Please stop the insults, Photolite.

And please be advised that I do not take direction from you.

I will post as many times as I want - with or without your blessing or permission.

"Difficulty"? No.

Frustration? Yes.

When someone with whom I am trying to have an intelligent conversation simply ignores relevant, pertinent information which I am politely bringing to their...

Since I saw absolutely no mention of any effort which may have been expended by you researching Marsy's Law, I am going to conclude that you did not bother to read it and familiarize yourself with...

Maybe you believe that she should be referred to as a mere "accuser," but I and many others with whom I have spoken do not.

I will continue to refer to the woman who called 9-1-1 twice on the...

Quit complaining!

Our Sebastopol Police force is doing an excellent job protecting our small town and looking after our citizens. During the time that my family and I had a business here, we...

Right on, Podfish!

Everything you said is absolutely true.

And to this, I will add that several countries other than the U.S. do NOT even have "expiration dates" on several food products.
...

Thanks for pointing this out, Sara!

Moral of the story? That Karma stuff can bite you - sometimes when you least expect it.......

And Sebastacat would ask YOU to find something better to do than to count the number of times that someone has posted on a particular subject.

The debate will continue, Patrick - with or without...

I will continue to reiterate my support for the victim.

And I am not pretending to do anything. I have actually spoken out both publicly and privately, and I will continue to do so despite...

Peacetown J:

You have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. I continue to applaud you for standing up for that which is right and just in this matter and for not neglecting the one person in this...

Thank you, Peacetown J!

Your passionate, participatory activism is a true asset to the west county.

And I am proud to say I know you.

"Indiscretion"? You call it an indiscretion?

I call what Karen is doing compassion.

And I will continue to restate -- a thousand times, if necessary -- that the likelihood that this case will ever see the light of a courtroom past the first few initial hearings is extremely remote. ...

jbox.....

I didn't "insinuate" anything. In fact, I didn't even use that word. You did.

I guess in the end, we two passionate Waccobbians will just have to agree to disagree -- passionately?...

Okay, jbox....I confess!

Now, what's your excuse?

Please be aware that there is an extremely high probability that this case will never go to trial, as the majority of criminal cases end in some type of plea. So if you think that we are going to...

You are indeed correct, arthunter.....

I apologize for the misdirection. Thanks for pointing that out.

Which just goes to show: Sebastacat isn't PURfect!

While the Twinkie Defense has certainly been tried, tested and proven successful, I thought E.C.'s defense was going to go something like this:

"At that point, everything just became a blur....."

jbox:

No, I am not jumping to conclusions.

Let us not forget that there have been no corrections, changes, deletions, additions, clarifications or anything of the like to any of the facts...

And therein lies the problem...

Many of us -- including me -- do NOT consider this to be a "relatively small offense."

And I'd wager to bet that the victim in all this -- the woman who was so...

Thanks, Dan, for your enlightening post.

Your words, "if we chose to commit such acts," prove that you have a true grasp of the situation at hand
and, as far as I'm concerned, are some of the...

Barry: Thanks for providing the info above.

Ms. Neville's drunk-driving arrest caused quite a stir at the time that it occurred.
I'm surprised that the Press Democrat does not have a story in...

"Unfortunately, if a county employee exhibited similar behavior, no one would give a damn"????

Where have you been, Meherc? Are you not aware of what happed to Ms. Cathy Neville a few years back...

Thank you for your post, rbulwa. But...



That's not necessarily true. Please see the first two Press Democrat articles on this subject. I believe that they did refer to the possibility that...

For your information, the attorney standing next to Efren in the photograph on the Press Democrat's Web site is NOT Chris Andrian, but his law partner, Attorney Steve Gallenson.

Just wanted to...

I am not at all comfortable with dropping either the prowling charge NOR the burglary charge.
And, most of all, I want the citizens of Sonoma County to have the opportunity to review the police...

And what makes YOU so sure?

.....

With regard to Post Number 48, Sebastacat needs to make one thing very clear:

The legal site to which I referred did NOT call into question whether Efren entered, as the post seems to suggest. ...

And I'll stand by mine.

Once his hand passed the window line, he entered.

And let's not forget about "the rustling blinds."

Also, what you have cited here is the relevant...

From Barry:

Efren's arraignment is set for this Friday, Aug 30th. I'm sure it is no accident that this is the day before the Labor Day weekend, a great time to bury bad news. No doubt that this...

(edited) Sebastacat posted a quote from a legal site regarding what is considered "entering". I have move his post along with my comments to the basis of a new thread, Did Efren commit Burglary?...

I disagree.

Thank you so much, Alexia, for your spot-on post.

I will have more to say in the coming days about this matter.

But for now, I will say this: I just hope and pray that the victim has not yet...

Fillie:

Thank you for your informative post.

But I would respectfully ask you to please re-read paragraph 3 of my post.

Also, now that Efren has exhibited similar behavior, should the...

Thank you, Henry, for your oustanding post which puts this terrible situation with which we now find ourselves confronted in perfect perspective.

And thank you for passing on the news at the...

What bugs me (a lot) is the double standard by which Efren is being judged. If this were a county employee who had exhibited this type of conduct, they would have been summarily dismissed, in the...

I have grave concerns about a couple of things which Barry mentioned in his post above. I will address them as follows:

"Efren is now publicly admitting he is an alcoholic and that that is the...

TO ALL WACCOBBIANS:

I have just read on the Press Democrat online Web Site that Fifth District Supervisor Efren Carrillo
has returned and will be attending tomorrow's meeting of the Sonoma County...

One of the posters on this thread said that Efren apparently has many good qualities.

Judging by the numerous explanations he has given for his behavior, honesty, apparently, isn't one of them.
...

In the article which appeared in the Press Democrat last night on line and this morning in print regarding the statement issued by the Sonoma County Democratic Party involving whether or not Efren...

Yes, Efren did win the 2012 fifth-district-supervisor's race with 58.4 percent of the vote.

Conceded.

Which just goes to prove what I've been saying for years now: Once they're in the chair, ...

To all Posters:

Let us not forget that the Press Democrat endorsed Efren's campaigns both in 2008 and 2012.
Quite frankly, when this story first broke, I was surprised -- no, I take that back...

A "role model"? For who? For what?

Here's what: For having incredibly bad lapses of judgment leading to ultra-bad behavior, then running for
duck-and-cover to a clandestine place where he and...

"Edward Menendez"?

"Friggin'"?

Geez............

From the Press Democrat article yesterday comes this quote from Efren Carrillo's lawyer:

"I can't defend his overall behavior, and neither can he."

If he does not resign, it will be up to us,...

Definition of "ACCOUNTABLE," from Dictionary.com:


"Subject to the obligation to report, explain or justify something; responsible; answerable."

Oh, my goodness! This is bringing back SO MANY memories!!

Please understand that this is my opinion only.

Sebastacat will now answer the question as follows:

Mr. Smoke and Mirrors, zealously guarding the hands that feed him, making speeches full of...

Edward:

Excellent observations, and well-stated, too.

To which I will add one thing: I feel that if Efren refuses to resign and forces us to resort to a recall election
to remove him from...

Sorry, folks. But Sebastacat supplied Karen with some of the wrong information after reading the following
article in the Press Democrat:

"The potential need for a recall of Efren Carrillo...