There are some choice quotes in the Bend Bulletin’s article today on the shake up. Apparently the pigs have formed the Deschutes County Deputy District Attorneys Association. The Bulletin says the DCDDAA is concerned that Flaherty’s action “could lead to legal battles with the county — and disrupt the work of prosecuting crime.”
Yes, we’re all idiots who have been buying the DA’s bullshit news quips for the past decade and we all strongly believe that upcoming battles are going to “disrupt the work of prosecuting crime.” The work they’ve all been doing so earnestly and diligently, I see.
Then it says that Flaherty’s email (covered here) has left the prosecutors unsure about what will happen to their jobs and their cases. Are they trying to act dimwitted or is this just the best they can do?
Basically, the fascists want the county to agree to a “just-cause provision” which would mean that their jobs get more protection than anyone else in the entire State of Oregon. (Oregon – the finest “at-will” employment state) Apparently they are so used to special entitlement and protection from reality that they want the county to guarantee it! Far from being the creators of “reality” and regulators of law under Dugan, maybe they can become street bums.
Dave Kanner, county administrator, thinks Flaherty should be able to hire DDAs based on prosecutorial philosophy. Enough said.
Mary Anderson, Dugan’s best DDA (according to his own comments) said that Flaherty already picked who he wants to keep, and that his decisions are based on things like whether or not each DDA sent a congratulatory e-mail to Flaherty following his election win. Wow. Are we really supposed to believe that Patrick is such a pathetic, narcissistic asshole? Or perhaps the truth is that Mary is a psychopathic liar, playing on the public like she has for years to get whatever she wants (in this case, just to keep her job).
I can tell you right now, the truth is simple. Mary Anderson is a Class A manipulator. She’s a highly unethical DDA. She says, “To boil it down for us, we just want it to be based on our job performance.” I can summarize her performance in one sentence. Mary Anderson embodies the prosecutorial performance of Satan.
Mary is Dugan’s best. She is the ringleader along side Dugan in some of the most overcharged, under-evidenced cases his office has prosecuted. All in all, she did exactly what Measure 11 opponents said would be done: Over-charged to force plea negotiations. To prevent justice from taking place. She over-charged defendants to notch up convictions on her belt. She uses arrest warrants, strong charges, and the regional news to her advantage. She uses her power to paint her targets as hardened criminals. To force them into a position of weakness, so they have no reasonable choice but to take a plea. A plea to avoid a lengthy, expensive trial, and a dangerous Measure 11 conviction. For her, it is still a conviction. She wins. Her record shows it. Her “performance” is a total sham. I can only hope that Patrick Flaherty has already put her on the top of the list to remove based on the strong attitude evidenced so far.
Measure 11 abuse is only one of many abuses by Dugan’s office. Too many. And for that, the DA and his crony DDAs are legally protected from lawsuits brought by us commoners. After all, how could the DA do its job when every citizen could turn around and sue them for it? So, our current fascists feel free to abuse the public because they are beyond reproach. Instead of handling their position of power and responsibility with ethics and integrity, they use their position like playground bullies. But this is no ordinary playground fight. Now they want to rob you of your freedom. Laughably, they want to be protected from firing “without cause.” Fortunately, the gig is up. The “cause” to remove these fascists is inherent in their past behavior. Deschutes County citizens need to urge the county administrators to not give in during the upcoming negotiations (and make it harder for Flaherty to fire these fascists before his term begins).
Mary Anderson wants you to believe that Flaherty’s action would cause a lapse in the state’s prosecution of criminals. Her logic is flawed. See, if Flaherty hires new DDAs, then guess what happens? Lawyers are in place to represent the state! If the public truly wants to be protected from criminals, let the new DA do his first, most important job of taking these criminals down from their perch of power. Simply because they are protected from lawsuits doesn’t mean their behavior is ethical, or that it protects the public. That belief is created by propaganda, fantasy, la-la land material, it’s part of the world of DCDDAA make-believe.
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