Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Wed, 19 Jun 91 11:26:14 GMT From: "Michael P. Deignan" Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: What Len Rose and Al Capone Have in Common Reply-To: "Michael P. Deignan" Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 481, Message 3 of 7 Lines: 23 In comp.dcom.telecom TELECOM Moderator writes: [comparison of Al Capone and Len Rose deleted] You forgot the all important one: Al Capone had lots of money for his defense. Money means good lawyers who can adequately protect the rights you are granted under the Constitution. Len Rose had no money. No money means public defenders who see a case number, not a person. No money means, very often, very less-than-adequate protection of those rights you are granted under our Constitution. Michael P. Deignan Domain: mpd@anomaly.sbs.com UUCP: ...!uunet!rayssd!anomaly!mpd Telebit: +1 401 455 0347 [Moderator's Note: What YOU seem to have forgotten is that Len Rose's defense was mostly paid for by friends. He had a private attorney most of the time ... not the Federal Defender's Office. PAT]