Comments on: T Minus Thirty

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:18:09 +0000

david – That episode raises some interesting questions…

-craig, editor

By: david

david — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:05:39 +0000

For those interested in dramatic crimes of sex and violence, the murder of George Weber in New York is worth a look.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/03/25/2009-03-25_violent_sex_ad_led_to_murder_of_wabc_new.html

By: CDinDC

CDinDC — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:56:15 +0000

Perhaps when the discovery phase of the criminal case takes place, we’ll know more. Seems hard to say what they did or didn’t do before then.

By: George

George — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:10:48 +0000

Frankie has posed a good question which I am disappointed to find left unanswered. If others are disinterested right now, that’s fine, but I think the public has not yet been given enough information to judge how well the investigation was handled and I certainly hope this topic gets more attention as more information is released.

By: Anon.

Anon. — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:15:42 +0000

The judge sounds disastrous. I predict more typical DC incompetence.

I passed Dylan Ward on the street a few days ago. First time I’ve knowingly looked a rapist-murderer in the face.

I think we should have a demonstration outside the courtroom to demand justice – keep the media and thus the pressure, on. If a miscarriage of justice is in the cards, by god lets make sure everyone knows what’s happening, every step of the way.

By: The Perfervid Inch

The Perfervid Inch — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:38:34 +0000

If the gay police who have their office on Dupont Circle want to do something, why don’t they go undercover at the crew club and get some info. I’ve never been there but I’ve certainly been past it and seen people coming out of it. Certainly you don’t have to be faboo
to get involved there.

By: She did it

She did it — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:23:16 +0000

i prefer to keep the focus on the botching of a life of opportunity and promise: from summa cum laude graduate of the SFS to trolling the crew club with the best of the tina queens. why aren’t we asking everyone who knew this one where is his missing knife? an innocent question that needham and others must answer before i look to other suspects.

this trial will be high profile, with public support favoring the victim. the judge will be fine.

By: CDinDC

CDinDC — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:37:09 +0000

Just for clarification….I’m looking at Judge Weisberg as if he’s soft on murder.

You could also look at this in a different light…..he could be anti-gay, in which the defendants may have a more difficult time. (But I don’t think that is the case as he held the defendants in a 2008 Georgetown hate crime without bail.) In that case, the defendants were Muslim and they beat a gay man. He only sat in for an absent judge and during his proceedings held the defendants without bail. The original judge returned and sentenced the defendants to 2.5 years for assault (and imminent deportation.)

By: CDinDC

CDinDC — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:12:21 +0000

Ditto, Jackson.

He has sat on a case that got a lot of local attention. Namely, US v. Hannah. A murder trial in which a gay man was beaten to death by a teenager that alleged he was sexually assaulted by the gay man. Even though a witness disputed the teenager’s allegation, Judge Weisberg downgraded the charges to involuntary manslaughter, using the teenager’s allegation of sexual assault as his basis for this ruling. The teen eventually was sent to a halfway house.

By the way, Craig…great post.

By: jackson

jackson — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:27:17 +0000

I don’t have a good feeling about this judge.