After losing re-election bid, Texas judge releases juvenile defendants

[Onkel Neal]

After losing his re-election bid, Harris County Juvenile Court Judge Glenn Devlin released most juvenile defendants after asking them one question: "Do you plan to kill anyone?"

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018...ction-democrat

The kicker is, he was beaten by a Democrat, and liberals are far more lenient than conservative Republicans, so as he saw it, "He was releasing everybody," public defender Steven Halpert told the Houston Chronicle. "Apparently he was saying that's what the voters wanted."

So, he released them until a rescheduled Jan. 4 court date. Who can blame him? The voters fired him for being too tough on crime, I guess.

[Schroeder]

I'm afraid I can't read the article as it is blocked for EU visitors but it sounds to me like a sore loser is trying to do as much damage as possible before he has to go. From the little info I have it looks like pure defiance. If that's the case he gets zero respect from me. If you get voted out continue to do your job properly until the last day and leave with dignity.

[Dowly]

I know this is not the right thread perhaps, but I am confused. Is some of the mid-terms still going? I keep seeing news of Florida's senate seat and Arizona's? Are those still at counting phase?

[Buddahaid]

If the vote margin is really close there will be recounts.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

If the vote margin is really close there will be recounts.

Right, that makes sense. What are provisional ballots? It seems they are often related to recounts?


Sorry, I'm feeling lazy today. I've tried to follow it, but as a foreigner your election system just confuses me.

[vienna]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Right, that makes sense. What are provisional ballots? It seems they are often related to recounts?


Sorry, I'm feeling lazy today. I've tried to follow it, but as a foreigner your election system just confuses me.

The election system here can be confusing to a lot of us who vote in the US, sometimes even confusing to those charged with administering and overseeing the elections. There are several differing voting systems and methods across the States and even within the individual states, with every method from low tech 'make your mark' pencil/pen and paper to mechanical lever-pull machines to high tech computerized touchscreens. There is no standard at all for the means/methods of voting and every jurisdiction can do as it pleases. The responsibility for administering the process falls, usually, to the County-level governments...

Provisional ballots are used when a voter is voting in an unusual situation: they claim to be registered but the polling place does not have them on their rolls; they are voting at a polling place other then their own precinct, usually because they are unable to get to their precinct in time or easily to vote; there is some discrepancy between information on the rolls and their proffered ID; etc. In those type of cases, the voter is given what is called the "provisional ballot", where the acceptance of the ballot officially is pending a physical, manual determination against official records of the actual eligibility and legitimacy of the voter to cast a ballot. Depending on the number of provisional ballots, the review process can be lengthy...

Another reason for the long delay in getting a final count is a number of other ballot-types, such as mail-in ballots, and drop-off ballots (which are usually mail-in ballots voters decide to, instead of mailing them in, drop them off at a polling place on Election Day); and, there are a number of 'questionable' ballots that, for one reason or another, are rejected by the mechanical/electronic counting systems or otherwise have incomplete or conflicting data, and these also require a time-consuming manual review...

When you see the Election Night results and they report "100% of the Precincts Reporting", they are only acknowledging the votes counted by whatever system is in use, either electronic or mechanical; the other ballots requiring manual review or input are not part of that "100%", so, in many areas, there are still a lot of ballots to be counted yet. In Los Angeles County alone, on Wednesday morning after the Election, there were over 1,000,000 mail-in ballots yet to be processed and counted and there were an unknown number of other provisional ballots to be verified. So, when you see an election race where there is a very tight margin of difference in the vote for that particular race on the Election Night reports, it is to be remembered the numbers given are almost always based on the easily processed votes and are exclusive of those ballot that are outside of the 'usual' process...










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[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Dowly

I know this is not the right thread perhaps, but I am confused. Is some of the mid-terms still going? I keep seeing news of Florida's senate seat and Arizona's? Are those still at counting phase?

Sweatshops in Broward county are still busy penciling in democrat votes to be added to the count.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Dowly

I know this is not the right thread perhaps, but I am confused. Is some of the mid-terms still going? I keep seeing news of Florida's senate seat and Arizona's? Are those still at counting phase?

Yes. To close to call it. Recount and run off.

Originally Posted by Schroeder

I'm afraid I can't read the article as it is blocked for EU visitors but it sounds to me like a sore loser is trying to do as much damage as possible before he has to go. From the little info I have it looks like pure defiance. If that's the case he gets zero respect from me. If you get voted out continue to do your job properly until the last day and leave with dignity.

Try it with the Tor network...

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

After losing his re-election bid, Harris County Juvenile Court Judge Glenn Devlin released most juvenile defendants after asking them one question: "Do you plan to kill anyone?"

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018...ction-democrat

The kicker is, he was beaten by a Democrat, and liberals are far more lenient than conservative Republicans, so as he saw it, "He was releasing everybody," public defender Steven Halpert told the Houston Chronicle. "Apparently he was saying that's what the voters wanted."

So, he released them until a rescheduled Jan. 4 court date. Who can blame him? The voters fired him for being too tough on crime, I guess.

In billiards they would call it "cushioning the ball". I would call it indirect nonverbal communication.

Originally Posted by Platapus

Sounds like a good guy to not have as a judge any more

If the rest of this guy is like this single story, I could come to terms with him easily.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by em2nought

Sweatshops in Broward county are still busy penciling in democrat votes to be added to the count.

Keep recounting until you get the results you want. Democracy!

Originally Posted by Platapus

Sounds like a good guy to not have as a judge any more

He's simply mimicking our immigration laws - catch and release.

[Jimbuna]

Well, at least he will be remembered for something I suppose.