Sacred Cows - Part II
This entry into the Georgia Hall of Shame is dedicated to P. Harris Hines, ex-Cobb County Superior Court Judge, and George H. Carley, ex-Georgia Appellate Court Judge - both of which now park their crony butts on the bench of the Supreme Court for the state of Georgia. These two rubes were appointed to the bench by Zig Zag Zell Miller in 1993/1995 as probable repayment for their kowtowing to the Republican powers that existed in Cobb County, Georgia in the late 80s. While the primary participants in an outrageous scheme to protect a lying, perfidious ex-assistant US attorney and his serial arsonist son from prosecution for approximately 10 fires and concomitant insurance fraud were subsequently run out of town, along with most of the crony members of the county school board, these two fraudulent legal hacks remain, presumably still issuing rulings which blow in the wind towards the well-heeled. The courts of Georgia are truly blind, measuring but one truth. And that truth would be Gold.
These legal hirelings wrongly dismissed a civil suit against a GOP crony and his criminal, asocial family. The issue in question was whether they were legally liable for the plaintiff's arrest and imprisonment for the crimes of the son, and for the father's malicious attempts to utilize his connections with the local legal system to protect the son at the plaintiff's expense. Hines dismissed not only a criminal Grand Jury indictment against the arsonist defendant, but a civil suit as well - in a clear conflict of interest from which he should have recused himself. Of course, fellow Emory classmates gotta cover each other's backsides, eh? While a visiting judge from Rome reviewed this case and was apparently going to stick it to the defendants, leave it to the crooks and liars of the Cobb County judicial circuit and the utterly malignant Cobb Bar Association to subvert the law, precedent, and due process to protect well-oiled criminals and a meddling dead state Senator. And of course, they had to pull in an ex-assistant US District Attorney, P. Bruce Kirwan, in order to swing more weight around to protect the various criminal offspring of school board associates Tocco and Still. According to public records, the collective works of these asocial offspring includes multiple counts of arson, perjury, insurance fraud, aggravated assault (knife stabbing), simple assault, underage in possession, assault on police officers, resisting arrest, multiple DUIs, indecent enticement of a minor, supplying alchohol to a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, concealed weapons charges, and attempted extortion of the citizens of Clearwater, Florida over gumball real estate scams.
What a collection of privileged asshats.
Additionally, after the Superior court suit was dismissed, coinciding with an arson which destroyed the plaintiff's property, cash, tools, and source of income, they evidently used this fire as further ex-parte evidence against the plaintiff - even though the circumstances surrounding this fire were tantamount to more insurance fraud and rank collusion. Deputies were on hand when the appeal was filed with the appellate court clerk, and Carley subsequently upheld the bogus ruling proffered by the lower court with a signature-less ruling. This suit was pursued to the Supreme Court of Georgia, and no justice was ever forthcoming from the political minions of this politically rancid carcass of a state. Judges, Navy recruiters, ex-doctors, Georgia politicians, military industrial consultants, supposed friends, lawyers, insurance brokers, and much more were involved in this vile maneuver - guiding the lamb to slaughter at their temple of avarice, corruption and malfeasance.
Even worse, the unwanted interference in the plaintiff's life continued for 18 years beyond this incident. Moving to another state didn't help a bit, and darned if they didn't follow the victim to Florida as well, involving family members and various other Emory graduates placed within the Florida state government. Cripes, how far away must one move to escape these filthy people and their moronic, collusive, Republican, fuel-screw, banker worshiping ways?
People, your courts and political systems are corrupt lairs of filthy, self-serving hyenas who will destroy anyone, anytime it pleases them. There is no justice and there is no remedy for those who become victims of the pay to play, stacked deck of legal treachery known as your judicial system. Avoid it at all costs.
The legal system's apparatchik environ explains much of its contempt for the rule of law. Someone who has risen through the ranks of a system that prizes political loyalty above all else isn’t likely to balk at considering manufactured, ex-parte evidence, bribery, collusion or blantant treachery to disenfranchise ordinary citizens or suppress potentially damaging investigations of fellow cronies. As Franklin Foer of The New Republic has pointed out, in College Republican elections, dirty tricks and double crosses are considered acceptable, even praiseworthy. Thus we see this whole malignant scenario played out on the national front as well. Stuffing the Federal District and State Courts, scandals concerning the political ousting of US Attorneys, voter suppression, fraud, collusion, theft, lies and deceptions are their hallmark - anything is acceptable in order to maintain a grasp on power and money.
The bromide declares, "Old age and treachery beats youth and skill." Believe it.
Click Here for Overview and Legal Documents
These legal hirelings wrongly dismissed a civil suit against a GOP crony and his criminal, asocial family. The issue in question was whether they were legally liable for the plaintiff's arrest and imprisonment for the crimes of the son, and for the father's malicious attempts to utilize his connections with the local legal system to protect the son at the plaintiff's expense. Hines dismissed not only a criminal Grand Jury indictment against the arsonist defendant, but a civil suit as well - in a clear conflict of interest from which he should have recused himself. Of course, fellow Emory classmates gotta cover each other's backsides, eh? While a visiting judge from Rome reviewed this case and was apparently going to stick it to the defendants, leave it to the crooks and liars of the Cobb County judicial circuit and the utterly malignant Cobb Bar Association to subvert the law, precedent, and due process to protect well-oiled criminals and a meddling dead state Senator. And of course, they had to pull in an ex-assistant US District Attorney, P. Bruce Kirwan, in order to swing more weight around to protect the various criminal offspring of school board associates Tocco and Still. According to public records, the collective works of these asocial offspring includes multiple counts of arson, perjury, insurance fraud, aggravated assault (knife stabbing), simple assault, underage in possession, assault on police officers, resisting arrest, multiple DUIs, indecent enticement of a minor, supplying alchohol to a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, concealed weapons charges, and attempted extortion of the citizens of Clearwater, Florida over gumball real estate scams.
What a collection of privileged asshats.
Additionally, after the Superior court suit was dismissed, coinciding with an arson which destroyed the plaintiff's property, cash, tools, and source of income, they evidently used this fire as further ex-parte evidence against the plaintiff - even though the circumstances surrounding this fire were tantamount to more insurance fraud and rank collusion. Deputies were on hand when the appeal was filed with the appellate court clerk, and Carley subsequently upheld the bogus ruling proffered by the lower court with a signature-less ruling. This suit was pursued to the Supreme Court of Georgia, and no justice was ever forthcoming from the political minions of this politically rancid carcass of a state. Judges, Navy recruiters, ex-doctors, Georgia politicians, military industrial consultants, supposed friends, lawyers, insurance brokers, and much more were involved in this vile maneuver - guiding the lamb to slaughter at their temple of avarice, corruption and malfeasance.
Even worse, the unwanted interference in the plaintiff's life continued for 18 years beyond this incident. Moving to another state didn't help a bit, and darned if they didn't follow the victim to Florida as well, involving family members and various other Emory graduates placed within the Florida state government. Cripes, how far away must one move to escape these filthy people and their moronic, collusive, Republican, fuel-screw, banker worshiping ways?
People, your courts and political systems are corrupt lairs of filthy, self-serving hyenas who will destroy anyone, anytime it pleases them. There is no justice and there is no remedy for those who become victims of the pay to play, stacked deck of legal treachery known as your judicial system. Avoid it at all costs.
The legal system's apparatchik environ explains much of its contempt for the rule of law. Someone who has risen through the ranks of a system that prizes political loyalty above all else isn’t likely to balk at considering manufactured, ex-parte evidence, bribery, collusion or blantant treachery to disenfranchise ordinary citizens or suppress potentially damaging investigations of fellow cronies. As Franklin Foer of The New Republic has pointed out, in College Republican elections, dirty tricks and double crosses are considered acceptable, even praiseworthy. Thus we see this whole malignant scenario played out on the national front as well. Stuffing the Federal District and State Courts, scandals concerning the political ousting of US Attorneys, voter suppression, fraud, collusion, theft, lies and deceptions are their hallmark - anything is acceptable in order to maintain a grasp on power and money.
The bromide declares, "Old age and treachery beats youth and skill." Believe it.
Click Here for Overview and Legal Documents
14 Comments:
There exist in the Cobb County Superior Court a system of corruption and cronyism that is on par with Watergate and the Iran Contra scandle. It is ongoing and fueled by lawyers who make campaign "contributions" to judges who in turn rule in accordance with the sources of their contributions. All attorneys acknowledge this system but they are cowards in the face of true justice since speaking out against these judges will result in prejudicial actions on the part of the judges.
The Founders must be rolling in their graves.
Based upon the behavior of numerous attorneys during that period, coupled with the sanctions and dismissals doled out to those who were subpoenaed and made efforts to do "the right thing", I would have to agree with your assessment. Cobb County was (is) the white supremacist backwater of Atlanta, the boomtown that quietly attracted numerous politically connected players from TX, PA, and MO during the Republican takeover of the 60s and 70s. These mobsters took root and intimidated the "unenlightened locals" into acquiescence. At one time I considered taking the bar exam, but after minimal exposure decided it would preferable to starve than rub elbows with this lot. What a filthy business.
Rolling? How about spinning! We could power the entire SE region of the country by hooking an alternator to the Founders' dry bones. Oy Vey!
Oh my god. You and me should travel together. Leaving out the psychos of course. When people notice, I just say -- add the lions and tigers and bears --- you get the whole idea. It's a parade of entertainment just for me ...
I have some great pictures.
Yeah, what a circus!
The troubles that some people will involve you in, and the things they do is heartbreaking.
Where shall we travel to? At this point, I'd settle for a trip to the beach. I've not seen one since going to St. Augustine in May of 2006, and that was not only a very odd trip, but lasted only a few days. There was a several year gap before that, but I lived all over Florida from 1993 to 2000. Left when I found a detractor moved there - in addition to Jeb, that is. I've always wanted to visit Australia and New Zealand. ;-)
I've been through most of the east and central US, along the CA coast from Tiajuana to the Sierra Nevada mountains, and parts of Mexico.
As for the pictures, bring 'em on, you have my email address.
okay...I emailed you and I don't know if you know how sorry I am had to take a break ...but I am back...this blog is great DrKnow.....I love this piece....and the expression "Hirelings", doesn't that just say it all ? We have a whole Country and Regime of it - the Top and even in every state....and Vox is right Lions and Tigers and Bears oh my....and just WHO is the Man behind the Curtain ?....and How do we get Home....hmmm ?
I don't think Ruby Slippers and clicking the heal is going to do it....
BTW Cobb County is really like Something out of a Movie...
the pictures are a bit creepy as well...
Your Blog looks great ..I am going to poke around for a bit...
the ohio judicial system, and all american judicial systems are nothing more than criminals, and liars.they commit crimes by lying and protecting there crooked lawyers, judges, bar association discilinary counsels, there mandate is to protect the citizens from the criminal lawyer and judges but they do just the opposit. they lie, change legal document, commit forgery, fraud, and whatever they have to do. and get by with it.
One of your problems, Tom Tocco is trying to get the Supt. of Education's Job in Caddo Parish, LA in Shreveport. See www.ShreveportTimes.com and read all the stories about the remaining three and sign on if you have to and read the comments. I am glad that I finally found this info. Several people had alluded to something but I didn't know what.
Are there any of those newspaper articles, specifically on overbilling (most important), exorbitant salaries, and cronyism. Many of the articles are too old to get MY hands on. I know of someone who will be writing two articles soon on him and they could sure use this info. He makes it sound like he turned Cobb County around. What a snake! I have to tell you that I am extremely sorry that you had to go through all of the mess you did. Where is the youngest of siblings living? I heard his second wife was nice but she was mistreated royally. Is that true?
Any help would be appreciated on past articles.
Many of the newspapers have deteriorated (Florida heat and Silverfish). These are a few articles I scanned (TIFs):
http://webpages.charter.net/videodoctor/tocco/
What the paper doesn't openly discuss are the connections behind the scenes which go on within many public service jobs -- mutual handwashing is de rigueur. Like the attorney being tight with state senators, judges, law firms, ambulance services, etc. Closed meetings wherein salaries and contracts are discussed out of sight of the public. Board member who do business with other members in private. What strikes me most, however, is the behavior of their children -- how can they be good for the public when their own kids are arrogant delinquents? And how can they be considered honorable when they try to stick it to private citizens to protect these children? I can guarantee you one thing -- had it been your children who committed these crimes, they wouldn't have had it nearly so easy, nor would they have walked away.
As for Tocco's personal life, I know nothing relevant but what is listed above.
Much thanks for the scanned articles. I get a kick out of these guys newly found concern for doing what is best for the school children and the board. We know that the only reason Stills got his excessively large amounts for his fees as School Board attorney is because of his legal assistance to Tocco in defense of Tocco's delinquent offspring. I bet those large amounts went far in helping Stills pay the "expenses" for the protection he needed for his own serial arsonist son.
And all this time taxpayers are footing the bill for both of their salaries.
Actually, Still got his job due to association with the right-wing element in Cobb -- State Senator J. C. Harrison, Lockheed, and Newt Gingrich -- along with being an ex-law firm associate with the Dixiecrat Flournoy family (Chief Superior Court Judges). In GA, Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same stinking coin. The "legal work" for all of their errant children was handed off to ex-US Attorney P. Bruce Kirwan, the "money handler" for the judges involved. Same attorney for both cases. He also seems to prefer cases involving cocaine mules who are financed by those "on high" within the state. You think LA has problems with corruption? You haven't been to nasty ass Cobb, GA.
Celebration Time! Tocco did not, I repeat did not get the Caddo Parish Superintendent's job. Read www.ShreveportTimes.com and www.Star-Telegram.com newspapers and read all the comments.
His past has finally caught up with him. Guess he will have to go back to JRL Enterprises(even though they are being investigated by Feds)...I think 7 counts of bribery, and fraud...so far involving the Representative William Jefferson and family members and a Burnell Molliere close friend.
What goes around, comes around. Right?
Thanks, anonymous. I followed up on my own and read about it in the Shreveport Times last night. I hope Mr. Dawkins works out well for your Parish.
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