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Anson Rohr of Westminster writes:

There are several things wrong with the Jason Reynolds’ “road rage” sentence. The judge and prosecutor were obviously using the defendant “as an example” to others; no justice there. The case for a first degree murder conviction was based on emotion, not fact or reasoning. Even the term, “road rage,” is a highly-charged term created by the media. The comments Reynolds made after the accident were made while he was in a highly emotional state, and should have been stricken from the record. And if Reynolds was really so dangerous, why did the DMV continue to give him a license to drive? This was technically an accident; the charge should have been vehicular homicide, not first degree murder. Or is driving frustrated or carelessly now going to be grounds for a murder conviction in Colorado? Finally, as at least one member of the jury has said, the judge gave over two dozen pages of instructions to them. Why so many? Was the judge making sure that the jury voted the way he wanted? The judge reportedly told the jury not to think of the word “murder” in making their decision. Sounds like jury tampering to me.
Reynolds should never have been driving that day, but that’s the fault of the Colorado DMV. Had they been doing their job and revoked his license, two innocent victims would still be alive, and Reynolds would not have been railroaded into prison.

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READER COMMENTS

Are you sure it wasn't Bill Clinton's fault, too? You do seem to be blaming everyone but that scumbag Reynolds for HIS OWN actions.

"Reynolds should never have been driving that day, but that’s the fault of the Colorado DMV. Had they been doing their job and revoked his license, two innocent victims would still be alive."

Beautiful. The Colorado DMV caused Jason Reynolds to turn into a lunatic and end the lives of two people. Yes. That makes so much sense. Let's also blame the paving company that paved E-470. Had they never paved that section of highway, he would never have driven there and killed them. Let's also blame the makers of his car, the car dealership that sold him his car, and the gas station that sold him the gas to drive his car that day. Jason should be free and all those other people should be in jail because, clearly, they are all at fault and Jason is not.

And your brilliant armchair-quarterback analysis of jury tampering is astounding, Mr. Rohr. Clearly you are qualified and trained to conduct such investigations. After all, you must have great intellect and deductive capability to pinpoint evidence of jury tampering from your living room, when all those close to the proceedings could not.

"Reynolds should never have been driving that day, but that’s the fault of the Colorado DMV. Had they been doing their job and revoked his license, two innocent victims would still be alive, and Reynolds would not have been railroaded into prison."

This cannot be proposed seriously. That would be like saying ... Wow! I can't think of an analogy that would illustrate the absurdity of the above statement any better than simply re-reading the statement.

This letter is so absurd it is unbelievable!!!
I think Rohr is rage baiting. The letter must be a hoax!!

I hope it's a hoax. If not it seems Rohr is laying the groundwork for his future defense. Perhaps the silly cow has a bit of road rage up his own sleeve eh?

Mr. Rohr, if you're serious (and I hope you're not), you're incredibly ignorant about the law and the legal process. The fact that Reynolds' statements were made while he was "highly emotional" does not mean they were irrelevant; on the contrary, they were highly relevant as showing Reynolds' homicidal intent.
If you're serious, you're simply making excuses for Reynolds. Joe

Statements made by Jason are res gaeste in law and admissible. Jason's mother, Virginia, should not be executed for giving birth; however, along with Anson Rohr, both should be executed for militating against Jason's victims and if ignorance was a crime punishable by death, they would receive a lethal injection, far more merciful than the execution of two innocent people by Jason Reynolds.

Dear Lord, Adolph Hitler is back. Oh, no, it's Richard Grimes. Those two should get along well wherever they may end up.

I agree that Rohr's letter is ridiculous, although not so much so as our resident crazy, Richard Grimes. He should be glad that there is no death penalty for being stupid.

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