Comments by gwills228#231210

Written on Connecticut shooting prompts more officers at Knox schools :

Thumbs up to local law enforcement. There,s always some crazy out there who is now deciding to try and outdo this guy.


I don,t believe the pulse taking story. She knew her DNA was on the bindings tied around Channon's wrists and this was her way of explaining why.I don't believe her story of telling Davidson she was going to call the police, not if she was as scared as she wants s to believe. And If I remember correctly, there wasn't a door on the closet she says Davidson hid Channon in. And she's lying about ever seeing Chris, the timeframe doesn't fit.And I beieve when she was alone with Channon she abused her herself,trying to act as tough as the guys,and she did not"sneak" into the bedroom to give channon water, that freaking house was too small for that.

Written on Coleman retrial offers up new defense twists :

It's too bad that the state has to stay with the facts while the defense can throw out whatever they want too, just to see where it sticks.This chick was up to her neck in this thing and she liked it!

Written on Jack McElroy: The scandal wasn't 'butt-chugging' :

in response to vernon:

What a rag our paper has become,KNS specializes in sensationalizing the divorces of public officials,and the front page placement of details of rumors of butt-chugging of minors-seriously,do we need to read about this,the kid is not even an adult,maybe he did something incredibly strange but maybe he did not.Regardless this kid is ruined,is there no guideline in media coverage over what is appropriate to cover where a minor is involved-I know you desperately need to sell papers,its no secret the KNS is a failing business,but come on,have some class.

Did you actually read the story?

Written on Judge again refuses to step aside in Christian/Newsom case:

in response to TrueTennessee:

"All these actions undermine the confidence of the public in the integrity of these proceedings," Price said."

Coming from someone in the DA's who either intentionally ignored indications that something was wrong, or was just plain ignorant, this statement is rich.

It proves the DA's is in complete denial of its complicity in Baumgartner's ability to stay on the bench.

As much as I hate to admit it, Trant is right.

Sooner or later, this case will be retried on grounds that the defendants didn't get a fair trial.

I mean, the judge was not only under the influence, he was also involved in criminal activities to keep his supply line open, including the attempt to influence other judges in order to "help" his suppliers, and their associates, out.

The last part is the worst part.

He was corrupt, and he tried to corrupt other judges.

That would clearly call for a re-trial. I think a re-trial now would be better in order to get a strong conviction and punishment than it would be 5-10 years down the road.

And Trant is right, it will happen.

Tell us how they didn't get fair trials. The judge almost always sided with the defendants motions, so as to be very careful and prudent that if and when they were found guilty that the verdicts could not be overturned on appeal.The jury's heard testimony,saw photo's,and listened to evidence and then returned guilty verdicts.If it had been just the judge ruling on guilt then you might have an argument.That wasn't the case here.

Written on Knox commissioner seeks diversion in sex charge :

My concern is not with him, but the foster children that have been in his home.I think DHS needs to do a complete investigation.

Written on Vast international child-porn network uncovered:

But by all means, let's protect a chicken restaurant.


I think K-C is just throwing mud against the wall to see where it will stick. Sounds like blackmail to me. The city gonna do that for every business?

Written on Woman’s care of Illinois teen creates dilemma:

in response to Axemanagain:

Where's Operation Rescue? Tennessee Right to Life?

Step up or shut up.

They don't want to do anything, just talk a lot. 6,800 waiting for help........ we break our necks trying to help other countries but we can't take care of our own .

Written on Judge Blackwood giving DA chance to argue Christian/Newsom recusal motion :

Blackwood has an out, but so far refused to use it. He could simply say that he is going to let the verdicts "stand" in ALL the cases and let the APPELLATE COURT rule in 10 or 12 years.But this judge seems hellbent on allowing new trials, and i'm not sure why.

Written on Attack in Great Smoky Mountains National Park 'rare,' official says :

black dress pants and grey t-shirt. sounds like it may be either a server, or cook from one of the area's restaurants? i'm sure the police are looking into this angle. with the tattoo's and other info it shouldn't be too hard to at least identify the suspect.

Written on Classy cars flood Chilhowee Park for street rod event :

using the word "flood" was probably not the best choice of words for chilhowee park, just saying.


county commissioners are smart enough to figure out that by letting taxpayers decide on a sales tax increase then they can't be blamed, but if they decide to raise property taxes, it's on the county commissioners.

Written on Lawmaker: More firings likely at US Secret Service:

sen.chuck grassley,the ranking republican said" i've always said that if heads don't roll,the culture in a federal agency will never change." the same thing could be said of congress.

Written on Rogero: 'Full review' coming regarding mulch fire :

in response to WorkingTaxpayer:

"Because it's a fire in the city, they're in violation of the burning act," said Dr. Martha Buchanan, Health Department director. "We can also fine them for the nuisance, and that's going to be based on how long it goes on."

I hate to let them down but for most law there has to be something called intent. Like as they were grossly negligent in enforcement of the rules and therefore the fire started or they wanted to save money so they intentionally lit the fire themselves.

No intent or gross negligence, no crime.

Sort of like if your house burns down its not a crime unless you did it on purpose.

sorry, but burning your house down is not a crime in most cases unless you try to collect insurance or someone gets hurt.


i don't have any idea what should happen in this case, but i do know what has already happened. the state of florida is bending over backwards to accomodate one part of florida, because they are scared not too, that's sad. and why is alright to have people come out of the woodwork to talk bad about zimmerman's character but not martin's character?

Written on Opponents, proponents see reason for hope following court arguments :

in response to JackBailey37828:

the fact that it's 2700 unread pages should be enough for the SCOTUS to find this bad legislation Anti-Constitutional.

ever sat down and tried to read the U.S. tax code?

Written on How health care case will unfold before the court:

i find it very interesting that the state of tennessee's stand on this issue is to say that the government can't make anyone buy insurance, but yet the state requires me to have car insurance. hmmmmmm?

Written on Letter: Republican war on women must stop:

wonder why the right doesn't push for roe vs.wade to be overturned, considering they have a majority on the supreme court? maybe because they know it would be political suicide. they talk a good show to excite their base,but that's about all the right is really willing to do.

Written on Time names Dollywood to 'weirdest theme park' list:

but riding in a teacup or on a elephant is o.k.?

Written on Mistrial declared in 'Little Brown Dog' dragging case :

his attorney said" he couldn't see the rear of the truck when he left." he says" oh my god, i forgot the dog." which is it?

Written on Judge sets new trial dates for four convicted in Christian/Newsom torture slayings :

why not let them sit in prison for 10 0r 20 years untill the appellate court ruled on their cases? knox county had no business ruling on these cases. i still say that blackwood and others were,and are afraid of the appellate court nosing around in the tbi file. and these cases show just how flawed our judicial system really is. all 4 asked,and got new trials,but they cannot get worse sentences than they got before,only the same, or better. i don't think this benefits the 3 males,but it could effect coleman's sentence.

Written on GOP candidates target Romney, each other, in spirited debate:

so... as usual,newt being the good republican wants it both ways. first,he quotes a new york times story about romney,then says the national media is bigoted. which is it newt? and by the way,wonder how many of the republican contenders can actually spell the word "constitution"?


in response to jimbob:

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you are right. knox county had no business handling this issue. they should have let the appellate court handle it. but,i believe that knox county was afraid that other heads would take a tumble if they let another court start looking around in the files.

Written on Police: Body found at Wash. park is that of gunman:

whilr i am against guns in national parks and bars, i doubt very seriously that this crazed gunman was concerned about current gun laws. now,that's just a guess!

Written on Tom Humphrey: Agreement near on drug testing of legislators?:

i don't have a problem with drug testing folks who get govt. assistance,in theory anyway. i have random drug testing to keep my job. here's my issue, children of govt. assistance folks have done nothing wrong,yet they will be the real ones effected by this new testing program. why not try this, anyone who tests positive,make them enter state mandated rehab,with part of their money going toward the rehab.if they won't agree to enter the program,then cut them off. just cutting off their funds does not solve the problem. i think we all know that by cutting off their funds will only create more criminals,which we don't need,and more children will wind up in state appointed foster care which we don,t need.

Written on McCain: Republican stance on payroll tax a mistake:

"then we can talk about it", what have you all been doing for the last 12 months,except talk about it, whatever "IT" maybe at the time. and while mccain says the american people are the one's caught in the crossfire...... he didn;t leave out the republican party being hurt by this!!! that in itself speaks volumes about "OUR" congress!

Written on Haslam: Closing Lakeshore appears to be 'right approach' :

in response to Frisky:

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my grandmother,pearl stubblefield also worked there during the 60's. was wondering if you might remember her?


to kns, did anyone ever check willman's whereabouts to see if he had been in the cleveland area for a carnival event{hence the police outfit.} and by chadwell's own admission,he probably knew all the people involved pretty well..... some probably more than others.i think it is pretty telling that this was the only murder chadwell never solved... or did he?

Written on Prosecutor: 'I was stunned' at Baumgartner probation ruling :

in response to nattybumpo:

O.K. Judge Blackwood,.......Ball's in your court!

you read my mind! they all know that the heat is on,so each one is trying to now protect themselves. there is enough blame to go around.

Written on Funeral home donates burial of woman's body:

thumbs up to the funeral home.

Written on Sam Venable: A nauseating but correct decision :

in response to sstirrer:

Jon Kerry Blackwood may well be the bravest judge to sit on the bench in recent times. I don't envy him his position any more than he enjoyed having to make the call he made. Better that the new trial be granted now than 6-10 years down the road by the US Supreme Court.
Kudos to J. K. Blackwood.

i beg to differ. bravest? this is the same judge who by his own admission,didn't read the entire tbi report before allowing one of his own to "diversion" and therefore avoid a felony and then would not get his pension.just another part of knoxville's "justice" system covering their own ........!

Written on More questions than answers after fatal carjacking convictions tossed out:

first,if baumgartner didn't invoke the "13"juror rule in any of the 4 trials,why didn't the state say something about it? they had to know this could be a potential appeal issue down the road.second,while i am not defending baumbgartner's actions i must say i watched a great deal of the trials and except for the last day of coleman's trial,i never saw him "messed" up on the bench. and as far as decisions he made on a daily basis,if anything he bent over backwards to accomdate the defendants. and i believe that was so if they were convicted,the verdicts couldn't be overturned.

Written on Highlights of TBI file shows depth of Baumgartner's addiction:

this thing just gets worse and worse while 2 innocent young people lay dead. attorney general nichols deserves some blame for not intervening,and now judge blackwood is trying to reedeem himself for letting baumgartner take diversion by giving the 4 new trials.'i didn't read the entire tbi report at the time of the diversion", why not? this whole thing stinks! and because our knoxville judicial system circled the wagons to not protect not only baumgartner,but also themselves,now 2 familes have to endure more hell!


my question is this, did the state not have an obligation to try and seek a new judge?it's pretty clear now that the state knew about the judge's behavior. it seems to me that part of the blame lies with them for allowing this to go on and now having to retry these animals.


what witnesses? they are both dead! oh,i forgot,there is another witness......eric boyd!

Written on Cain campaign assails accuser Bialek:

stick a fork in him! he's done!

Written on Some call for stalling Tennessee teacher evaluation consequences :

we don't owe it to the teachers to get this right,we OWE it to our CHILDREN to make sure we get it right!

Written on Distaste for Obama grows in Tennessee:

in response to jceubanks#627592:

This is old news. I just hope that the black folks will open their minds and vote for the best instead of color only. Its time we get a leader in the office that will advance our country instead of tearing it down.

"i just hope blacks folks will open their minds and vote the best instead of color only". now that's rich!

Written on Defendant; Madisonville trip was for support, not courthouse takeover:

since when do thugs get a free pass? i remember another incident in waco,tx. when the f.b.i. decided not to take a cult leader into custody while walking down a city street because of the same fears....... and look how that turned out.

Written on Libya confirms Gadhafi has been killed:

cnn is showing his body.

Written on Knoxville insurance executive's home searched in Roane murder probe :

so.... evidently the news sentinel thinks because he lived in gettysvue,he had a vehicle and because she didn't,she had a car!

Written on All against Cain: Upstart targeted in GOP debate:

closet republicans could never bring themselves to vote for cain. and i don't think i have to explain why!

Written on Sealed TBI file proof enough for reversal of trials in fatal carjacking, attorney says :

justice! i don't believe that anything trant is saying"STRUCTURAL ERROR" rises to the level that the supreme court eludes to in it's ruling. he has nothing else,so he's grasping at straws. and it's not like trant was some high paid attorney working for his 'CLIENT". he was a public defender. LET IT GO TRANT! publicity can go both ways!

Written on David Hunter: Michael Jackson responsible for his own death:

by the way,how did dr.murray know what time it was by lookin at the sun,since the drapes were completely shut in jackson's bedroom? was it because he was out of the bedroom and in another part of the house?


dr.murray helped kill jackson,but i don't think this rises to the point of murder. should the good doctor loose his medical license,yes! and i don't think jackson ever molested children. my guess is that he was drawn to children simply because they never asked anything of him. every adult in his life,including his family only wanted what they could get from jackson,with maybe the exception of his mother.

Written on Funeral arrangements set for Madisonville Marine slain in Afghanistan :

while our congress is acting like at bunch of big babies, our servicemen and women are laying down their lives for them! everyone of you should be ashamed! i salute you,frankie watson!

Written on Woman attacked at South Knoxville home that is burned :


Written on LaFollette couple: Deputy disappeared, truck was hauled away after drunken crash into house :

in response to MEDIA_WATCHDOG:

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he doesn't wear socks,ever! some years back,he was named the best dressed man in knoxville. you can't wear socks and get an award like that,now can you?

Written on Divers recover drowning victim from Roane County quarry :