Comments on: The Last Pre-Election Letters To The Editor, At Last – October 30, 2010

By: Robert Benson

Robert Benson — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:18:53 +0000

Caitlin Scown,
Libel, lame excuses and absurdity is all you provide. Though I have never met Allison Jackson, I am confident that she is not crazy. Do you have evidence of this serious allegation? Then shut up, stop lying and assert facts; not spin.

Christopher Judd,
Your allusion, that Ms. Jackson’s prosecutorial policies are akin to Pinochet’s Chile or Stalin’s Soviet Union, is preposterous and not worthy of consideration by intelligent adults. Similarly, insinuating that “If you bust ‘em, we won’t let ‘em go.” equates “If you’ve been arrested, then you must be guilty” ignores Gallegos’ undeniable record of “you go free” defense attorney policies and the state of lawlessness that incompetent prosecution instills on society. You go on parading Our founding principles of freedom, liberty and justice; without considering the inherent denial of same, when victims are afforded no redress of grievances. I opine, the First Amendment right to redress of grievances is equally, if not more, important as the rights of the accused. Indeed, the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments may be asserted to protect the accused in court; however, there is no remedy for victims when a defense attorney District Attorney fails to prosecute -save Attorney General intervention, which is impractical, cumbersome and a waste of state resources.

Thomas Paine jr.,
I would have expected more Common Sense from you. Whether Ms. Jackson “believes” in Medical Cannabis or not is immaterial. Medical Cannabis is the law and an affirmative defense in court. California Supreme Court decision, In re Kelly, establishes broad rights for Cannabis patients, which no District Attorney may overrule. Where did you get your information that Ms. Jackson believes that users and producers (of Medical Cannabis) should be arrested and jailed? Please, for your namesake, show some Common Sense; this is Humboldt County, California. Cannabis is the only industry, aside from federal government subsidy fraud. Ms. Jackson appears to be tough on child abuse and violent crime, not Cannabis.

By: Ken Quigley

Ken Quigley — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:29:21 +0000

One more time I want to remind voters that back in early 2008 Mr. Gallegos forgot to add Jason Whitmill’s two prior felonies at his sentecing for evasion allowing Whitmill out of prison two years early and twelve days before Whitmill decided to race down hiway 299 at 113 mph drunk and on meth causing the horrible wreck that killed Nicole Quigley and almost killed her mother. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS TYPE OF INCOMPETENCE. Please Vote Allison Jackson on Nov.2
Kenneth A. Quigley

By: Thomas Paine Jr.

Thomas Paine Jr. — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:14:45 +0000

Likw Steve Cooley, Jackson does not “believe” in Medical Cannabis, they both believe that users, and producers should be arrested and jailed. To me that is “jailing the innocent”.

Vote YES on 19
Vote For Harris
Vote for Paul

By: Paul Hooker

Paul Hooker — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:36:28 +0000

Allison would not even be allowed to jail innocent people, what are you even talking about? And, that crazy woman? How about that crazy man that lets back shooters and rapists go free? You or someone you love could be next. Then there is the man who went into his house, got a rifle, and shot and killed his brother in front of a witness, was found guilty, and now is free? Anmd as for having wrongfully listing endorsers, Rusty Shackleford was listed as having supported Gallegos in the NCJ. Rusty Shackleford is Dale Gribble’s alter-ego in King Of The Hill. I guess a cartoon character might endorse Gallegos. And yes, we’ve seen fundamental rights taken away here in America, when Gallegos went after Debi Agust!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:10:08 +0000

D.A. Canidate Not Who She Seems
By Christopher Judd
On DA candidate Allison Jackson’s own website and in her ad in the Senior News, she says that her message to the cops is “If you bust ‘em, we won’t let ‘em go.” This seems to confirm the accusation by supporters of the incumbent DA Paul Gallegos that Jackson’s judicial philosophy is “If you’ve been arrested, then you must be guilty” and that her reputation to go to any lengths necessary to prove whatever the cops accuse someone of having done is one she intends to not only continue but to institute as policy in her office.
When I grew up, I was taught that in America, if you were detained by the authorities, you were presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This is the basis of what made the US different than countries where people were not free, be they military dictatorships like Pinochet’s Chile where, once you were arrested, you would simply be “disappeared” or so-called communist regimes, like Stalin’s Soviet Union, where, if you were so unfortunate to be accused of a crime, you might spend your life in a gulag. In neither case were you given the presumption of innocence. If the cops pick you up, you are presumed guilty, and you can pretty much expect that they “won’t let go.”
We hear a lot these days about freedom, liberty, and justice in America, but on what are these principles based? They are based on our legal justice system and all of the rules that the prosecution must follow before the state has the right to take away your freedom and incarcerate you. So, before you lose your freedom, the state has the burden to prove you’ve broken a law– a law made by our representatives in the legislature, which is to say, made by the people. Remember that stuff about “We the People?” Well, if you put an overzealous prosecutor in power, either as an Attorney General or as District Attorney, you are risking the loss of the fundamental freedoms that America was founded on. We’ve seen it happen before many times, even here in America, but certainly in other countries that are less free than we are. Let’s not let it happen in Humboldt County. Re-elect District Attorney Paul Gallegos and expect the DA’s office to always strive for justice, not vengeance, and to only incarcerate the guilty.
http://www.thejackonline.org/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/d-a-canidate-not-who-she-seems-1.2321717

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:09:26 +0000

Paul vs. the crazy woman

And then there were two.

Back in June I was torn about who to vote for District Attorney, but now that it is just between Paul Gallegos and that crazy woman, it’s a bit of a no brainer. Gallegos may have had a slow start when he was first elected; he did have to deal with that whole recall funded by the corporation he was prosecuting and it seemed to take him a few years to finally get a staff in place that was loyal to him and who all worked well together. But now that he’s gotten that worked out, I have to say that I do like having someone in that job who is willing to prosecute the rich and the powerful, including the police, if there is evidence that they have broken the law. All in all, I guess we should consider ourselves lucky to have a D.A. who is committed to justice and also to crime prevention, and not some angry zealot, who thinks locking everyone up who is ever accused of a crime, and just throwing away the key, is the answer to all of society’s ills.

Caitlin Scown

http://www.arcataeye.com/2010/09/letters-to-the-editor-–-september-1-2010/

By: Robert Benson

Robert Benson — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:08:22 +0000

Esquires for Gallegos,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that your eight year vacation is over in three days. Henceforth, you will be required to work for your paychecks. Backdoor deals will not be tolerated. Ethics codes will be observed and enforced. The Reign of Error has ended. Madame Hickory ascends the Throne of Justice, all wickedness beware. Behold, a new DA.

By: What happened

What happened — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:57:54 +0000

to this case? It’s way past August.

Bigleggins, 25, faces charges of first degree murder, assault on a child and felony child abuse, all stemming from the death of four-year-old Dylan, the oldest son of a mother of three….

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Bigleggins on August 10. His bail was set at $1 million.

Or is there another voting bloc involved?

By: Bear Bryant

Bear Bryant — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:23:22 +0000

Having the defense bar pick your DA is like having the other coach pick your starting lineup. What you have here is the defense bar stating
out loud that they are scared stiff of Jackson.

Pretty good endorsement, just not for the sitting DA.

By: Paul Hooker

Paul Hooker — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:56:06 +0000

If I were a defense attorney, especially after listening to Gallegos’ interview on KHUM, I would want him to be DA!