John A.M. blog had a recent post titled “Is the justice System Fair?” http://ournationalgovernment.blogspot.com/ Generally speaking, no it isn’t. Convicted criminals rarely get what they deserve. When one actually gets sentenced, you can take their sentence and divide by 3 and that’s the time they will end up serving assuming they don’t get paroled earlier. There aren’t enough bed spaces to hold all the convicts that should be incarcerated, so the prisons turn into revolving doors as the State attempts to maintain the appropriate balance of garbage in/garbage out.
Specifically speaking about the Yogurt shop murders, I would like to point out some things:
1. For the time being, Springsteen and Scott both got away with murder. A careful examination from District Attorney Lehmburg’s statement is that they have dropped charges at this time, not forever. She said “I remain confident that both Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott are responsible for the deaths at the Yogurt Shop but it would not be prudent to risk a trial until we also know the nature of the involvement of this unknown male.” She’s saying she wants to find out whom that DNA belongs to because she realizes it’s going to be a sticking point with the jury.
2. DNA found on one of the teens could mean anything. For example, it could mean she had willing sex with a known partner prior to entering the yogurt shop. It could also mean that an unknown suspect was with Springsteen and Scott during the crime. Just because the DNA is not theirs doesn’t mean they weren’t involved.
3. The fact that Springsteen and Scott knew details about the murder that only someone at the scene would know is very incriminating. Didn’t Scott confess to the whole thing??
For those wanting objective information about this case, please don’t go to Wikipedia. For one thing, Hector Polanco didn’t force confessions from Springsteen or Scott. He coerced them from a couple of Mexican nationals who later recanted their confession. Also, he wasn’t fired for his involvement in this case. He worked for many years at APD afterwards and got a fat, healthy retirement package. The Austin Chronicle mentions his retirement in this article http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A82897 Oh yes; he also sued the City on an unrelated discrimination case and won about $300,000. I’m sure he’s somewhere on a sandy beach knocking backing cold ones laughing at the whole thing. I’m not saying its right, I’m just sayin’….
Also, I wouldn’t consider some of thee Wikipedia’s references as exactly unbiased, especially the Texas Justice external link, whose website was designed by the defendant’s wife. I’m not saying Wiki is all wrong, but if they got the part about Polanco getting fired wrong, what else is incorrect information?
One thing I do agree with you is that the families of these young girls are suffering and that is a shame. The police investigators assigned to the case succumbed to immense public pressure and some of them acted shamefully which tainted a good portion of this investigation. Most juries would be justified in casting a wary eye at the police after some of the shenanigans they pulled. Springsteen and Scott are guilty as sin. Now that they're free, maybe they can team up with O.J. and look for the real killers.
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