Let's shed some facts on the latest NCJ article about the sexually violent predator and Tuluwat's recent post questioning the current DA administration

https://tuluwatexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/the-das-office-did-we-trade-up-or-not/

Tuluwat's post is surprisingly balanced compared to their normal blather, but they could not resist their pot shots at Rose and me. Tuluwat does not cover the courts, they do no original posts based on actual coverage of an event, they reprint opinions and raise questions and take pot shots at others, selectively distorting facts to suit their spin. If they were present somewhere, how would we know because they are "anonymous."

http://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/free-and-afraid/Content?oid=3217001

I don't need to defend Maggie Fleming. As I have pointed out before she has been in office 7 months compared to her predecessor's 12 years. Let's compare his record on which violent criminals and sexual predators were released when Paul was into the community versus Maggie's. A big deal is being made by Tuluwat  because the John Kufner case did not result in a guilty verdict. What the jury said was they needed more information and made their decision based on evidence provided in that trial.

NCJ takes one case and talks about a flawed system.

NCJ that is supported heavily by pot ads, NCJ that does not call out Richard Salzman, Paul Gallegos, the cannabis industry as vigorously on their issues such as exploitation of women and environmental damage and roadblocks to creating jobs all which impact  safety and the community. These are all people who are not happy Maggie Fleming got elected. NCJ and the other media have no clue how many lawyers, self proclaimed "top" lawyers by their own definition, are not getting the plea deals now for their grower and other pet clients under this administration. Shockingly, plea deals are made based on the case, not who can pay the most under Maggie's administration.

Most of the rest of the media sits in an office, gathers reports, gets press releases and has lawyers write their articles when they need to have explained what happened in court. Under Paul's administration, certain media got those favors. They picked up the phone, called the DA's office and got their story. They have more than one staff writer and ad reps who pay their salary.

Until I started covering the courts, there was no interest in the courts, now the rest media jumps on the bandwagon, occasionally covering a case and in a few cases, not giving credit to me, the original source for breaking the story and extensive coverage. I was the only one that covered the David Anderson case for all 3 trials. I was the only one who covered the Randy Cook case. I was the only one who covered the Ronald Young case. Months later, there is a story in TS regarding Anderson as if that was the first time it was reported. I did a post on Game Over way before NCJ's latest article. Was credit given?

North Coast News gives me credit, Mad River Union gives me credit, LOCO has given me credit. Kym Kemp has given me credit.

The Kailan Meserve story was ignored. NCJ developed an interest in it recently because now it may go to trial. The rest of the media won't touch it and if they do, let's see if it is leaning towards the defense.

I do not see Tuluwat calling out the bias and conflict of many media sources that heavily depend on the marijuana ad revenue for their existence.

I was approached by two public defenders, to look into the Drew Stonebarger case. One of those public defenders was Mr. Luke Brownfield, who left the DA's office this year.

The same prosecutor who had two mistrials in the David Anderson case, in one case because victims did not follow evidence rules and caused a mistrial. The plea deal in the Anderson case was not under DA Maggie Fleming's administration. The same prosecutor who lost an alleged child molestor case to Kaleb Cockrum, the James Colby, Jr. case. Colby was acquitted of all charges. This was under Paul's administration. Was the media so huffed up about those cases?

I don't blame Luke, I blame Paul. I like  Luke as a person and he seems happier as a public defender. In those cases, should I blame Luke like Tuluwat who seem to be jumping on Mr. Andrew Isaac based on one case, based on no knowledge other than what was told to them. How did NCJ learn of the Drew Stonebarger case? That is a question worth asking.

None of us were in court for the Stonebarger case. Court transcripts don't tell the whole story because attorneys have private discussions in the hallway and during intervention.

I chose not to look into the Drew Stonebarger case further because the court system records were vague at the time I was asked and it did not include details why the case was dismissed. I also questioned the motivation. NCJ claims the system is flawed, so why not look into the local court adminstration, the CEO that left,  why orders and paperwork do not make it to Judges on time, which is often. In the Drew Stonebarger case, more questions need to be asked. Was it the rest of the media that broke that story about Kerri Keenan or has even bothered to follow up on the story that I broke? In my detailed coverage of the courts you see why the system is flawed. And part of that flaw is that while civil rights are important, they should not be at the expense of the community and victims and that needs to be reflected in the laws. Criminals get off on technicalities sometimes, not necessarily innocence; criminals have so many rights, and they and the public defenders do use the system to their advantage at times. These flaws sometimes results in people like Stonebarger being released.

I also question the motivation of that one case being used by people that have an agenda to make this current administration look bad. Should there be improvements in the ways things are handled, of course.

I also had other cases and several jury trials at the same time involving similar issues which were just as important. I have covered more sex abuse cases and cases involving violence against women than the rest of this media in the last two years since I started this blog. These are stories I develop, research and seek out out a gut feeling on a case.

There have been victories by this administration, did NCJ include those? Blowing one case like Stonebarger out of proportion is disingenuous. And what is the motive? That anyone can approach media and spin a story.

I take daily risk by putting my name out there, I don't hide behind a screen like Tuluwat. When the Tuluwat decides to risk taking on growers, repeat criminals, corruption at a personal and financial risk, and actually do some legwork, maybe I will give a damn what they think.

Maggie, unlike Paul, admitted that changes need to be made in procedure.

Tuluwat talks about 4 Deputy DA's leaving. Luke Brownfield left on his own. Moksha Chattopadhya left for a better job, so did Jason Sheets. Ms. Neel can have more than one reason to leave. Ms. Neel worked under Paul for 12 years, she has done a remarkable job of working under impossible conditions, trying case after case involving women and children and she has a good record of success.

Did the Tuluwat list how many attorneys left under Paul?
Here is a link http://watchpaul.blogspot.com/search/label/Brain%20Drain.%20Mass%20Exodus

Unlike the rest of the media, I do not have multiple staff members, covering the occasional case, via a phone interview and sometimes being in court. I cover live, I cover cases all day, sometimes 3 or 4 at the same time. I get the information out instantly or quickly, competing with several media sources for attention in a world that cares more about instant clicks than people or quality news.

I cover the courts because I do have knowledge and I know the players and the background that is not included in "news" articles. Knowledge that I have shared with my colleagues in the media. This is my niche for a reason.