tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post4810100746824934813..comments2023-07-04T19:10:13.362+10:00Comments on Saipan Writer: More thoughts on the sentencing ruckus...Saipan Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10030098267460841286noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-34123823633436270542009-08-07T17:34:11.935+10:002009-08-07T17:34:11.935+10:00Cactus, I thought of that, even as I wrote this po...Cactus, I thought of that, even as I wrote this post.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure a cross-section would be more like a random sample, not just some people in a bunch of different categories.<br /><br />And alas, when you google to define it you get this: <a href="http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cross%20section" rel="nofollow">definition</a>, which starts with the basic literal definition and then continues with the applicable definition here:<br /><br />S: (n) cross section (a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis) <br />S: (n) cross section (a sample meant to be representative of a whole population) <br /><br />So the real question is--were those 600 letters representative of the whole population of the CNMI?<br /><br />I stick by my answer.<br /><br />At the least, a cross-section would probably include people who didn't vote for you.<br /><br />There are many ways the attorney could have dealt with the question. Admitting that it wasn't a random sample or even a representative sample of the community, but even so indicated some impressive support...that might have carried more weight.<br /><br />A little honesty from the defense team would be oh-so refreshing...Saipan Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030098267460841286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-80824480924152776852009-08-07T10:26:03.514+10:002009-08-07T10:26:03.514+10:00What is a "cross-section" of the communi...What is a "cross-section" of the community supposed to mean in this context? People of various nationalities? Income brackets? Families? Political affiliations? Ages? <br /><br />It's hard to know how to evaluate the claim to represent a cross-section without a little more information as to what kind of cross-section it purports to be.cactusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-35699553337042765892009-08-07T08:55:51.953+10:002009-08-07T08:55:51.953+10:00The family can be so proud Tim and Santos let a mo...The family can be so proud Tim and Santos let a mother of a minor child, the wife and sister no less, go down to save their own skin. What tough guys...puke...I mean cowards.<br /><br />Any man, with his minor child facing growing up without parents, would have confessed, apologized, shown remorse, and told the courts that they will cooperate provided the wife is protected. I would have even lied and said my wife was afraid and did whatever I told her.<br /><br />I will never vote for any beggar writing those lenancy letters for two limp cowards.<br /><br />Pillars of community...that should make us all take pause...or puke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com