SOARES, STEROIDS & ALBANY


By nitevision, Section Diaries
Posted on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 07:12:18 AM EST

No one can ignore the physical damage these substances do to the body.  I'm especially concerned about youngsters foolishly using them to achieve a "pumped up" look.

That being said, many questions about David's investigation arise.  Lawyers, cops and others are saying that sales across state lines automatically make this a federal crime.  Why did David try to supercede the DEA?

The Florida defense attorney said in a video clip that the suspects were aware of the investigation and offered several times to turn themselves in.  David rejected their offer because he wanted to fly down to Florida "...with a camera crew."  Now we are stuck not only with the cost of David's trip but also with the transportation costs of bringing the suspects up to Albany.  In addition to two assistants, David invited a Times Union reporter and photographer on these out of state raids.  This doesn't look good and it appears that David is playing for publicity.

Last year David made inappropriate remarks in Canada.  He apologized and the furor died down. Yesterday David reopened the wound claiming cops are only in drug enforcement for the overtime.  He admitted that he has poor relations with the sheriff and the Albany police.  Maybe I seen too many episodes of Law & Order.  David should be seeking a high level of cooperation with the police rather than "dis-ing" them.  If he fails to fully prosecute local drug arrests because of his dislike of the police, you and I suffer. These political games must stop.  David, swallow your ego and live up to your promises.  We only want safe streets.

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SOARES, STEROIDS & ALBANY | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 hidden)
We disagree (none / 0) (#1)
by kateb on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 07:21:31 AM EST
and I'm totally okay with that.

I'm confident this DA would not have spent his office's time on that if other people stopped these crimes from reaching Albany County.  That did not happen.

I know from very personal experience that this DA's office understands publicity as a tool to fight crime, to deter it, to encourage others to report it, and to educate people in a way we adults sometimes need to hear.  

Nitevision (none / 0) (#2)
by alfrednewman on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 08:24:42 AM EST
Have to tell you that I disagree with you on this one.  Going after the actual source of the drug problem is the way to go.  You can roll up all of the dealers but its the main suppliers, isn't it.

Thats why I support Soares as his office invades and occupies the country of Columbia.  Afterall, eveyone knows that Columbia is the source of the illegal crack that is being sold on the streets.

 
"What? Me worry? " "whatmeworry.alfred@gmail.com"
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Good Thoughts (none / 0) (#3)
by nitevision on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 09:33:55 AM EST
I appreciate your comments and don't disagree.  My thoughts are not in what was done but how it was done. I expect David to live up to his promises and not pander to the press.

Today's Washington Post ran a companion story on these steroid stings.  It involved a Mobile AL internet pharmacy with connections to California.
It went deep into Olympic athletes and professional sports.  It was a cooperative effort between DEA and local authorities, but it was prosecuted by the US Attorney's office, not a local DA.

The back and forth bickering between David and local police must stop.  If it doesn't the citizens are the losers.  I just want to walk around my neighborhoood without fear.

David's clean on this (none / 0) (#4)
by champlain on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 10:02:33 AM EST
David has made his views on changing the way drug crime is prosecuted right from when he started to run for office.  People voted for David and David won big.  David beat an incumbent D.A.  Unfortunately some in local law enforcement don't want to accept the results of that election and don't agree with David's strategy.  The naysayers seem to want to take every opportunity to run down the D.A. as long as the local media will listen.  Everybody wants safe streets.  If David steps over the line in his comments he apologizes for it and moves on and keeps working.  If Deputy Burke wants to keep up his decades long career bringing down people with dime bags he can have at it, David's got the bigger picture in mind.

This is a created controversy.  The local media love it and will report the hell out of it until Burke and Mesley and their ilk stop spitting out quotes crapping on the D.A. It's funny how they all want to crap on the D.A. for a good investigation and a job well done.

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One word (none / 0) (#5)
by Polly Ticks on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 10:07:44 AM EST
Actually 3 words...publicity, publicity, publicity. The TU editorial cartoon got it right, Political Growth Hormone.

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Superceding DEA (none / 0) (#6)
by TerryONeillEsq on Sat Mar 03, 2007 at 10:01:37 AM EST
If you want to know why it has become desireable for state and local law enforcement to take the lead in going after interstate traffick in drugs of abuse, you need only take a look at the wailing and gnashing of teeth that DEA agents post on the Internet on a daily basis at the DEA Watch website. http://members.aol.com/deawatch/daily.htm.  They are particularly resentful of the low priority that President Bush has placed on their agency's mission and pecking order when it comes to handing out resources.  They consider him to be an ex-drug offender himself and they dislike the boss he has given them.

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