Maid case enrages judge - Mulls acquittal for Ex-Homeland boss

[The Straight Story]

Maid case enrages judge
Mulls acquittal for Ex-Homeland boss


A furious federal judge said he may toss out the conviction of an ex-Homeland Security honcho caught hiring an illegal alien, after he berated prosecutors yesterday for their “aggressive and overreaching” handling of the case.

“It was a cleaning lady,” U.S. District court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock said of the Brazilian maid hired by Lorraine Henderson. “A cleaning lady. Not Al Capone.”

What started as the sentencing of the 52-year-old former federal port chief quickly was derailed by Woodlock, who threw prosecutors hypothetical questions about the law and lectured them on government tyranny.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane Freniere appeared to wilt under the third-degree lashing. Then her boss, Assistant U.S. Attorney John McNeil, stepped in.

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100619maid_case_enrages_judge_mulls_acquittal_for_ex-homeland_boss/

[RC]

1. We need more judges like this.

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2. Wonder how this judge is on other issues

You know, things like the spying and constitutional rights.

[RC]

3. Read for yourself.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=U.S.+District+court+Judge+Douglas+P.+Woodlock&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=d2eda4910a7445ea

[MadHound]

4. And this is why illegal immigrants continue to come to this country

Because we don't punish those who employ illegal aliens. You want to put a halt to illegal immigration, fine those who hire illegal immigrants a million dollars (or more) per hire, and I guarantee you that illegal immigration would stop, especially if this was combined with immigration reform.

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5. My gawd look at the comments... n/t