Moronic DA Has Been Had?

August 19, 2006 -- BOULDER, Colo. - Never before have I ever heard a prosecutor exhort so passionately the need to consider a nasty insect to be presumed innocent.

"It tells me the case is going south," said local attorney Larry Posner, referring to statements made by District Attorney Mary Lacy.

Trip Demuth, a former Boulder DA, said tersely: "I think she has been had."

On Thursday, DA Lacy appropriately remained tight-lipped about details of the case, but reminded everyone umpteen times that John Mark Karr is presumed innocent.

Bob Grant, a former DA of adjoining Adams County and a friend of Lacy, said: "I do think it's time for healthy skepticism. Mary is a great prosecutor and although she had every probable cause for extradition, I think her words have shown she has a lack of complete confidence in her case."

Grant was involved in the initial investigation in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey 10 years ago.

"Apart from a circle of main suspects, we had an additional 100 suspects - which we eventually cleared - and, of course, there were three different men who came forward and confessed."

Karr's miserable life of perversion, which started when he was a teen, makes him a prime candidate as a professional confessor - or is there something more?

Apart from local authorities here, Thai police had taken dramatic interest in Karr, probing whether anything happened at his job - at a Bangkok school where he taught girls ages 6-12 until he was fired.

"Yes, the prospect of a Thai jail might certainly be a good motive to confess and get out of Bangkok - and get over here immediately to recant whatever confession he might have made," said Grant.

I tried listening to this woman's press conference, I truly did try. The screachy voice was bad enough, but when all she wanted to do was parade one companion idiot after another to the podium for a touch-feely dry hump, I had to switch channels. My expectations sank as the realization struck me; the broad is a moron living in a land of lefty morons, and instead of being in charge of the local PETA chapter had wormed her way into the DA's office.

This is why even innocent people, most importantly innocent people, need lawyers. To save us from other lawyers. I'm still not saying that Karr is free from guilt, but sweet Christ can't these people do ANYTHING right?

Not that it matters to the media. This story is a godsend. The dreary days of August awakened by a creepy looking dude who may or may not have done a bad thing. The above tale is from the NY Post, and the headline from The Daily News. Am awaiting the Times article bemoaning the fact that they didn't get wind of the investigation to alert Karr before the authorities could arrest him.