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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Parisa’s biggest enemy in this race are the supporters who have taken to the internet. I read a post on this thread coming after North Arlington specifically, and it really got under my skin. Enough to lodge a protest vote in favor of Katcher this morning. Both candidates have similar platforms, so with all else being equal, I’ll take the one whose camp isn’t out there disparaging my neighbors.[/quote]

+1 Me, too. They really are the worst. I probably wouldn’t have voted, because it’s democrat v. Democrat but since it’s gotten so ugly (unnecessarily) - I will. [/quote]

IMO, [b]Josh is the one who has made it ugly. [/b]But you do you.[/quote]

Get something straight. Parisa is the one who made it ugly four years ago by having the nerve to challenge Theo. Parisa should have understood people like her, with her background and experience,  don’t belong anywhere near the CA’s position (or judgeships for that matter). They don’t have the values and toughness you need to serve.

Case in point: you don’t handcuff your own line prosecutors by telling them they can’t strike Black people just because they’re Black even when the defendant is Black, or Latinos when the defendant is Latino. Nor do you roll out the red carpet for the shady defense attorneys to go through your records when you’re only obligated to let them in a secure room during business hours. Both are just dumb and anti-prosecution. Do the Commanders show the Cowboys their playbook before they play. The Commanders act like they do, but they shouldn’t. Neither should Parisa force her prosecutors to do so. Besides harming the people, it sets the prosecutors back when they apply for jobs as AUSAs or other higher jobs, and their W-L record pales compared to prosecutors who treat defenders as, heavens to Betsy, the ENEMY of the people.

Josh is just doing whatever it takes to win. Just like he’ll do as CA. Just as we want our prosecutors to do. It’s morning in Arlington County again as Parisa’s reign will end in three days.[/quote]

No, that is very much not what we want. Conservatives like you maybe. But not most Democratic voters in Arlington. What we want is a top prosecutor who doesn't wield their power as a weapon just because they can, but instead tries to impose accountability for criminal conduct without unnecessarily harsh punishments that do more harm than good.[/quote]
 
+1. I’d encourage anyone who is still on the fence to read Brad Haywood’s posts on Next Door, which make a convincing case that Josh Katcher is a crass opportunist who lacks the personal qualities to serve as a CA. [/quote]

Someone copy/pasted them on page 11 of this thread. [/quote]

You mean public defender Brad Haywood? The guy who defends criminals? If he was in the federal government he would be in violation of the Hatch Act and shouldn’t be out campaigning for either candidate (he needs to work with whoever wins - so VERY unprofessional of him). Plus, a public defender coming out in favor of Parisa tells me everything I need to know.[/quote]

Public defenders play an important role in the justice system. You sound like a fascist. [/quote]

They play an important role so that we don’t convict without any defense attorney, but it doesn’t mean they’re on the right side. Gideon v Wainwright only says you need to be given a court-appointed lawyer. That’s it. It says NOTHING about the resources and independence that defense attorney should have.

The best public defenders and court appointed attorneys are the ones who understand that each dollar spent on public defenders is a dollar taken away from schools, roads, utilities, parks, courts, prosecutors, and ultimately, yes, taxpayers. So they know they need to think very carefully about each minute they spend defending their client. Is it really worthwhile to file the motion to exclude key evidence on a technicality? Is it really necessary to besmirch a police officer’s good name just because there are natural inconsistencies in his testimony? Do you really knock yourself to defend the defendant for a crime you think he probably didn’t commit, when he must have done some other things given that his family and friends look like a bunch of no-good thugs?

The prosecutors should be like the Globetrotters, and it should be VERY difficult to beat them. It used to be that way in Arlington, and the judges, prosecutors, and many defense attorneys agreed that was best to protect our community. Better to lock up a few people a few too many years than to let guilty people go off to terrorize the rest of us. It’s why I’m voting for Josh, and it’s a pretty easy decision. He’ll make sure riff-raff stays in its place.[/quote]

So you want public defenders to be a mere formality and for creepy egomaniacs like Katcher to have free rein?

Gross. Sounds like the American Nazi Party maintained a shadow presence in Arlington after all.  [/quote]

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