Larry's nonsense, stuff & other stuff!!!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Leyritz acquitted!!

I posted a comment last week about the possibility that Jim Leyritz was just not getting a fair trial in his DUI manslaughter trial. Don't get me wrong, I'm not supporting anyone that drinks, drives, then kills another driver. But, this case was different. You see, the victim was intoxicated also, she ran a red light, was speeding, all while texting on her cell phone as the accident came down. For some reason these were the important issues not allowed in as evidence for the defense, hence, my feelings that he was getting railroaded.

My issue with this case? That the judge was not allowing a huge amount of evidence into the trial showing that the victim was extremely responsible for this accident. Here is a list of evidence not being allowed in: 1) the victims BAC or blood draw, which was double the legal amount allowed by law 2) that she was on her cell phone texting & talking at the time. Oh, there was more but now is not the time to dwell on that as the jury evidently saw right through this debacle of a trial.

I do believe Leyritz needs to be held accountable for his Driving Under the Influence as the jury found him. On what grounds this judge applied to disallow so much victim evidence in, I have no idea. But, fortunately due to no justice by the judge he was found innocent on the manslaughter charges.

By CURT ANDERSON
updated 1:11 p.m. ET Nov. 20, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A jury in Florida on Saturday acquitted former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz of DUI manslaughter in a 2007 crash that killed a mother of two.

However, Leyritz was convicted on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail. Leyritz had faced up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the manslaughter charge.

Sentencing was set for Nov. 29.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Socialism, master race & government stupidity!!

Gawd, I am always wondering what the f... the US Government is up to? Now a massive attempt at controlling us Americans eating habits & controlling our kids daily diet is underway. As we lose freedom after freedom, the last freedom I thought I would have to give up is the right to choose what I want to eat daily. Now, the government is taking this into unreasonable territory, making decisions on what our children eat. To do this, they want to use the BMI process (a formula used in determining a persons body fat ratio) in order to label our children as not fat or fat, well just OBESE!!! The US government is adding fuel to the bullying fire with this operation but that's another discussion entirely. My guess that obesity excuses fill the air as the biggest reason school children get bullied, at least during my school years that was one of the biggest bullying issues......fat students.

The US is manipulating the process and here's how deceptive the US is in trying to apply this tactic. From the age of 24 to the age of 45 I was a serious amateur cyclist. At the age of 41 while attending Purdue University raced for the collegiate team, even placing in some races. Through out those years I was extremely competitive in those amateur races outside the collegiate level. I trained on 250-300 miles weekly, so, I was in shape with a body fat ratio of 10%. And up until the age of 35 or so was not considered obese UNTIL the government changed the formula for figuring a persons BMI, so, overnight I became a rather fit cyclist to an obese one. In 24 hrs. I was deemed fat by the new government obesity standards. At any moment the government can change the formula again which would place even more Americans into the obese column.

Today, I feel grateful, I just went out and bought a gallon of Cookie n cream ice cream & on the way home stopped at Burger King for 3 of their $1 dbl cheeseburgers!!! All before I lose the right to choose my daily diet!!!


(CNN report) Labeling our children obese has very dangerous repercussions socially!!!

Government interfering with our childs freedom of choice & the right of parents to parent their children!!!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

CC baseball vs CC baseball from Burlington, WI.

Anyone claiming our Central Catholic Knights schedules cupcake opposition for their sport teams only need to look at their baseball schedule each year. The supposedly easier schedule in football is because of conference games only, not enough games to schedule otherwise, this is changing as we move to a new conference. (3A) This year it gets a bit more challenging in baseball as we will play another CC team from Burlington, WI, a class 4A school that according to this article has won the state baseball title 2 of the last 3 years. My son Nick has said they have 4 titles in the past 5 years.

Last year we played several top ranked 4A schools with convincing wins over Lafayette Jeff, Kokomo & McCutcheon. Most of our varsity baseball schedule includes 2A, 3A & 4A schools. Our only roadblock the past 2 years is 4A Indy Cathedral who beat us 6-0 in 2009 & 14-0 in 2010. Both years Cathedral put Dillon Peters on the mound, a top national recruit going to Texas for baseball. Nick pitched against him both years, relieving 5 1/3 innings in 2009 giving up 1 earned run in the 7th, entering in the 2nd inning with bases loaded, 2 outs & down 5-0, we lost 6-0. In 2010 Nick got the start, again facing Peters but this day turned out to be one of those days as Cathedral scored 6 runs off him in the 1st 2 innings, some unearned.


The past 2 years we have not had an answer for Cathedral. Cathedral was runner-up for the 4A state title last year in one of the most intense pitching duels I've ever seen, including our 2009 war with Cowan in the regional finals that had Taylor Glaze (our ace) against 1st round draft pic (Tampa Bay) Justin O'Conner. They battled to a 1-1 tie at the end of 7, a 2-2 end of 9 innings.

In the state final game (4A) both Peters and the opposing pitcher went 9 innings of scoreless baseball. 3 hits given up by Peters, 2 from the opposing pitcher from Carroll (not the one in Flora, IN). Carroll squeezed a run in in the top of the 10th, Cathedral couldn't score, a 1-0 thriller!!!

In receiving this information from Nick, he sounds excited already, long wait though!!!

Burlington Catholic Central wins Division 4 baseball title

By Todd Rosiak
Grand Chute - For the second time in three seasons, the Burlington Catholic Central Hilltoppers are state champions.

Propelled by a 13-hit attack and helped by seven Chippewa Falls McDonell errors, Catholic Central beat the Macks, 14-4, in five innings on Thursday morning at Fox Cities Stadium in the WIAA spring baseball Division 4 title game.

Third baseman Mackenzie Shepherd went 4 for 4 with 5 RBI for the Hilltoppers (21-10), who were knocked off by McDonell (22-5) in the semifinals at last year's state tournament.

Catholic Central broke the game open with five runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings.

Tyler Floyd struck out six to pick up the victory for the Hilltoppers, who also won the Division 4 title in 2008.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Jim Leyritz being rail roaded in trial!!!

I cannot hold back any longer on expressing my feelings about the injustice Jim Leyritz is receiving in his DUI fatality trial. You might remember Leyritz from the world series a few years ago in which he starred in for The New York Yankees. His trial is being aired on truTV during a program called In Session.

Now don't get the attitude I'm supporting an athlete & his serious offense of driving while drunk causing a fatality which is what he's charged with. Here's where the problem starts. Leyritz was intoxicated, well over the legal limit. His victim, a female just so happened to have an extremely high BAC also. She also ran a red light causing the accident. Here's where Leyritz is getting railroaded. The judge absolutely refuses to allow into evidence the victims BAC!!! Nor will the judge allow into the evidence that she had actually run the red light. The judge also refuses to allow into evidence that would show the victim while running a red light was texting & speaking on her cell phone. It was also noted the victim was driving without headlights and speeding at the time.

In the long run, Leyritz should be held accountable for something in this. I disagree that it should be a DUI fatality as the victim ran the red light, was texting on her phone, and was intoxicated herself. Why the judge is not allowing this into evidence is beyond me nor do I understand on what grounds.

Another IPD officer criminally in trouble!!!

I'm sorry dude, you are a 16 year veteran of law enforcement, one of which puts tremendous amount of public trust in you, and you committed a very serious crime(s). Covering up your crime(s) while on duty & to this extent is a serious offense, you should clearly be fired!!!

By TheIndyChannel.com
An Indianapolis police officer recommended for termination after an investigation into a hit-and-run crash with his patrol car said he doesn't deserve to be fired.Officer Matt Elam, 40, a 16-year police veteran, told 6News' Derrik Thomas exclusively Thursday that he was shocked to learn he may lose his job."I was very upset and surprised," he said. "I know other officers have been suspended for a period of time for things that they have done wrong."

Police said Elam was involved in a minor property damage hit-and-run crash in June and then tried to cover up the damage by taking his patrol car to a private repair shop.Chief Paul Ciesielski said on Wednesday that if Elam had stayed at the scene of the crash, he would have been suspended instead of recommended for firing.

Elam's attorney, Ralph Staples, said he believes the department is overreacting after recent controversies."The administration may be reacting harshly to situations that may not call for such harsh reaction because of public clamoring now because of situations that doesn't involve Matt," he said, referring to the public outcry in the case of Officer David Bisard, who is accused of hitting and killing a motorcyclist while on duty.

Elam has been a member of the department's SWAT team for the past 12 years.He was awarded two medals for valor, including one for his actions during a 1999 hostage situation where the hostage taker, Ricky Adams, was shot and killed by the SWAT team after he killed his hostage.Elam, who is currently suspended without pay, said he just wants to return to the job he loves."I enjoy helping people.

That's why I've always wanted to be on the street, and I didn't get a desk job," he said. "When people need help, I want to be the one to show up and help them."Police would not comment further on the case. It has been referred to the Marion County Prosecutor's Office for review.