Posts Tagged ‘Page Croyder’

A national SLAPP act and Croyder on Bernstein

Posted by ameister on Monday, June 6th, 2011

I stumbled upon this great opinion piece by Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee’s 9th congressional district. He has proposed something called “The PETITION Act”

“The PETITION Act, or the Protecting the Expression and Transmission of Ideas and Thoughts In Our Nation Act, would provide procedural protections to filter groundless cases before the costs and burden of litigation cause defendants to waive their First Amendment rights by “correcting” or silencing themselves as part of a settlement; allow a SLAPP defendant to bring a special motion for early dismissal and to stay most discovery proceedings pending disposal of the motion; and enable a defendant who prevails on the special motion to recover fees and costs.”

Sounds great to me!

Page Croyder wrote an excellent critique of the Sun’s recent Gregg Bernstein “gotcha” article. This piece is inline with my recent post about the local media’s priorities.

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A legitimate Gregg Bernstein complaint

Posted by ameister on Friday, May 27th, 2011

I have read some insane conspiracy theories about Baltimore State’s Attorney Gregg Bernstein.  I will not dignify them by even mentioning them here.  There clearly are some people who dislike the guy and what he said he stood for.

Gregg Bernstein is not perfect though. He told us he would run things differently than Patricia Jessamy. These days in Pigtown there are many people who do not see a big difference between Jessamy and Bernstein.

Page Croyder sums up the controversy here.   It is a great article so please read it.

Prosecutors cannot quit on carjacking cases!  The voters expected more than this. Bernstein needs to deliver and differentiate himself from his predecessor.

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The long awaited Page Croyder interview

Posted by ameister on Monday, November 8th, 2010

This interview was supposed to come out before the election. Technical difficulties delayed its release. It is an enlightening interview that sheds light on many practices of the Jessamy regime. It is split into two parts:

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Bernstein endorsed by police, Jessamy on the Steiner show, and a new Page Croyder bomb

Posted by ameister on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Gregg Bernstein was endorsed by the Baltimore police union today. This news is not surprising, but it had to be mentioned. I would love to see more public officials make endorsements in this race instead of fearing how many future votes their true feelings may cost them. In other Bernstein news, I received his third mailing yesterday.

Patricia Jessamy was on Monday’s Marc Steiner. You can listen to what she had to say here and read a Baltimore Sun summary of her appearance here.

I find it hilarious that Jessamy says she is very visible. Is that why she rarely talks to the press and has Margaret Burns do all the talking for the State’s Attorney’s office? I am also tried of her Baltimore makes up “31% of all criminal charges in the state and 60% of all commitments in the state”. All that proves is that the crimes in Baltimore are much more worthy of jail time. Baltimore’s criminals are more violent and dangerous than the rest of the state. It says nothing about how many of these people keep going in and out of jail and how short their sentences are in Baltimore compared to the rest of the state. Do we have the most repeat offenders? Do we have the most brazen criminals who know they can get away with a crime if there is only one witness? How often do criminals in Baltimore accept lenient plea bargain deals?

Jessamy says she is not responsible for crime. I think Jessamy is responsible for crime because criminals know they can get away with crimes without having to serve time (or a lot of a time) and know that they can repeat their behaviors over and over again without the serious punishment that they would receive in other jurisdictions. Jessamy has helped create the lawless and criminal friendly environment that we live in.

Page Croyder is at it again. This time she exposes Patricia Jessamy and Nathaniel McFadden.

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Baltimore’s new media entities come together and produce a video about the race for State’s Attorney

Posted by ameister on Monday, August 30th, 2010

I often quote Investigative Voice, the WVDA, and Page Croyder in my posts. These three entities have come together and produced a blockbuster interview about the State’s Attorney’s office. Here is a sneak preview (If you want to hear Jessamy then listen to the Marc Steiner Show on WEAA 88.9FM today at 5PM):

“***FOR IMMEDIEATE RELEASE***

The Washington Village Development Association (WVDA) and the Investigative Voice (IV) have teamed up to bring voters in Baltimore City , The Page Croyder Interview. The full interview is scheduled for released on 8-31-10.

Page Croyder spent nearly 21 years with the Baltimore State ‘s Attorney’s Office. She brings an insider’s perspective to the criminal justice system, and sheds light on an office which is highly contested this election season between the incumbent, Pat Jessamy and her challenger, Gregg Bernstein. This interview is a must see for anyone concerned about the race for Baltimore States Attorney. The following is a preview of the full interview:

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O’Malley and Croyder have differing views about Jessamy

Posted by ameister on Monday, August 2nd, 2010

8-3-2010 Update-Page Croyder just posted a new article that pertains to this subject. You can read it here. This is the greatest Page Croyder article that I have ever read.

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

Only a few days after a murder that generated more emotions than any other Baltimore crime of the last two years, Governor Martin O’Malley praises Patricia Jessamy and almost endorses her! The Sun covers this story here and here.

The same day that Page Croyder proved that the killer could have been incarcerated had the State’s Attorney’s office done an efficient job, our Governor virtually endorses someone who we all thought was his political enemy.

He made the announcement in West Baltimore so one assumes that it was partially racially based, but I feel he alienates people of all races by doing this in such a tense atmosphere. The Governor’s race is clearly very close because this is a bold (and in my opinion a horrible) move. O’Malley shows that he is a a true politician and not a true leader. This is a slap in the face to the murder victim and to the people of Charles Village and Baltimore. I hope this political game of his rightfully backfires.

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Patricia Jessamy was on the Larry Young radio show on Friday

Posted by ameister on Monday, July 12th, 2010

Patricia Jessamy appeared on the Larry Young radio show on Friday morning on WOLB 1010AM. Jessamy is not known for appearing on TV/radio shows or for talking directly to the media so this appearance was newsworthy. In this election year I hope that every candidate in the State’s Attorney’s race will be open to media appearances and public debates.

I did not get to listen this morning and WOLB does not have an archived section, but the Baltimore Spectator did tweet about what he heard. Below are links to some of his tweets. Page Croyder was also listening and she made some observations about Jessamy’s policies regarding repeat violent offenders here.

Links to the Baltimore Spectator’s tweets:

http://twitter.com/BaltoSpectator/status/18117283520

http://twitter.com/BaltoSpectator/status/18117755424

Former Mayor Schmoke called in and endorsed Jessamy.

http://twitter.com/BaltoSpectator/status/18118983103

Warren Brown calls in and debates with Jessamy.

Caller says he will vote for Jessamy because Bernstein is a Jew.

“I’m the kind of State’s Attorney that doesn’t just sit in the background”

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More lies from team Jessamy/Burns

Posted by ameister on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Page Croyder rips Burns and a Jessamy a new one over the unfounded rape report controversy here.

The 2010 election approaches… the pressure is on.

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Can the Jessamy PR machine save her in 2010?

Posted by ameister on Friday, June 25th, 2010

Patricia Jessamy has done a great job of using politics and marketing to make it look like her office is part of the solution to Baltimore’s problems. Page Croyder recently posted an article that exposes another aspect of the failures of the Jessamy controlled Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office. Now that the election is quickly approaching will the Jessamy PR machine be able to fend off these intriguing revelations? Is this the first of many damaging studies of the State’s Attorney’s Office? Will the truth be disseminated to the average Baltimore voter and will they actually care? How long can Jessamy use the “O’Malley conspiracy” excuses for?  In theory it does not take much to knock down a house of cards. Who will step up and try to remove one of those foundation cards? Stay tuned.

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Discontent with the State’s Attorney’s Office

Posted by ameister on Monday, March 22nd, 2010

It seems wherever I travel in Baltimore I stumble upon people who are frustrated with the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office. I found this tweet from the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #3:

“Message to the State’s Attorney’s Office: “A city that makes war against its police had better learn to make friends with its criminals.”

You can read Page Croyder’s latest article about Baltimore State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy here.  This article is one of the most revealing and interesting pieces Croyder has written about the State’s Attorney and her entourage.  Please take some time to read the entire thing. Jessamy has become a politics obsessed elected official who mainly cares about “credit and control” instead of serving the people who elected her. She is a prime example of what is wrong with many Baltimore politicians.

Jessamy’s ridiculous behavior goes unnoticed and unpunished by the majority of the citizens of Baltimore. At this point she is well on her way to being re-elected. The right candidates could attack Jessamy on her love of the spotlight and power, but so far none have stepped up to legitimately challenge her in 2010. I hope Croyder’s article will inspire some potential candidates to enter the race. Competition is a good thing.

On Wednesday when I was running in Mount Vernon I bumped into some men I met during my campaign for city council in 2007.  One man told me a story about his murdered nephew. The murderer senselessly killed two other young men over a six month time span and was only sentenced to fifty years in prison. He will be eligible for parole. The murderer used an illegal gun to commit his crimes. The man to whom I was talking wondered why illegal gun possession was not prosecuted strictly. He felt that if people were locked away for long periods of time for using illegal guns in crimes then it would prevent other crimes and discourage others from using illegal guns. He does not believe in the death penalty. These are the thoughts of a random man on the streets of Baltimore. This is not a scientific study, but I think it sheds some light on what people in Baltimore are worried about.

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