-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 20 November 2002 20:34, Michael Atherton wrote: > Jordan Kushner wrote: > > From my limited observation of Biernat, I could easily see him > > making a false confession. What always struck me (before the > > indictment) was Joe's unyielding reverence to power and authority. > > This "strength" in the Minneapolis DFL machine turned out to be his > > fatal weakness when dealing with the skilled FBI interrogator. I > > seriously question how much this weakness has to do with guilt or > > innocence.
The lesson is that once you might feel like a suspect you ask to have your lawyer present, right? This puts the questioning on hold until your lawyer arrives, does it not? > get. On the flip side, I guess having council members foolish enough to > sign confessions is a plus. One way or the other this doesn't bode well > for the integrity or competence of city government. I mean really! Do > you think it's a good idea to accept free plumbing from someone for > whose appointment you're going to be voting on? I think the moral of > this story is to vote Green or Republican in the next election. Oh please! The Greens and Republicans aren't automatically any more capable of resisting heavy-handed interrogation at the hands of professionals. But I recommend voting for the Greens anyway. -Michael Libby (North Mpls/Cleveland) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE93Eyu4ClW9KMwqnMRAgEXAJ94eg/St/C977Su1I1ivuXmJO3FGACfYIVI 8Ut1dn66AOdLmKhUrA46jMM= =bmrU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
