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Filner pleads guilty to one felony, two misdemeanor counts
Guilt or innocence is irrelevant to an actual lynching charge, most of those punished by the public might well have been guilty. Obviously lynching here is used as metaphor, and one can claim it's overheated metaphor, if you didn't live in this City when the outrage occurred. The frenzy unleashed went far beyond anything I've ever witnessed, and now leads to a plea bargain that would be laughable on it's face, if it didn't involve a felony. The City was thrown into turmoil for an unwanted smooch, pat on the butt, and hug, from complaints filed after the scheme to use these charges to remove the Mayor was publicly promoted. This was not equal justice.— October 17, 2013 12:53 p.m.
Filner pleads guilty to one felony, two misdemeanor counts
Obviously the described offenses don't rise to the criminal level, let alone felony, but the prosecution could bring case after case, thanks to the squad of investigators assigned, and the Sheriff's hotline. Filner likely pled guilty due to the number of possible cases, even though each case was extremely weak, the cases detailed probably being the most serious.— October 16, 2013 10:56 a.m.
Filner pleads guilty to one felony, two misdemeanor counts
This was battery and false imprisonment, not sexual harassment. I've endured and seen far worse than that described, no charges were filed. DeMaio did worse, no charges were filed. It was who he was, not what he did. "Filner is a disgusting man..." is name calling. You may as well plead to that, as well as failing to read your own writing. ImjustaBill— October 15, 2013 9:57 p.m.
Filner pleads guilty to one felony, two misdemeanor counts
This is a strange thread. Filner's defender's report the allegations, Filner's attackers attach unpleasant adjectives as a substitute for argument. The interference of a politician is claimed as a defense against the charge of political interference. Let me repeat, no one, not even the victims, cares about Bob Filner's criminal failures in lovemaking technique, his defenders are happy to report the pettiness of the charges. He was prosecuted for who he was, not for what he did. Name calling only makes the case.— October 15, 2013 8:44 p.m.
Filner pleads guilty to one felony, two misdemeanor counts
Do you suggest that Kamala Harris interfered in this case personally?— October 15, 2013 6:41 p.m.
Filner pleads guilty to one felony, two misdemeanor counts
There was open cooperation between branches of law enforcement even before these events occurred, they confess this. At issue is whether the government solicited retroactive withdrawal of consent, as they seemed to do with their Sheriff's hotline. This is a variety of perjury. Filner doesn't choose to fight on this bridge. I've never heard of hugs and kisses prosecuted as battery or false imprisonment, usually these charges involve malicious intent, with bruises and scratches proving the case. And as for proving the malicious nature of the attack on Filner, we need only look at the continued attacks on him in this blog. Rapists go unindicted in this city, horrible crimes go unremarked on this blog. Can anyone doubt that the continued fury concerns who he was, not what he did. Compare this case; http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker…— October 15, 2013 6:38 p.m.
Filner pleads guilty to one felony, two misdemeanor counts
These weren't the charges used to remove him from office, but perhaps the behavior he was apologizing for. If he pleaded guilty to this, he likely will settle the civil cases. I'm puzzled by how such a felony could occur in public without being noticed. Bob Filner did not get equal justice, we may never get the full details, but no act described seemed very unusual, let alone criminal, on Filner's side. The prosecution behavior, from the Sheriff's hotline, to the international smear, to the active participation of political enemies and more, was not normal or equal. The prosecution was deviant, and possibly criminal. Bob Filner settles this to bring closure, and perhaps out of real remorse. His enemies are remorseless hypocrites, and the City will have closure only when they are removed from office.— October 15, 2013 1:24 p.m.
Ask Greece about economic gains from Olympics
Visitors might walk from the proposed Stadium to the Gaslamp district and downtown hotels, but if they did they would step over the homeless or addicted that the city pretends to be too broke to help. We should clean up our dirty laundry, and straighten up our home before we try to attract guests.— October 9, 2013 3:04 p.m.
Sanders, Issa pump H-1B program
The first truth in our founding documents is human equality, and nowhere is that equality more essential than in the workplace, Everyone working in the US must have the same rights, or employers will hire those with less rights for less pay, and the privileged will be employed only as a last resort. Some flexibility is desirable. but the H1B program has degenerated into a scheme to bust salaries.— October 3, 2013 6:07 p.m.
San Diego overlords and unions — who can stop them?
I'm all for massive construction spending, and so are most progressives. We want better roads, sewers, mass transit, water, solar installations, etc,, The argument right now concerns what to build with limited resources. We have real unmet needs, but some want to sell us giant playpens for the rich instead of fixing busted pipes. We should lobby the unions on the value of local projects, there's plenty of work that must be done, and smaller projects aren't boom and bust, and therefore hire fewer workers from out of town.— October 3, 2013 5:23 p.m.