tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238806.post116013700682092797..comments2023-10-26T08:13:17.812-04:00Comments on Above Average Jane: McGill in Hot WaterAboveAvgJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07041855236200085575noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238806.post-1160333515814337012006-10-08T14:51:00.000-04:002006-10-08T14:51:00.000-04:00My letter to the editor:I don't understand Al Bowm...My letter to the editor:<BR/><BR/>I don't understand Al Bowman's difficulty with the U.S. Constitution and Pennsylvania state law. According to this article, Bryan Lentz, in his role as a defense counsel, went to court with a student from another culture who was accused of taking a picture of a naked child. Is the Republican spokesman unaware that in the United States defendants are entitled to have someone educated in the laws of this country present their side of the story to a judge and jury? The young Asian accused may need someone to help him explain that in his native country, pictures of human bodies in a natural state are not considered "dirty." He may want to state that he's studying physical anthropology and noticed skeletal differences between American and Asian children. He may want to present to the court any number of facts or excuses or even say he never did this before and will never do it again, as he begs for mercy. Does Mr. Bowman follow the lead of the White House in casting aside the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, established legal procedure, and the Magna Carta and figure that anyone accused of taking a bad picture should be thrown in the dungeon and left there to rot until the king says otherwise? Is he saying that as a lawyer Mr. Lentz should represent in court only "nice people," like land developers and stock swindlers and Jack Abramoff, and the rest may hang?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, taking a picture of a naked 7-year-old, even with the worst thoughts in mind than we might imagine, is not nearly as appalling as sending lewd instant messages to teenage boys, which, in turn, is in a totally different category above years of sexual congress with a teenager. I wouldn't reproach State Representative Eugene McGill if he'd worked as defense counsel for Sheldon Granor--even guys who repeatedly rape children deserve their day in court--but I do reproach him for writing that he's a swell guy and a pillar of the community, so forget about his trolling for 13-year-olds and give him a break.<BR/><BR/>I really do not understand Republican "moral values."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238806.post-1160234475333980992006-10-07T11:21:00.000-04:002006-10-07T11:21:00.000-04:00Not only that, but his cavalier reaction to it bei...Not only that, but his cavalier reaction to it being made public. I like Taylor and think he would be a great representative for the 151st.AboveAvgJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041855236200085575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238806.post-1160232506194207262006-10-07T10:48:00.000-04:002006-10-07T10:48:00.000-04:00I would add McGill to my list of "done" in the SE....I would add McGill to my list of "done" in the SE. What a doozy of a revelation?LVDemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359661408192860813noreply@blogger.com