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Government
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03/20/09
Most police officers would get in trouble if they put on a black robe, climbed behind a court bench and started hearing cases, but Sheriff Ron Bateman got away with it this week in District Court in Annapolis. 
Photo courtesy of the county Sheriff's Department
Sheriff Ron Bateman donned a judge's robe Wednesday to preside over Teen Court in Annapolis. Bateman helped found the program in 1998.On Wednesday, Bateman presided over Teen Court, a program designed for first-time juvenile offenders who have been charged with nonviolent misdemeanor crimes. He heard eight cases ranging from shoplifting to possession of drug paraphernalia to assault. "It was the neatest feeling in the world," said Bateman, who helped form the county's program in 1998 when he was a lieutenant with the county Police...
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Don Dwyer* - 2009-03-20 12:46:58
I went to don dwyer's web site and found a link to a website that will explain Don's recent epiphany ( maybe) .
I think he has become a follower of this guy:
http://mefeedia.com/entry/democracy-vs-republic/13174261/
, whom his family and he will follow to a compound in the hills of West Virginia***
*my opinion, may not reflect facts
***probably not true
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Court for Kangaroos - 2009-03-20 12:35:26
"To qualify for Teen Court, defendants must admit their involvement prior to the hearing and agree to testify."
How do you get them to do that water-boarding ?
This is anything but a Great lesson in the Judicial system.
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