From: cs.utexas.edu!dogface!wnss!las Lance Spangler Date: Wed, 24 Jul 91 11:35:13 CDT Subject: File 3--Response to Neidorf's "Terminus of Len Rose" In CuD 3.26, Craig Neidorf looks at the issues surrounding the Len Rose case from his unique perspective: >A Few Words About Law Enforcement and the Len Rose case... > Text deleted > > In conclusion I think there may be a rare bad apple mucking up >the legal process from time to time, but it is my firm belief that the >prosecutors and law enforcement officials in our system overall are >dedicated to doing the right thing and going after offenders that they >truly believe to be committing real crimes. Up to this point I've >only been able to watch and learn about their work from an outsider's >viewpoint, but one day I may be interested in participating from their >perspective. As a group in general, the law enforcement community has >earned my respect and appreciation. I have had considerable first hand experience with the "Justice System" at a civil level, but never any at the criminal level other than as an observer because of my profession. I will always remember what my first lawyer said once, which at the time I dismissed. Today though, I am absolutely convinced his comments are completely true: "The system ALWAYS works, EXCEPT in individual cases." Looking specifically at the legal difficulties some individuals have experienced recently, my belief in the above statement is once again reconfirmed. But there is hope! In the article following Craig Neidorf's posting, the sentence given Doc Savage in Arizona seems most fair. Perhaps there is light at the end of the tunnel. ------------------------------