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"Never before have so few with so much promised to take away so much from so many and then laugh their asses off as the so many with so little vote for the so few with so much." A James Pence Quote
"American Politics, a sport for the rich and enslavement for the rest of us." A James Pence Quote
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Sat Feb 05, 2011 at 16:45:30 PM EST
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Let me begin by saying this is an opinion and I'm sure most of the people in Kentucky's Pretrial Services are honest, diligent, hard working people, but I believe it's necessary to point out how system like this could really be a culture of corruption.
I've often wondered why folks get different results when dealing with Kentucky's court systems. How is it that some folks qualify for the Pretrial Diversion Program and some folks go to jail? If you're close to a Pretrial Officer, friend or family would your chances be better? I don't know for sure, but questions like this need need to be asked and I suggest a system like this is fertile for a culture of cronyism, nepotism and good old boy Southern justice. |
| Hillbilly :: Kentucky Pretrial Services A Southern Good Old Boy Culture Of Corruption? |
Kentucky Court Of Justice How do I know if I or a loved one qualifies for MCR (Monitored Conditional Release) or Diversion? Pretrial Officers recommend to the court those persons who meet the criteria for MCR. Check with your local officer as these criteria may be different from county to county.
As you can see Pretrial Officer's recommendation can carry a lot of weight with the court and the criteria may be different from county to county. Are you getting the picture? There's no uniformity. For example: If a person in Hardin County Kentucky and a person in Russell County Kentucky are arrested for the same thing and they have the same background their court experience could be very different, one could be kept in jail and one could be (Monitored Conditional Release) or set up with a Pretrial Diversion Program.
So how could cronyism and good old boy Southern justice exist in a system like this? I suggest this isn't rocket science. It's just a matter of taking a look at the system. If the criteria for programs like Diversion are different in every Kentucky County then we are looking at 120 different rules for justice here in Kentucky. How's that for muddying up the system? Then we have the Pretrial Officers and Pretrial Officer Supervisors that deal with judges every day. To suggest that Pretrial Officers and Pretrial Officer Supervisors and the judges don't develop relationships is ludicrous. Furthermore to believe everyone, including Pretrial Officers, Pretrial Officer Supervisors and Judges, in this system of justice are honest is naive, to say the least.
I'm requesting the Kentucky Attorney General to investigate this system and let us know if and where corruption exist.
Also if you know of anyone that has received special treatment, due to cronyism, nepotism or any other reason, let us know. |
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