tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368160828091722393.post482903198758011598..comments2024-03-08T01:54:55.870-05:00Comments on Baltimore Criminal Justice Blogger Page Croyder: Now We KnowPage Croyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005710168659844334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368160828091722393.post-66366350341508979982010-07-13T10:14:08.359-04:002010-07-13T10:14:08.359-04:00WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT PAGE? Dependent on the ...WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT PAGE? Dependent on the wisdom of Kurt Schmoke? He didn't have a clue when he WAS State's Attorney. He and Jessamy represent that school of "crimefighters" who prefer to blame the "system" for producing the criminal rather than the criminal for producing the crime. All praise to Warren Brown, whom I have rarely admired in his capacity as a defense lawyer. You know a man is telling the truth when he raises an issue that cuts against his own interests. The more Jessamy and her office drop the ball, the more freedom Mr. Brown brokers for his clients, who then proceed to bring him new cases and new fees...We have Kurt Schmoke and the City Circuit Court bench to thank for Jessamy. When Kurt was elected mayor in 1987, the judges picked Kurt's deputy, Stu Simms, to take his place as State's Attorney. Stu was re-elected easily in 1990 and 1994. Unfortunately Stu deceived the voters in 1994. No sooner did he coast to re-election than he joined the cabinet of new Governor Parris Glendening. The judges in their wisdom then chose Stu's own deputy, Patricia Jessamy, to succeed him. Do you see the incredible arrogance in all this? Kurt Schmoke, elected fair-and-square in 1982 by awakening "the sleeping giant," Baltimore's black majority, to defeat then-incumbent State's Attorney Bill Swisher, transformed the State's Attorney's office into a monarchical succession. Gregg Bernstein is if nothing else (I don't know him) a gutsy guy, willing to contest the conventional wisdom that, despite her sixteen years of lies, dishonesty, and incompetence, all Jessamy really needs to be re-elected are her race and gender. There was a time when it was a low-down dirty shame that only white males need apply for public office in this town. Now we have constructed its mirror-opposite.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764994059775484556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368160828091722393.post-34860882853465795692010-07-12T10:34:16.008-04:002010-07-12T10:34:16.008-04:00I can tell you that Ms. Jessamy's office does ...I can tell you that Ms. Jessamy's office does in fact pursue mandatory penalties for non-violent crimes. I have personally witnessed it ( no I am not a criminal). I also believe that the small disconnect between her and the police department is a good thing. Why should she rubber stamp everything the police department brings to her. Why shouldnt she refuse to call certain officers who have a proven track record of dishonesty. I suspect that if Bernstein is elected, he will allow the department to re-institute many of the policies that Omally had, wherein the police are simply allowed to arrest any and everyone and, to make things worse, Bernstein will rubber stamp their actions. Ms. Jessamy has the largest amount of crime in the State and does her job with one of the smallest, if not THE smallest, budget in the State. The police want to harp on resources when, they should take a look at the quality of officers that have been hired inthe last 10 years. No way I see Bernstein having the same passion for this job a nd City that Ms. Jessamy does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com