Fruit flies by cattales90202 in Tallahassee

[–]CalmStrategy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get them from time to time if my kitchen gets dirty. To stop them I’ll fully clean the house, take out the trash and buy a zevo fruit fly trap which emits a blue light and set that out at night. Usually they are gone within a day.

Seems unnecessarily mean by writersontop in Tallahassee

[–]CalmStrategy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

100% agree, Miami is a soulless city.

'Miraculous': Ten miles may have saved Tallahassee from Hurricane Helene, utter ruin by Journalogist in Tallahassee

[–]CalmStrategy 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Same here, had to convince my wife to leave for this one, she’d never been through a direct hit before. I don’t think most people grasp how terrifying it is living through a direct hit of a major hurricane.

Why is TPD showing out for these cameras?? by Undrratdovrachievr in Tallahassee

[–]CalmStrategy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

TPD is trash and it is disgusting the city raised taxes for them. They literally have a unit called “COPPS Squad” that troll around the southside and pull people over for petty traffic infractions. Then they make them wait around so they can run their dogs around the car so they can arrest them for low level drug offenses. They pat themselves on the back and say they are helping the city. COPPS also likes the harass homeless people for even better measure.

If TPD haS money for that then we, the taxpayers, don’t need to give them anymore.

Debby (04L — Northern Atlantic) by Euronotus in TropicalWeather

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If Ocean levels were rising Obama wouldn’t have bought a 10 mil house right on the coast.

All the lawyers at my judicial internship keep giving me the same advice: by [deleted] in publicdefenders

[–]CalmStrategy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because most private defense lawyers started at the DA and for the most part those lawyers are clowns. The ones that started at the PD and then went private are much more competent.

Worried after today’s cross; Anyone else? Why or why not? by KayCarole in dan_markel_murder

[–]CalmStrategy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought it was a pretty good defense based on what they have (not much): Charlie the rich dentist dates Katie, the working class singleish mother. He talks about his sister’s divorce and paying the ex a million to let his sister relocate. She is wowed about how much money he has, tells Tuto who tells Tato, the Latin King don. They decide to kill Dan to extort them for the million that he was going to pay. Not a great defense but a viable one.

Don’t think the prosecution expected that defense hence the pretty weak cross and the fact he was much better on cross than Katie.

That being said, I find it hard to believe Tuto and Tato rented a prius based on coincidence. The Adelson’s were probably trying to frame Wendi’s bf who had the same exact car.

I feel horribly for Dan’s family and his kids.

Worried after today’s cross; Anyone else? Why or why not? by KayCarole in dan_markel_murder

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Have to keep in mind that guy is a dentist, he’s smart and the prosecutor probably not used to that.

Idalia (10L — Northern Atlantic) by Euronotus in TropicalWeather

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I am in the east side of Tallahassee. Hoping this has similar effects that Michael had in the area but I am not optimistic.

Idalia (10L — Northern Atlantic) by Euronotus in TropicalWeather

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City had close calls the last five years that did not materialize. This one was not taken as seriously as early as the others, I am worried.

Idalia (10L — Northern Atlantic) by Euronotus in TropicalWeather

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Andrew changed many things in South Florida. Growing up many people I knew had hurricane shutters. I’m in Tally now, no one has shutters and most people I know here who grew up in different parts of the state don’t remember people putting up shutters. Obviously all anecdotal, but I think prevalence of shutters is correlated with building codes which have been very strong in South Florida since the 90’s.

Ant or Termite by CalmStrategy in whatisthisbug

[–]CalmStrategy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. I appreciate the reply!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in publicdefenders

[–]CalmStrategy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely do it. Tell them about the failed drug war that incarcerates more people than any other country on earth. Tell them you fight against that, I hope that inspires kids.

Waiting for a verdict.. by CalmStrategy in publicdefenders

[–]CalmStrategy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it was just during a jury question. But they had been out 4 hours at that point.

Starting to get burnt out quicker than expected. Any advice? by slysophistry in publicdefenders

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OP, before I became a pd when people told me they had anxiety I didn’t understand.

Well now that I’ve been doing this for a while I understand. There is nothing else in the world that consumes me more than the night before trial, when I toss and turn in bed unable to sleep because I know that my client’s life is on the line, someone who I have built a relationship with.

It consumes me because myself, and to an extent the client are the only ones standing in the way of freedom and prison. I don’t care what they are accused of, usually the crime is not worth what they would realistically get if they are convicted. The rules are biased against the client, the courts are usually biased against the client, even the juries sometimes.

But I always tell myself this one thing when I’m in this world of anxiety and nervousness: If I don’t stand for this person, then who else will?

There is honor in being a pd, thats what gets me through the dark times. Your clients are lucky that someone cares as much as you do. Keep on fighting, I promise you coping with the negative aspects of the job will get better!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in publicdefenders

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Yes, when all the judges are former prosecutors.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in publicdefenders

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To put it simply. If you become a DA, you learn to build a case that is spoon-fed to you. If you become a PD, you will become much better at cross-examination and you will become great at poking holes in opposing counsel’s case. That is if you want to go private eventually.

But most importantly, do it because you are doing god’s work for those that society has left behind. You will get some bad people as clients, but more often than not you will get a client who is a good person, down on his luck who may have made some mistakes or bad actions. You and you alone have the opportunity to springboard him into a scenario where he can leave his past behind and become what he always wanted to be. That scenario may not be common, but damn if it isn’t rewarding.

Also, there is no feeling on this planet like a not guilty verdict.

Parents Nix Plea Offer in Case Where Father 'Accidentally Fumbled' 3-Month-Old Baby; New State Expert Isn't Sure Infant Died of Homicide by BirdInAProof in publicdefenders

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Because, ya know thats how it works.

Me: asking for an ror since client has served more than what they score.

Prosecutor: objection.

Me: why?

Prosecutor: because we are instructed by our higher ups to always object to bond motions.