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- I remember driving past the F&M Bank in Belmont Shore last fall when the entire credit market had locked up and the Feds were in panic mode. Farmers and Merchants Bank had big signs up in their...
- That's a great idea. The DW should interview one of the Walker's, and get their view of the entire banking debacle, since Farmers and Merchants Bank is rated one of the top three banks in...
- Daniel -- budget sessions are not closed to the public. That would be a violation of the Brown Act. I am certain your boss knows that.
- Considering the current economic climate, I would imagine most banks are in similar situations with their ROA/ROE. Can The District report on some other institutions to offer a bit of perspective?
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The defendant has a criminal record, and grows weed in his backyard. He keeps some dogs and a gun on hand to prevent break-ins and theft. He and his efforts in horticulture are a blight in that neighborhood - only a lawyer would ever argue differently.
The 'victim' was a youngster who was trespassing with the intent to steal some "trees" (as his recently incarcerated cohort explained in the Press Telegram article I read today). It would not surprise me to find out that he too had some sort of a juvenile record.
So my complaint is this: Don't tell me that the victim liked to rollerblade, feed stray dogs, and watch TV. Don't tell me that the defendant was a quiet, peaceful man. That besets the fact that they were both up to absolutely NO GOOD. They did not contribute to society. They did not think about others before themselves. They are not good people. They are (or were) petty criminals.
So mourn the tragedy. Mourn the senselessness. And maybe try to learn something from it. But issuing a benign character witness on their behalf, in light of the events they caused and participated in, is nothing short of naive.
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