Sorry to break the news to the Pilot (and other news organizations), but this type of lazy reporting is exactly why new media outlets are taking over and newspapers are dying. Where did the investigative journalism go? Why are average citizens pointing out and correcting the facts in the comments rather than this context being captured in the story? I've said it before, I'll say it again, you either can or can't afford your monthly mortgage. Unless you're playing financial tricks with Option ARMs and the like, the fact that your house is worth less than your mortgage balance has nothing to do with your ability to afford your mortgage payment. When will people admit that they bought a risky financial investment instead of a home for their family to live in? What I want to see more coverage of is people who truly were victims of predatory lending and the like. Quit giving people like this flipper coverage and talk about the people who actually need the government assistance, because I'm happy to help them, but get very angry when that aid goes to the wrong people.
I hope the jury keeps in mind that the testimony from folks at the party doesn't really matter. Someone could be "stone cold sober" at 7pm when people saw him and "totally drunk" at 9pm. What matters is (1) that he was stopped for failure to dim his headlights (valid traffic stop) and (2) based on behavior witnessed by the stopping officer, was deemed to be drunk (smell, slurred speech, etc) and then refused a breathalyzer to disprove that. Nothing else matters! How many times have people used the "I only had one drink" excuse and the judge/jury not believe that line. If this judge/jury chooses to believe it, I will be extremely disappointed in our community.
I hope the jury keeps in mind that the testimony from folks at the party doesn't really matter. Someone could be "stone cold sober" at 7pm when people saw him and "totally drunk" at 9pm. What matters is (1) that he was stopped for failure to dim his headlights (valid traffic stop) and (2) based on behavior witnessed by the stopping officer, was deemed to be drunk (smell, slurred speech, etc) and then refused a breathalyzer to disprove that. Nothing else matters! How many times have people used the "I only had one drink" excuse and the judge/jury not believe that line. If this judge/jury chooses to believe it, I will be extremely disappointed in our community.
Gary Wall must have 1,000 subscriptions to the Steamboat Pilot, because they always tend to shine a positive light on him. I can't for the life of me figure out why these stories never highlight the fact that a refusal to take a breathalyzer is an automatic arrest for DUI. It doesn't matter what the other circumstances are (which can be argued in court after the fact). The fact is, he refused the breathalyzer, and the Pilot seems to deem that insignificant.
Bring on the price drops. Maybe then I can afford something here. When will people learn that just because you paid a certain amount for something, it doesn't mean it's worth that price?
House of Cards Part 1: Steamboat goes all in
Sorry to break the news to the Pilot (and other news organizations), but this type of lazy reporting is exactly why new media outlets are taking over and newspapers are dying. Where did the investigative journalism go? Why are average citizens pointing out and correcting the facts in the comments rather than this context being captured in the story? I've said it before, I'll say it again, you either can or can't afford your monthly mortgage. Unless you're playing financial tricks with Option ARMs and the like, the fact that your house is worth less than your mortgage balance has nothing to do with your ability to afford your mortgage payment. When will people admit that they bought a risky financial investment instead of a home for their family to live in? What I want to see more coverage of is people who truly were victims of predatory lending and the like. Quit giving people like this flipper coverage and talk about the people who actually need the government assistance, because I'm happy to help them, but get very angry when that aid goes to the wrong people.
August 7, 2009 at 9:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Wall trial gets started
I hope the jury keeps in mind that the testimony from folks at the party doesn't really matter. Someone could be "stone cold sober" at 7pm when people saw him and "totally drunk" at 9pm. What matters is (1) that he was stopped for failure to dim his headlights (valid traffic stop) and (2) based on behavior witnessed by the stopping officer, was deemed to be drunk (smell, slurred speech, etc) and then refused a breathalyzer to disprove that. Nothing else matters! How many times have people used the "I only had one drink" excuse and the judge/jury not believe that line. If this judge/jury chooses to believe it, I will be extremely disappointed in our community.
By the way, where is MADD in all this?
July 16, 2008 at 1:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Eyewitnesses testify in county sheriff's DUI case
I hope the jury keeps in mind that the testimony from folks at the party doesn't really matter. Someone could be "stone cold sober" at 7pm when people saw him and "totally drunk" at 9pm. What matters is (1) that he was stopped for failure to dim his headlights (valid traffic stop) and (2) based on behavior witnessed by the stopping officer, was deemed to be drunk (smell, slurred speech, etc) and then refused a breathalyzer to disprove that. Nothing else matters! How many times have people used the "I only had one drink" excuse and the judge/jury not believe that line. If this judge/jury chooses to believe it, I will be extremely disappointed in our community.
By the way, where is MADD in all this?
July 16, 2008 at 1:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Airport is looking for a sign
Follow the Sheriff's lead and always use your bright headlights :)
May 13, 2008 at 9:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Prosecutor responds to Wall appeal
Gary Wall must have 1,000 subscriptions to the Steamboat Pilot, because they always tend to shine a positive light on him. I can't for the life of me figure out why these stories never highlight the fact that a refusal to take a breathalyzer is an automatic arrest for DUI. It doesn't matter what the other circumstances are (which can be argued in court after the fact). The fact is, he refused the breathalyzer, and the Pilot seems to deem that insignificant.
March 25, 2008 at 1 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat hits 450-inch mark
Let's put the record book in Al Gore's "lockbox" :)
March 22, 2008 at 11:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Nerney camps outside pub
If this tent's a rockin', don't come a knockin'.
February 22, 2008 at 11:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat 700 traffic plans get review
Buy your house as a place to live and not an investment, and you'll be much less disappointed in market fluctuations.
February 21, 2008 at 10:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat 700 traffic plans get review
Bring on the price drops. Maybe then I can afford something here. When will people learn that just because you paid a certain amount for something, it doesn't mean it's worth that price?
February 21, 2008 at 8:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Bill and Cathie Voorhees: Recall Sheriff Wall
Get this man a horse!
February 14, 2008 at 10:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )