This morning in court, the same Judge who set bail for the Willow Springs maintenance crew at $1 million dollars each, reduced that bail to $50,000 each. The Deputy District Attorney agreed that bail should be reduced, given the lack of criminal histories by those accused. One DDA asked for and received a no contact order with the witness, as well as a stay away order from their own houses at the yard.
A gentle reminder to ALL community members, anything you say or do toward the witness or his family could be misconstrued and attributed to the defendants, thus resulting in them being tossed back in jail. Be kind in any contacts you may have, if you have any at all. Until this is resolved, we ALL must walk on egg shells for our friends and neighbors.
We learned very little about the charges themselves, today, as at the calendar call, or readiness calendar, on Wednesday, the public defender for one of the defendants continued it until next Friday, the 25th. I intend to be present, if possible.
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what does "stay away" order at yard mean? I'm glad to see the reduction, wish it were less or zero!
Good news for the accused and their families.
Good news. Good advice. Thanks for all you do, Kate.
My only complaint is that we are supposed to have freedom of speech. If people feel compelled to express themselves in a way that is not in favor of any supposed witnesses it SHOULD NOT affect the accused in any way shape or form. The judicial system should only re-arrest the accused if they are in non-compliance of the bail terms, not because of others opinions. What does it matter to the court if people in the community don't think highly of the witnesses? Are positive comments regarding them part of the terms as well? If anything, this is an abuse of power, in my opinion. If the accused can be viewed as guilty by such high assumptions before being proven innocent, then any witnesses can also be reasonably assumed to be unreliable until proven otherwise. We are not the law and we will not have the final word, but we are the people who have to live by these laws. One of our greatest and strongest rights is the freedom of speech. We all have a right to voice our opinions....This is mine.
Free speech is important, but not all speech is protected. One can't yell "fire" in a crowded theater.
Not unless there is one! ( ;
(I don't mean that disrespectfully...)
I am working on myself...and making sure that who I am today is closer to who I want to be tomorrow.
The seeds of Love I have planted are bearing some of the sweetest fruit.
It isn't always easy to understand that out of the ashes of yesterday something Beautiful and Amazing WILL emerge; just know that it IS the TRUTH.
Speak the truth & it shall set us all free... Walking on egg shells although well intended, is not near & dear to my heart. As a Veteran & Survivor of that Yard, it has taken me a lot of years to get over walking on egg shells. I do however firmly believe in free speach & the truth. I also believe in Honesty, Intergrity & our judicial system. I wish everyone involved, a fair resolution to this based on the truth, honesty & integrity.
Good to know about the reduction.
BEING THE ACCUSED YOU HAVE TO HAVE THICK SKN, AND ALOT OF SUPPORT, AND BE ABLE TO TAKE VERBAL ABUSE, ,YOU CAN TAKE ALOT OF MONEY,MATERIAL THINGS,VEHICLE FROM A PERSON BUT YOU
WILL NEVER TAKE IS WORD, YOU SAY YOU ARE INNOCENT I BELIEVE
YOU UNTIL PROVEN QUILTY, AS A WITNESS YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE
SAME QUALITY'S OF THE ACCUSED,AND IF CAN NOT TAKE THE VERBAL ABUSE JUST AS THE ACCUSED YOU SHOULD HAVE NOT PUT YOUR SELF IN THAT POSITION,YOUR WORD MAKES "YOU" AND THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE.