Endless, Shameless Reefer Madness

In the last week two 'studies' on the effects of marijuana use have been spreading like some sort of agressive disease. This happens every year or so and it seems to always be the same two studies.

The first one proposes the idea that smoking even one joint could raise your risk of developing schizophrenia later in life by an astronomical 40%.
However, if one takes the time to look at actual rates of schizophrenia among the entire world population they will see that the rate has always been around 1% with no real fluctuation. If what the propaganda scientists say was actually true then we would have seen a HUGE jump in the number of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. We have not seen that. Period.

The second one claims a link between marijuana and lung cancer. It states that one joint is as bad as five cigarettes. However, a gentleman by the name of Dr. Donald Tashkin, who for many years worked in cahoots with the DEA to try and prove this theory, recently released a study that that shows smoking marijuana DOES NOT cause lung cancer and may even have some prevantative effects. THC, you see, has lots of anti-cancer properties.. The government has known since the 1970's that this is true.

Both are absolute government sponsored propaganda orgies and quite frankly I am getting a little tired of having to refute the same nonsense studies year after year after year. You'd think they would come up with something new once in a while.

And let me just say that even if both of these studies were the absolute, unvarnished, truth would placing non-violent users of marijuana in a government cage really be the best solution? Sure, you might keep someone from getting lung cancer or schizophrenia from weed....but they'd likely contratc HIV/AIDS and Hep C instead.

Clinton Campaign Copies Cleavage Candidate

There is a fascinating story on CNN right now about something which all of my readers will be intimately familiar with...newspaper media talking about a candidates cleavage. Except this time the candidate is Hillary Clinton Seeking Cleavage Cash instead of Loretta Nall Flashing for Cash.

From CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Few political fundraising e-mails have ever carried the subject header “cleavage,” but White House hopeful Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign sent a solicitation to supporters Friday with the attention-grabbing header in order to decry a recent Washington Post article devoted to the New York Democrat’s chest — and raise campaign cash in the process.

When the two news guys here in Alabama wrote about my clevage I did much the same as Hillary. I immediately figured out a way to raise money with it (see flash for cash ads below) as well as wrote to the newspaper editor who wrote the original column and the editor who provided the picture thanking them for introducing the twins to the rest of Alabama. I don't think Hillary has written a direct response to the Post writer who wrote about her twins...she's welcome to take a page from my letter if she likes.

Here are the flash for cash ads...now free of charge.
Ad 1
Ad 2
Ad 3
(My thanks to Steve Gordon for this flash concept)

I also made up these nifty t-shirts. I figured if the media was going to focus on boobs in the election that the focus should be on the right ones.



My outrageous response to the boob barbs landed me in the international media spotlight. The following is just a sampling of the media coverage I got. People like boobies.

Candidates Get Face Time

USA Today: "Vote Nall Y'all...She's Smokin'!

Alabama Gubernatorial Hopeful Campaigns on Cleavage

Feedback on the Twins

National Media Storm Begins

The Slippery Nipple

Nall on Fox & Friends

Loretta Nall #1 on Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Candidate Talks Issues, Not Good Looks

Nall on NBC 13 News (no video uploaded for this one yet)

Political Levity a Good Thing

Nall Endorsed by Talk Left

WAKA and WVTM Coverage

Nall's Campaign Ads Named "Most Honest" by Brandweek magazine

So, Hillary...if you need any tips on how to get the most bang for your boobs give me a holler...I've always had a thang for Bill anyway.

This is absolutely fascinating for the sheer sameness of it. This isn't the first time mine and Hillary's paths have crossed. Back at the end of the election some asshat wrote an article in which he rants about my campaign and also mentions Hillary Clinton. Funny how things work out sometimes.





hillary clinton cleavage

More on the Jerry Wayne Love case

Yesterday we learned that Judge Karen Hall denied Jerry Wayne Loves motion to withdraw his plea of guilt. I think that was yet another mistake by Judge Hall. This morning there is a more in-depth story in the Huntsville Times about how things played out in court.

Love, 51, of 3202 Overhill St., told Hall during a hearing that he did not understand the consequences of his deal with the prosecutors. He said he followed the advice of his lawyers to avoid a trial.

"I was innocent and I pleaded guilty to something I didn't do," he said. His lawyers "said I wouldn't be able to get a fair trial on these charges. It was a bad deal, but I took the advice of my counsel."

Love pleaded guilty July 9 to the charges involving three of his foster children. In exchange, the prosecution dropped 10 counts of sodomy and three counts of sexual abuse against Love.

Love said Thursday he did not understand that he would be on probation for 15 years; that he would be required to move out of his home near a school, where he has lived for 15 years; that custody of his minor daughter would never be restored; that he would have to go through a sex offender treatment program for two years; and that he would have to pay restitution to the victims.

Nonsense. Plea deals are explained by the lawyers first and then again by the judge to make sure the person entering the plea understands exactly what it entails. Or at least that is the way it is suppossed to be. However, I feel his request should have been granted. If there was enough evidence to make him take a plea deal then surely there was enough evidence to put his ass on trial before a jury of 12 of his peers.

Love, who holds bachelor's and master's degrees in education,

Wow, I was only joking when I said something relating to him getting a degree in education on Hannity & Colmes. It appears he already has a degree in education. That is downright scary. I wonder if he has ever held a teaching job?

Judge Denies Love's Motion to Withdraw Plea

Love to Testify at 1:30 on Motion to Withdraw Plea

From AL.com

Love to testify in hearing to withdraw guilty plea
Posted by Staff reports July 26, 2007 12:27 PM

Jerry Wayne Love wants to withdraw his guilty plea.Jerry Wayne Love will take the stand at 1:30 p.m. in Circuit Judge Karen Hall's courtroom in an effort to withdraw his earlier guilty plea on three charges of first-degree sodomy involving three of his adopted sons.

Love had earlier pleaded guilty to the three counts and received three 15 year sentences, which were suspended in lieu of five years probation and treatment in a sex offender program. The case got national attention because Love's guilty plea came with no jail time.

He now says that he didn't understand the ramifications of his plea and would like to withdraw it.

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As I stated in an earlier post I sincerely hope they grant this motion so this swine can actually be tried (hopefully by a competent prosecutor) before a jury of his peers. He is an absolute fool to ask for it though. It had to be the best deal in the hsitory of deal making.

Love Tries to Retract His Plea Deal

Huntsville Times

The Huntsville Times is reporting this morning that admitted child sodomizer Jerry Wayne Love went before Judge Karen Hall yesterday with a new attorney to ask Judge Hall to retract his plea of guilty to sodomizing his adopted sons. He claims the plea was an "injustice."

The only injustice in this case is that he isn't in jail. He got the sweetest deal I have ever heard of.

Love, 51, of 3202 Overhill St. appeared in court Wednesday with his new attorney, Barry Abston, to ask Hall to set aside the sentence. Love and his wife appeared to be dejected.

Abston said in court papers that Love's plea was not voluntary because he lacked full knowledge of the nature of the charges and consequences of the plea.

"A withdrawal of the defendant's plea is necessary to correct a manifest injustice," the motion said.

The hearing on the motion was postponed because Assistant District Attorney Allison Palmer was unavailable for medical reasons. Hall said she will reschedule the hearing.

I hope Allison Palmer's 'medical reason' is from lack of sleep over her mishandling of this case. I wouldn't be able to sleep either knowing I had let this monster off to prey on another child.

And....Awwwww...the poor molester is dejected. But not as dejected as the kids he raped. This story also says that only three of the four boys the Love's adopted have been removed from their home. WHAT! Why is another child still in the care of these people? Not that I expect DHR to be of any help. After all one of the three boys that got raped was raped again after DHR removed them from the Love home....but why is a child still in that house? I also wonder how old this kid is? Shouldn't Love's probation have included a stipulation that he not be allowed around ANY CHILDREN?

If the judge sets aside the plea then Mr. Love would have to go back on trial...which, in my humble opinion, would not be a bad thing. From what I hear DHR had sexual abuse complaints on this swine for years....but the courts would never convict him so DHR just kept sending him kids to sodomize.

There needs to be an investigation into the actions of DHR in this case, as well as the DA's office for offering that deal and their recommendation that he not serve any jail time and into the Judge for accepting those terms. I understand that our Anti-Child Sex Predator Super Hero Troy King's mandatory minimums do not apply in this case because it was filed before those laws went into effect....but he could still investigate the DA's office and the Judge. However, if this plea is set aside King could step in and prosecute this case thereby taking it out of the hands of the inept idiots who let this man go free. There are those who will no doubt wonder if he would come out any better...especially after the and/or fiasco that recently played out in Autauga Co. But really, could he do worse than what was originally done?


Calling Troy King.........

Bitter Old Punk is Back!

I thought we had lost one of the greatest Alabama blogs out there when Bitter Old Punk vanished from the scene in November. I am thrilled to see that he has started updating his blog again.

Welcome back BoP...I have missed you!

Y'all drop in and show him some love.

Great Discussion on Drug Courts

Rep. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) has posted a great piece about drug courts over at Doc's Political Parlor. I would like to encourage all of my readers to pop in and join the discussion.
Drug Courts Can Reduce Overcrowding.

And thanks Rep. Ward for posting this. I can count on one hand the number of Republicans I actually like and Rep. Ward is one of them. Ron Paul is the other one.

Montgomery School Resource Officer Get's 20 Years in Sex Abuse of Students

Momtgomery Advertiser

Billy Doss, an ex-officer (he was an employee of MPD when all of this occured) with the Montgomery Police Department was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to sexual crimes against under-aged students at the Capitol Heights Junior High School, said circuit court officials.

Doss, a former police corporal and an 18-year veteran of the police department, pled guilty on July 9 to eight different felony counts, which included attempted sodomy, enticing a child for sexual purposes, and sexual abuse of a child, said an official with the Montgomery County Circuit Clerk’s Criminal Division.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Gene Reese sentenced the former law enforcement officer to 20 years for each Class-B felony and 10-years for each Class-C felony.

All of Doss’s sentences will run concurrently, which will make his total jail time in state prison 20 years, said a court official.

Doss resigned as a police officer shortly after he was charged in January with some 9 different sex crimes against children

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So, how come he only got 20 years? Seems like under the mandatory minimum sentences for child sex offenders he should have gotten more. If he had sold any of these kids some weed stolen from the evidence room he would have been given life.

This news story doesn't break down how many times he was charged with B or C and I haven't had time to look it up, but will do so shortly. Two class B felonies would have come up to 20 years minimum. One class C would have been 10 years. He pled guilty to 8 felonies.

The new statutes mandate the following;

Among the significant changes in the new law are mandatory minimum sentences of 20 years in prison for sex offenders convicted of class A felonies and 10 years for class B felonies. These criminals would also be ineligible for probation, split sentences, correctional incentive time for early release, or parole.

Can someone fluent in Alabama legalese help me understand how the sentence for this scum only came out to 20 years? How come we let people, who are admitted child sex predators, outside the walls of prison ever again? Why are they released to walk free among us, to prey on our babies? Why? If we know they did it through forensic evidence, medical evidence, or a plea of guilt then someone please tell me why we ever let them loose?

BTW, questions like this really make me miss Wheeler at Alablawg all that much more. He was always available to explain some legal issue or other to me in my time of need. You are missed....Come back Wheeler!

Calling Troy King

I've just sent the following letter to the editor of the Huntsville Times. Here's hoping they print it.

Dear Editor,

Those readers who keep up with Alabama politics will remember that during the 2005 legislative special session Attorney General Troy King pushed and helped to pass "Tough Sex Offender Laws". He dramatically wore an electronic bracelet around while the legislation was being debated and even has a nifty picture of himself getting his tracking bracelet removed in front of the state house surrounded by children of different races on the official Attorney General website.

But, where is our crime-fighting action figure hero, who spent part of the 2007 legislative session calling for the death penalty for child sex predators, in the case of Jerry Wayne Love, the admitted child sodomizer who was slapped on the wrist and set free to rape again? With not even so much as an electronic monitoring device according to the papers. And not a peep from King's office. Why isn't he all over it? Surely he knows about a case in his state that has been receiving national media attention. Is it because the safety of our children only matter when an election is looming? At the very least he ought to be looking into why the Madison Co. D.A.'s office offered such a sweetheart of a deal to a child sodomizer and why Judge Karen Hall accepted it.

I have asked these questions of Attorney General King's office myself, but to date have received no response. I hope the citizens of Madison Co. will also ask AG King these questions and that they will remember the actions of the D.A.'s office, Judge Karen Hall and Attorney General Troy King come the next election.

Respectfully Submitted for publication,
Loretta Nall

Child Sodomizers Have More Rights than Pot Smokers in Alabama Courts

The case of Jerry Wayne Love has spawned a fascinating discussion over at FlashPoint and has raised very clearly the issue of child rapers being granted more rights than pot smokers in Alabama's court system. I cannot and will not abide that sort of absolute non-sense.

The Sixth Amendment of the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution states the following,

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.

Amendment VI (the Sixth Amendment) of the United States Constitution codifies rights related to criminal prosecutions in federal courts. The Supreme Court has ruled that these rights are so fundamental and important that they are protected in state courts by the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.

Unless of course you are accused of anything drug related. Then the mere word of a confidential informant can be used against you. These people never have to reveal themselves, therefore if you are accused of a drug offense you NEVER GET TO FACE YOUR ACCUSER! That means that in the Alabama criminal justice system an admitted child sodomizer has more rights than a pot smoker who never sodomized anyone at all. How bout them apples folks?

We have literally prioritized non-violent drug use and possession cases above child sex offender cases. No one should be denied their Constitutional rights in a court of law. Not even those accused of raping a child. How come in drug cases the word of confidential informants can be used against a defendant, which is clearly unconstitutional, but the prosecution in the Jerry Wayne Love case could not read aloud the written statements of the children accusing Jerry Wayne Love of raping them? If we are gonna allow the violation of some peoples rights then why not all? Clearly raping a child is a much more serious offense than smoking a joint.

I think we should bar confidential informants from testifying in drug cases. In my transcript from my original trial we were able to prove that no confidential complaints even existed. So, the cops can just sit around and make shit up on pot smokers, and if the pot smokers wind up in court without adaquate defense and a court reporter then the word of the cop that there are confidential informants will be accepted as unassailable truth. They rarely are asked to produce evidence that backs up their claims and if they are asked to by the defense the judge will very often say that the defense is not entitled to see it because it would compromise the identities of said informants. The rights of the accused non-violent plant consumer be damned.

Another interesting issue that this case has brought up is that for years DHR received complaints of sexual abuse and sodomy from the kids in Jerry Wayne Love's care, but they could never convict him...so they just kept sending him kids to take care of. I wonder how many of those kids were removed from homes where there was nothing going on except perhaps the parents liked to smoke a joint after the kids were in bed? That is what they tried to do in my case...remove my kids to foster care...but, I won that battle, too. Think about that. Because of the dumbass laws kids are removed from homes where their parents love and care for them and never abuse them in any way, simply because their parents choose to ingest plant material instead of drinking a beer or a martini. How many of the kids in Jerry Wayne Love's care came from a good home with pot-smoking parents and were then raped by this scum?

I am really hot about this case and about the fact that the rights of child rapists are routinely granted and protected according to the Constitution, but the rights of a pot smoker are tossed away like so much trash. Whether you agree with me or not on the drug issue you must agree that we have to afford ALL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO EVERY DEFENDANT OR AFFORD THEM TO NONE!

I have raised half the money I need to make the trip to Huntsville on Tuesday to observe the actions of Judge Karen Hall. If you would like to help then me raise the other half click here. If you are in the Madison Co. area and wish to attend with me then click here.

Change must come from the people. Join me in changing these terrible, unfair and unconstitutional laws!

How Will These People be Sentenced by Judge Karen Hall?

I have located the docket for Judge Karen Hall for the week July 23, 2007. This is some two weeks after Jerry Wayne Love was allowed to walk out of her courtroom practically a free man. You can view it here. A little further down I break down the numbers of what types of cases are on the docket.

But, first, let me say this. There are only two conclusions we, the public, can come to in the Jerry Wayne Love case and they are

1. Mr. Love is guilty of the crimes with which he was charged with and pled guilty to and should be behind bars for the rest of his life.

or

2. He is an innocent man who had to bargain for his freedom by pleading guilty to crimes he is not in fact guilty of and will now be haunted by a sex offender conviction which he does not deserve for the rest of his life.

Which is it?

Either scenario is completely UNACCEPTABLE in a criminal justice system that proclaims to be fair. The offering of such a sweetheart plea deal by the DA and the acceptance of said plea deal by the judge are indefensible in either scenario.

Here's how the numbers break down for the upcoming July 23 court docket for Judge Karen Hall.

108 total cases on the docket for the week of July 23, 2007.

Drug Cases = 25 of 108 which comes out to around 25% of the total of all the cases.

Non-violent cases which include, driving with a suspended license, driving while license revoked, operating a vehicle without insurance, DUI and so forth = 11 which is a little less than 10% of the total cases

Property Crimes (burgulary, possession of a forged insturment, receiving stolen property, theft by deception, breaking and entering a vehicle... etc...)= 49 or roughly half of the cases on the docket.

Violent Crimes including rape, assault, sexual abuse...= 13 which is close to another 10%

Crimes I am not sure how to classify like indecent exposure, criminal mischief, harassing communications make up another 10 which brings us to 108.

Now the clearance rate for all criminal cases for Madison County in FY2006 was 23% (located at the bottom of page 23 of the pdf document). So, that means that only 23 times in 100 are these cases ever solved and disposed of. I'd wager that the majority of drug cases make up the bulk of the solved rates.

Just think....if we removed drugs from oversight by the criminal justice system, why they could focus at least 25% more resources on real crimes with actual victims and dangerous criminals who need to be removed from society.

I'd really love to be in Judge Hall's courtroom on the 23rd to document how she sentences the defendants coming before her on drug charges. There are also a few cases involving sexual abuse and rape. I'd really like to see how she handles those as compared to how she handled the Jerry Wayne Love case.

To make the trip myself I need to raise money to rent a car. One day rentals usually come to around $52. Gas will be another $40-50. I have a relative I can probably stay with there in Madison Co. so I won't need a hotel room. If you would like to help me raise the money to go hang out in Judge Hall's courtroom next week then CLICK HERE.

Additionally, if there is anyone in Madison Co. or the surrounding area who would like to sit in on this docket and document what happens then please email me. If I can't raise the money then at least I will still be able to get someone in that courtroom with a pen and a piece of paper to write down what is being done. If I can make it I would still like to have anyone interested in this case there with me. Two or more pairs of eyes and ears are always better than one.

How to file a complaint with the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission

This morning I have been pouring over the Alabama Canon of Judicial Ethics looking for any violations by Judge Karen Hall in the case of Jerry Wayne Love.

First let me say it is an incredible long shot that the Judicial Inquiry Commission will take any action against Judge Hall. In the complaint I filed four years ago the infractions of the judge were much clearer and I had the evidence and witnesses to back it up. This case is somewhat different. Having said that I still think it is important to file complaints against this judge. Even if they lead to nothing she will be informed that she is being complained about. The more complaints the more she understands that we are most unhappy with her decision to allow a child sodomizer to walk free after tapping his wrist. She did not have to accept this plea deal. So, if you are as angry as I am about this then file a complaint.

Seems to me like the first two Canons may apply in the area of Judge Hall taking contributions from a defenese attorney arguing this case.

CANON 1.
A JUDGE SHOULD UPHOLD THE INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY.

An independent and honorable judiciary is indispensable to justice in our
society. A judge should participate in establishing, maintaining, and enforcing,
and should himself observe, high standards of conduct so that the integrity and
independence of the judiciary may be preserved. The provisions of this Code
should be construed and applied to further that objective.

Commentary
Deference to the judgments and rulings of courts depends upon public confidence in the integrity and independence of judges. The integrity and independence of judges depends in turn upon their acting without fear or favor. A judiciary of integrity is one in which judges are known for their probity, fairness, honesty, uprightness, and soundness of character. An independent judiciary is one free of inappropriate outside
influences when deciding cases. Although judges should be independent, they must comply with the law, including the provisions of these Canons. Public confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary is maintained by the adherence of each judge to this responsibility. Conversely, violation of the Canons diminishes public
confidence in the judiciary and thereby does injury to the system of government under the law. (Commentary adopted 8-25-2004.)

CANON 2.
A JUDGE SHOULD AVOID IMPROPRIETY AND THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY IN ALL HIS ACTIVITIES.

A. A judge should respect and comply with the law and should conduct himself at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.

B. A judge should at all times maintain the decorum and temperance befitting his office and should avoid conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice which brings the judicial office into disrepute.

C. A judge should not allow his family, social, political, or other relationships to influence his judicial conduct or judgment. He should not lend the prestige of his office to advance the private interests of others; nor should he convey or permit others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence him.

Commentary

Public confidence in the judiciary is eroded by irresponsible or improper conduct by judges.A judge must avoid all impropriety and appearance of impropriety. He must expect to be the subject of constant public scrutiny. He must, therefore, accept restrictions on his conduct that might be viewed as burdensome by the ordinary citizen and should do so freely and willingly.

I'd say that even if it is legal for Judges to take money from attorneys that regularly argue cases before them that judges should not do so because it could be inferred that the outcome of a case was based on a political contribution. There is no way to prove it and that leads to erosion of public trust because we can never know.

I also want people to pay attention to the comments on this post over at FlashPoint. Those who have chimed in to defend the actions of the DA's office are beyond the pale. They seem to be stating that a worthless, toothless conviction, via plea deal, was more important for a notch in the Asst. DA's belt than actually getting justice in this case. They are also saying there wasn't enough evidence to convict, which raises the question of why then did they pursue charges? Is this man innocent or guilty? If he is innocent, or they thought he might be, then why pursue him in court? If, on the other hand, he is guilty, as the DA and the judge had to believe he was before accepting the plea then why did they accept it? Is this routine in Madison Co.? This case just doesn't add up no matter how you stack it and I want to get to the bottom of it.

In this post on my blog they go so far as to imply that since I do not reside in Madison Co. then I have no cause to be angry or say anything. What absolute nonsense.

I want to again encourage Alabama citizens to file a complaint with the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission, a complaint with Attorney General Troy King and a complaint with The Alabama Bar Association.

There needs to be a very big investigation into just what exactly happened in this case so that we can prevent it from ever happening again.

Snoot and the Birthday Cake

My son turned 15 on the 18th of this month. I can't believe I have a 15 year-old. It really blows my mind.

While I was baking my sons cake Snoot decided to help out. As I was flouring the cake pan he came over and dug out a greasy paper towel I had just deposited in the trash and started to make off with it towards the carpet. I had to run him down, hands covered in flour and forcibly remove it from his jaws. The picture below is the result of that adventure.



Crazy dog! Looks like the dog on Family Guy after he became a drug dog and got addicted to cocaine.

So, Where's Troy King on this one?

Those of you that keep up with Alabama politics will remember that during the 2005 legislative special session Attorney General Troy King pushed and helped to pass "Tough Sex Offender Laws". He dramatically wore an electronic bracelet around while the legislation was being debated and even has a nifty picture of himself getting his tracking bracelet removed in front of the state house surrounded by children of different races.



And the following is from an official AG Office Press Release about the bill.

July 27, 2005

(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Troy King thanked the Alabama Legislature today for unanimously approving a strong new Community Notification Act to provide true protection of Alabama families and children from dangerous sex offenders. Yesterday, the Legislature passed the bill drafted and advocated by Attorney General King with the support of law enforcement officers throughout the state. The bill passed 101 to 0 in the House of Representatives and 33 to 0 in the Senate.

"With the passage of this legislation, we have made true our promise to protect the children of Alabama from sex predators," said Attorney General King. "We have taken the old, inadequate law that lulled families into a false sense of security, and we have replaced it with a tough and effective new Community Notification Act that will punish sex offenders and give law enforcement the procedures and tools to track sex offenders and to truly keep Alabama's children safe from these vicious predators."

Among the significant changes in the new law are mandatory minimum sentences of 20 years in prison for sex offenders convicted of class A felonies and 10 years for class B felonies. These criminals would also be ineligible for probation, split sentences, correctional incentive time for early release, or parole.

Other substantive changes under the new Community Notification Act are as follows:

• The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center would be empowered to establish a system of electronic monitoring for sex offenders.

• Sexually violent predators and those who commit class A felony sex offenses against children younger than 12 would be subject to at least 10 years of electronic monitoring after their release.

• Those who commit sex offenses against children under age 12 would be prohibited from working or loitering at or near schools, parks or other areas where children gather.

• All penalties in the Community Notification Act would become class C felonies.

• The new law would extend and clarify those who are covered. Offenders who pleaded "nolo contendere"—not contesting their guilt—to criminal sex offenses in other states would be subject to community notification requirements. It also would cover most offenders convicted under federal laws and in other states without preliminary procedural hearings

• Reporting time periods would be tightened. Sex offenders would have to report to local law enforcement after their release from prison or change of residence within seven days instead of the 30 now allowed. They would have to declare their intended place of residence 45 days before their release from prison, instead of 30. For those who refuse to provide information or give false addresses before their release from prison, the proposed law clarifies the process for re-arresting and criminally charging them.

• In addition to their residence, sex offenders would also have to register to inform local law enforcement of their workplace. They would bear the obligation to biannually verify their residence.

• Sex offenders would be required to possess either a driver's license or identification card that would be marked by the Department of Public Safety to identity them as sex offenders.

If I am reading this press release correctly then it says there are now mandatory minimums and under them Jerry Wayne Love should have been sentenced to a minimum of 60 years on the three Class A sodomy counts, which he plead guilty to, and also be ineligible for probation, split sentences, correctional incentive time for early release, or parole.

Yet he is walking around a free man. I am no lawyer so I won't speculate on what twisted grounds by which this unreality has come about.
But, so much for protecting the children, eh?

I wonder why Troy King's office hasn't commented on this case? Why isn't he all over it? Surely he knows about a case in his state that has been receiving national media attention for over a week....surely!

I'll be contacting Attorney General Kings office today and asking that question and others...Like how could a DA's office offer such an absolute sweetheart of a deal to someone who plead guilty to these horrific crimes against children, especially since we have these new laws he was so gung-ho about during the session? How could a Judge accept such a plea deal? Will he please open an investigation into this case? Surely he will. After all he stepped in and filed an appeal when Judge Bush in Autauga Co. freed a man convicted of possessing child pornography to live in his home where his minor daughter also resides. I'd find it real disappointing if he never made a peep in a far worse case where the child sodomizer will never see jail time at all. That cannot be.

I encourage all of you angry Alabama citizens to write as well and ask him whatever questions you may also have.

Another thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission. The first thing that must be determined is which part of the Canon of Judicial Ethics Judge Hall may have violated. If there are any legal minds out there who would like to help with this project please feel free to chime in. I filed one of these back in 2004 and will post it here as sort of a guide.

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Loretta Nall on The Attack Machine

Yesterday morning Dale Jackson at WVNN Huntsville was kind enough to invite me to be a guest on .

This morning Dale and his staff were generous enough to provide me with a copy of the interview so that those of you who missed it yesterday won't be deprived.

Click here to listen to Loretta Nall on The Attack Machine

Hannity & Colmes Video

Now that I've finally gotten to watch this video I have to say that I am disappointed to some degree. Not in anything I said or did, I feel I did fine in the sliver of time I was given. I will never understand a show format where there is not enough time alloted for a complicated subject. Of course, if you are a guest on to talk about 'rasslin' then they seem to be more than willing to give you half the show. I am not sure if that reflects worse on the American people for watching and wanting that kind of crap or on the networks who feed it to them in the name of profits and ratings.

On the whole I feel it was a successful attempt to point out the outrageous hypocrisy of the drug war by comparing the sentences between child sodomizers and pot smokers and the fact that convicted/admitted child sodomizers can get money for college whereas convicted pot smoker cannot. Also in how the state prioritizes the cases. I am very grateful though for the opportunity to compare these crimes and sentences to a national audience.

When I did the spot on WVNN w/Dale Jackson (which by the way was GREAT...Hannity & Colmes should take a page from his book) this morning Dale asked me why non-violent substance users are so much more highly sought after and prized as opposed to dangerous people like Jerry Wayne Love.

The answer to that question is that the system is financially rewarded for rounding up non-violent drug offenders. It literally depends on non-violent drug offenders to even exist. Without us the whole thing would crash. See, cops get Fed money for drug task forces (BYRNE Grants)...free or reduced cost military gear, they confiscate cars and possessions of drug offenders and prisons get Fed (RSAT) money for drug treatment in prisons. They also get to extort money from offenders through drug courts, court referral, drug education classes, piss tests and probation and parole costs. They do not get any money for imprisoning child sodomizers and the number of people who sodomize children as compared to the number of peaceful citizens who like to smoke a joint once in a while, are extremely low, so there is little chance they can extort them to the same astronomical proportions.

Because of this failed war on drugs, assistant DA's waste enormous amounts of time tracking toxicology reports on pot cases and taking pleas and revoking people on dirty urines or inability to pay court costs. ( these people make up 35% of Birmingham's arrestees) ,when instead , they could be preparing the essential evidence that really makes a solid case against the really dangerous people, so they don't have to plea cases down to get a conviction . In short....there is no real incentive to go after child sodomizers...there's no money in it for the system and it involves actual work to prove a case like that.

So, you see, it isn't about public safety at all. That should give everyone who reads this post pause. Is this really how we want our justice system to operate?

A couple more things. I want to share some of the email I received from a Huntsville attorney yesterday who has argued cases before Judge Karen Hall. I will not reveal my source on the condition on anonymity. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the statements made, but feel it gives a great deal more insight into how this outcome may have come about. I asked specifically about how Judge Hall handles drug cases and here is what my contact had to say.

I believe Judge Hall to be an outstanding Judge, and honestly, one of the strictest on crimes against children, as well as drug crimes.

Her common practice on drug cases is to drug test the defendant just prior to taking a plea and if they are positive, then making a decision based on their prior contact with the system as to whether she will take the deal worked out with the District Attorney. For the most part, she allows a sincere effort at rehabilitation (treatment) on a first time drug offender. But she has little patience for repeat offenders.

These are some of the more important points that this contact thought the public should be aware of in this case.

Some points that I think are important:

* If these young men are in the foster care system, then who made the decision on their behalf to accept this deal? The policy of the DA's Office here is that on violent or sexual crimes, the victim or the guardian of the victim must agree to any plea offers made by a prosecutor. Even if the young men were consulted, they are not in a position to make such a serious decision. Perhaps their Guardian Ad Litem should have been consulted.

* Judge Hall is a very strict judge. That is why it is so out of character for her to have approved this plea agreement. The only explanation is that there were representations made to her by the DA's Office that would lead her to believe that the Defendant may have walked out with no conviction. This is a fault of the prosecutor, and goes back to her preparedness on this case.

* While Judge Hall did have the final decision, the blame rests primarily on the shoulders of the DA's Office. There is no check and balance system in place for Tim Morgan to make sure this doesn't happen.

I agree with everything except the judge being less complicit than the DA. The final decision whether to accept that plea agreement rested with the Judge. She was the final hope for justice for these kids and she failed in her duty in a way so big that I cannot think of a word that adaquately sums it up.

Dale from WVNN asked me this morning what I was going to do about this case since I have something of a high public profile. The first thing I am going to do is file a complaint with the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission. I'll be working on that today and will post it when I am done so that others who have never done that before will have a sort of guide. I have a 1-0 track record for getting judges held accountable for their actions....and that is a better track record than most. If people file complaints then an investigation will ensue into this judge and this case.

I will also file a complaint with the Alabama Bar Association and I do not think it unreasonable to also file a formal complaint with Attorney General Troy King's office asking him to investigate why the DA's in this case offered such a sweetheart deal to a child sodomizer. It seems to me that with King all hot after the death penalty for child molesters that he would jump all over this case and rectify this horrible miscarrage of justice. I think it would certainly earn him points with the people of Alabama.

That's my rant. What do you think?

Nall to be a Guest on WVNN Wednesday 7:30 AM

The feedback from the Hannity and Colmes appearance tonight has been very good so far. I haven't seen the piece yet and therefore will reserve any in-depth analysis. My general feeling is that is was good overall.

I wish there had been more time to discuss some other things that I found out about this case today....but the Hannity and Colmes format doesn't really allow for that.....unless of course you are talking about 'rasslin'.....then thre seems to be plenty of time.

I came by some new information today via a Huntsville attorney who regularly tries cases before Judge Hall. I'll be on talk radio at 7:30 A.M. CST in the morning at WVNN Huntsville on the Dale Jackson show talking in much more detail about this case and the new information. You can listen live HERE.

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Hannity and Holmes Confirmed for Tonight!

My appearance on the Hannity & Colmes show for tonight to discuss the Jerry Wayne Love case has been confirmed. My segment will air around 8:30 PM central time. Please tune into Fox News Channel (cable) to watch the show.

Curiouser and Curiouser

Did a $500 contribution from one of Jerry Wayne Love's defense attorney's to Judge Karen Hall during her 2006 campaign buy a child raper's freedom?

Brian over at FlashPoint is reporting that Judge Karen Hall who released admitted child raper Jerry Wayne Love accepted a $500 campaign contribution from one of Love's defense attorneys in the last election.

If this turns out to be true, then Judge Hall should have recused herself from the case. And from the looks of things Brian has posted on his blog it is true. The SoS campaign contribution forms indicate that it is true, although it looks as if the attorney's name is mis-spelled.

I wonder if there is some way to get the plea deal overturned and re-try Mr. Love on these charges. Seeing as how the prosecution was all in favor of letting this scum go free to rape another child I doubt a second trial would come out much differently.