was especially heinous, atrocious, cruel, or depraved (or involved torture)
(2) The capital offense was committed during the commission of, attempt of, or escape from a specified felony (such as robbery, kidnapping, rape, sodomy, arson, oral copulation, train wrecking, carjacking, criminal gang activity, drug dealing, or aircraft piracy)
(3) The defendant knowingly created a grave risk of death for one or more persons in addition to the victim of the offense
(4) The defendant committed the murder after substantial planning and premeditation
(5) The murder was committed for pecuniary gain or pursuant to an agreement that the defendant would receive something of value
(6) The murder was committed to avoid or prevent arrest, to effect an escape, or to conceal the commission of a crime
(7) The capital offense was committed to interfere with the lawful exercise of any government function or the enforcement of the laws
(8) The defendant has been convicted of, or committed, a prior murder, a felony involving violence, or other serious felony
(9) The capital offense was committed by a person who is incarcerated, has escaped, is on probation, is in jail, or is under a sentence of imprisonment
(10)The defendant was a criminal street gang member
(11)The victim of the capital felony was a person less than 12 years of age
(12)The victim of the capital felony was particularly vulnerable due to disability, or because the defendant stood in a position of familial or custodial authority over the victim
(13) The victim was an elected or appointed official or former official of the federal government, or local or state government, and the killing intentionally prevented the victim’s official duties
(14)The defendant engaged in drug trafficking
(15)The defendant raped a child
(16)The capital felony was a homicide and was committed in a cold, calculated, and premeditated manner without any pretense of moral or legal justification
(17)The capital felony was committed by a person designated as a sexual predator or a person previously designated as a sexual predator who had the sexual predator designation removed.
Now let us discuss the second item that jurors will have to consider before making a decision to let Casey live or die. Whether or not there are mitigating circumstances that OUTWEIGH the aggravating circumstances.The Florida Statute on Mitigating Circumstances is below. As I see it, Casey has NO Mitigating Circumstances which could have caused her to kill Caylee. The murder would have had to have happened under duress of the mitigating circumstances. Strike two against Casey during deliberation of a jury.
Under Florida Statutes (a) mitigations circumstances need not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, means, if the jury is reasonably convinced of the existence of a mitigating circumstance, it may consider it established (b) Often only a specific list of mitigating circumstances could be considered by jurors.
mitigating circumstances n. in criminal law, conditions or happenings which do not excuse or justify criminal conduct, but are considered out of mercy or fairness in deciding the degree of the offense the prosecutor charges or influence reduction of the penalty upon conviction. Example: a young man shoots his father after years of being beaten, belittled, sworn at, and treated without love. “Heat of passion,” or “diminished capacity” are forms of such mitigating circumstances
What Florida considers mitigating circumstances:
6) MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES. Mitigating circumstances shall be the following:
(a) The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity.
(b) The capital felony was committed while the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance.
(c) The victim was a participant in the defendant’s conduct or consented to the act.
(d) The defendant was an accomplice in the capital felony committed by another person and his participation was relatively minor.
(e) The defendant acted under extreme duress or under the substantial domination of another person.
(f) The capacity of the defendant to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law was substantially impaired.
(g) The age of the defendant at the time of the crime.
With all this being said, and now that we know the Florida Statutes on the Death Penalty. It is no wonder Andrea Lyon is freaking out over the death penalty issue this early on in the game. They way it looks to me,is that a jury is going to deliberate on Aggravating vs. Mitigating circumstances. Due to aggravating circumstances outweighing the non existent mitigating circumstances, she will get convicted. If Casey gets a guilty verdict, she will most definitely be fried at some point in her future. This is why Mrs. Lyon is always heard spouting “death penalty jurors are always conviction prone jurors”. This would be a scary thought for her client, since Florida is the only state where the jurors weigh the circumstances, and determine a life or death sentence. Wow! Casey you are so screwed.
After listening to Andrea Lyon yammer on the other day, about nothing but the death penalty in Florida being unconstitutional, and citing that Casey’s 8th and 5th amendment rights were being violated, I had to do some research on this matter. It didn’t take long for me to discover page after page of information on this subject. As we all know, the 8th amendment guards against “cruel and unusual punishment” for a crime. The 5th amendment gives us a “right to a fair trial under due process of law”. Now, with that being said, I would like to talk about Andrea Lyon’s long, dull speech in court the other day. First of all, her view on the death penalty being unconstitutional has been a long standing debate. As a matter of fact, this is the rhetoric of almost all Anti Death Penalty supporters, that the death penalty violates the 8th amendment of the constitution. I found out, through a little research, that each state gets to define what they consider “cruel and unusual” punishment. However, most all states do not have what is cruel and unusual punishment “defined” in their death penalty statutes. What is considered cruel and unusual, you might ask? What is the difference between cruel and unusual? You can read an article if you click HERE, that discusses these very questions. The Supreme Court generally considers a cruel punishment to be punishments such as torture or dismemberment. Or in my opinion, if we were to duct tape Casey’s mouth, inject her with chloroform, stuff her in a trunk, and then bury her in a garbage bag, that would be cruel and unusual punishment. If anything, Andrea Lyon needs to be praising the 8th amendment of the United States, since it protects her clients from a much more severe punishment for their crimes. Now for the unusual, an example of unusual, according to the Supreme Court, would be a case of 10 jay walkers. If you fine five of the jay walkers 50 dollars for their crime of jay walking, and then you fine the other five 5000 dollars for their crime, this would be unusual. If you chop off the legs of the ones that were fined 5000 dollars, this would be considered both “cruel” and “unusual”. Makes sense, huh? I thought so. With all that being said, I came to a conclusion about exactly what Mrs. Lyon is trying to accomplish by taking on Casey Anthony. First of all, I think that Mrs. Lyon is trying to force the unusual, by stating that Casey has been treated differently from any other person with the same charges. Mrs. Lyon is also trying to say that Casey has been treated in a “cruel” way since she has been incarcerated. The simple fact of the matter is, Casey Anthony’s treatment since being incarcerated, does not fall under either “cruel or unusual” punishment. She has NOT been tortured or dismembered, and she has NOT been treated any different from any other inmate. As far as the death penalty violating Casey Anthony’s 8th amendment rights. This is still being debated, and if Mrs. Lyon wishes to continue to fight this matter, she needs to debate her opinion through the Supreme Court, not during a murder trial or hearing. It is my opinion, now, that Andrea Lyon only came on board Casey’s defense team, to get on TV, so she can spread her Anti Death Penalty rhetoric. Mrs. Lyon didn’t take the opportunity to discuss her client’s innocence, and chose to do nothing but discuss Florida Statutes, and the Death Penalty being unconstitutional. If I were Casey Anthony, I would be crying too. This woman cares nothing for getting Casey out of jail. She knows that Casey is guilty. She is simply trying to get the death penalty off the table. That’s it. If Mrs. Lyon wants to talk about violating people’s 8th amendment rights, she needs to remember the innocent man that she let sit in jail for 26 years, in order to save her own client. I would suffer to say, that Mrs. Lyon assisted in violating his 8th amendment rights, under the term “unusual”. Wouldn’t you? I don’t believe for one moment now, that this woman is as smart as she says she is. If anything, Mrs. Lyon’s speech the other day, proves to me, that they have absolutely no defense built to save Casey. They are simply going to push the violation of constitutional rights envelope, try to convince a jury of cruel and unusual punishment, and get the death penalty dropped. Mrs. Lyon proved this in court the other day. Otherwise, she would have spent her time speaking of all the evidence of her client’s innocence, rather than yapping for hours about the Constitution. Don’t expect to ever see the light of day again, Casey. Goodbye to you.
After Casey watched the clown car disappear. She could not go back to sleep. She knew that there was one more ghost to appear. So she waited silently. The ghost didn’t appear in Casey’s cell. Instead, there was a flash of light that whisked her away to the steps of the Orange County Courthouse. Casey flinched at all of the media, and then remembered she was invisible to them. It was a true madhouse outside the courthouse. There were media trucks from all over the country. She could hear reporters saying things like “so finally there has been justice for Caylee” and “after a 12 hour deliberation, the jury has decided to convict Casey Anthony”. Casey wanted to scream in horror, but no sound came from her lips. Suddenly, a reporter plowed through the crowd of beefy, blabbering journalist. It was Kathi Belich. She was running straight toward Casey. “Wait a minute”, Casey thought, “she’s not supposed to be able to see me!” Kathi approached and stabbed a microphone into Casey’s bewildered face. Casey looked around for Bozo, or the Lyon, but they could not be found.
“Hello Casey! I’m the Ghost of Christmas Future! Do you regret hiring a genius to run your defense? Do you wish that you had simply told the truth to get a lesser sentence?” shouted the reporter.
Casey stood in wonderment, speechless, as usual.
The reporter continued her questioning.
“It doesn’t really matter what you say now, does it Casey? Are you still going to keep quiet, now that your life will be spent in prison? Are you upset that Mrs. Lyons is currently at The Hilton Grande Hotel celebrating a victory, while you are going to remain in prison indefinitely? Do you miss Jose? Is he going to give you conjugal visits while you’re in the big house? What does your mom think about all this? Do you still hate Nancy Grace, even though she was right about you? Are your parents going to buy a new house, there’s talk of that, you know?”
Casey tried to speak but the Ghost talked over her.
“Are you aware that you have destroyed Jose Baez’ career with this loss, and that he will probably never work again? Do you regret lying to law enforcement? Did you know that all of your clothing is being auctioned on Ebay for an untold sum of money? Are you sad that you will never get to see the inside of Club Fusion, ever again? Or eat at Taco Bell? Or have a clothing optional party, and disrespect our American Flag in the process?”
Casey started screaming “Stop, stop, stop!” She could see the protesters carrying their signs “Justice Finally for Caylee”, “Justice for The Little Angel”, “Ding Dong The Witch is Dead”, and so on. They laughed, and HIGH FIVED each other. That really burned her biscuits. That was her shtick! “Damn you all! Damn you all!” Casey screamed, but it fell on deaf ears.
The Ghost reporter was still bombarding Casey with questions.
“Do you think that you will ever speak to your parents again, since you don’t want to be videoed? Did you know that Amy Huizenga is dating your ex-boyfriend, Tony, now? Does that make you mad? Did you hear about who your new cellmate is going to be? She’s a really nice girl. She murdered her ex-girlfriend for lying to her. Did you know that? Your cell mate?…..
Casey couldn’t take seeing her future any longer. She covered her eyes and ears, and began to hear a loud ringing.
Through the ringing, she could hear a child singing…You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me ha-a-a-ppy when skies are gray…
A light flashed, and Casey was back in her cell. It was a new cell. There was a very large woman, covered in tattoos, sitting on one of the bunks. One of the tattoos was just like Casey’s, it said, La Bella Vita.
“Hi Casey”, said the large woman, “My name is Marge, but all my girlfriends call me Meaty. You…can call me Meaty”.
