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Christina Garcia, right, claims the sheriff failed to handle the arrest of her daughter, Mercades Nichols, "with integrity and a degree of care" that would have protected her against "unfair treatment and exposure."
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Published: July 21, 2008
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LAKELAND - The attorney representing Christina Garcia, the mother of one of the teens accused in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay, has filed a notice to sue Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd for making defamatory remarks.
The four-page legal notice sent to the Polk County Sheriff's Office by Lakeland attorney Michele Bernard says Judd has "uttered untrue facts about the nature of my client and her status as a parent towards her minor child, Mercades Nichols, with reckless disregard for the truth."
Bernard will sue over the "severe emotional damages" Garcia suffered when those comments were publicized in newspapers, the Internet, national talk shows and local news stations, according to the legal notice.
Polk sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Wood said Monday that her agency has received Bernard's intent to sue document but said the agency will have no further comment. The sheriff's office has six months to respond to the notice, which is legally required before a suit can be filed.
Nichols, 17, and four other teen girls were arrested in April, accused of attacking 16-year-old Lindsay and recording the beating on video. Investigators have said that the attack on Lindsay was in retaliation for online trash-talking with some of the girls and that the footage was going to be posted on MySpace and YouTube.
Each of the girls is charged with kidnapping and misdemeanor battery. Nichols, Brittany Mayes and Brittni Hardcastle, both 17, are also charged with witness tampering. Charges were dropped June 14 against two boys and a 15-year-old girl accused in the incident.
In her intent to sue notice, Bernard wrote that Judd failed to handle the arrest of the teens "with integrity and a degree of care" that would have protected them "against unfair treatment and exposure."
Judd has described the March 30 beating in published news stories as "animalistic" and said that after the teens were arrested, they were laughing together in a holding cell, saying "Am I going to miss cheerleading practice?" and "I guess we're not going to the beach this week."
Nichols and the four other defendants have a pretrial hearing scheduled for Aug. 26.
Reader Comments
Posted by ( jameswpope ) on July 21, 2008 at 11:09 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
so let me get this straight...
Nichols beats an other teenager silly, the whole thing is caught on tape, and nearly posted on YouTube/Myspace by the budding little criminal masterminds and mommy is upset with the Sheriff for calling her a bad parent???
She IS a bad parent and Sheriff Judd is just calling it like he sees it.
Mommy is just upset that she couldn't get a payday from the Jerry Springer/Montel Williams/ Maury Povich talkshow circuit.
All of this just goes to show why I will vote for Sheriff Judd every election until he decides to hang up his badge.
Keep up the good work, Sheriff.
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Posted by ( mcmurphy7 ) on July 21, 2008 at 11:25 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Before all this went down, Christina was bragging on her own MySpace page blog about how she pulled one over on Mercades' father using the court system. She promptly took that blog down after the manure hit the oscillator. So she's filing suit because the Polk County Sheriff "ruined her reputation...?" Ha. Ha, ha! HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, etc!
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Posted by ( JoeDaddy ) on July 21, 2008 at 11:33 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I , For one , Support "the stud" Grady Judd . We need more law enforcement persons like him , And less of these scumbag mothers . If pointing out that she is trailer trash is a crime , Maybe she should sue me too !!
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Posted by ( thekidnkaren ) on July 21, 2008 at 11:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I HAVE TO DISAGREE with you jameswpope! How could you have such a low opinion of these poor little angels who were oviously defending themselves from the visious words being spread on myspace, after all everything that is written on the internet is the truth! where we disagree is, these people don't have enough class to be on springer! The saddest part is that the parents are teaching the kids that the reaction to acting like a attacking animal is to sue the one who called you that! In my opinion, the PARENTS should be jailed also!
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Posted by ( ProudLion ) on July 21, 2008 at 11:47 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Does the fruit fall far from the tree?
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Posted by ( notfastenough ) on July 21, 2008 at 11:54 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Somebody needs to spank that little POS. Now they can sue me for 'defamatory remarks."
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Posted by ( mikiec ) on July 21, 2008 at 11:58 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I guess she needs money to pay for the daughter's attorneys.
In order for the suit against the Sheriff to succeed, how is her attorney going to explain to a judge/jury, that it is would have been very hard for the Sheriff to ruin the reputation of trailer trash.
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Posted by ( Astounded_by_idiots ) on July 22, 2008 at 12:07 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
That piece of human garbage Nichols and her piece of crap mother should be suing their respective parents for raising them to be human filth.
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Posted by ( irishboy ) on July 22, 2008 at 1:13 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Boy do they look like white trash...
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Posted by ( brobeth1 ) on July 22, 2008 at 1:19 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I have to agree with most of you. That trailer trash poor excuse for a mother just wants to wring every last dime out of her trashy daughter's mistake.
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Posted by ( Otterly1 ) on July 22, 2008 at 1:50 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Innocent until proven guilty. The sheriff's mistake was not using "alleged" in front of it, or saying "if this is true, it's horrible..."
Sadly, they might have grounds...law enforcement should enforce the law and keep their mouths shut! 0.
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Posted by ( commonsense7 ) on July 22, 2008 at 1:55 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Check out the old man in the background, he is trying to burn a hole in the 17 year olds jeans, by staring at her a$$ for 5 minutes. I'm guessing that maybe he is her grandfather, or maybe even her real father...also... hhmmmm? You can never under estimate those trailer trash love affairs?
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Posted by ( Devlin ) on July 22, 2008 at 2:10 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Wow what a bad call. The daughter will pay for this. The State Attorney over there will now not offer her daughter any form of plea deal. Her suit has just sent her daughter to prison.
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Posted by ( kootnay ) on July 22, 2008 at 4:18 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
KARMA.. what comes around goes around...
... SORRY about their.. (mom & problem child)...LUCK.. 17 is old enough to know
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Posted by ( BillSmith ) on July 22, 2008 at 4:25 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
A new lower class of trailer trash has just been unleashed. Mommy better be careful with this lawsuit talk. Got a feeling there are quite a few "skeletons" in the closet that will be outed once civil arguments start flying. Just my opinion.
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Posted by ( TylerDurden ) on July 22, 2008 at 5:17 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
If given a choice, hopefully today's youth would rather be seen in a beat up F-150 than be accused of riding in a Mercades. ick
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Posted by ( mw6344 ) on July 22, 2008 at 5:22 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mother and daughter doesn't even have the same last name. Shows what type of trash they are. The sheriff is RIGHT. I'll be glad to support the sheriff in this matter.
Go back to your trailer mom, put the wheels on it and take your low class daughter with you OUT of town.
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Posted by ( citizenjj ) on July 22, 2008 at 5:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
They sure are determined to make money on this deal. Hope that doesn't happen. I agree with all of your derogatory comments! The aim from the beginning was to make a big "Jerry Springer" type splash and then cash in.
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Posted by ( mrhyde ) on July 22, 2008 at 5:55 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
To Sheriff Judd, keep up the good work.
To Garcia & Nichols, do us all a favor and shut up, better yet how about owning up to the fact that you did something wrong and are now going to pay the price
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Posted by ( Lakota55 ) on July 22, 2008 at 6:24 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Why dont they sue the victim for allowing herself to be beat up?
Makes the same sense.
Seems like Momma wants to make some money out of this somehow and someway since the Judge didnt allow her sweet darling to leave the state to appear on any TV show.
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Posted by ( Gladiator ) on July 22, 2008 at 6:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I dont know any kids named mercedes. It reminds me of a strip club. They assume names like high end cars when they are just crap like a GEO.
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Posted by ( propane ) on July 22, 2008 at 6:39 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
just another way for someone to waste the tax payer's money. when will the court system wake up to these people that waste the tax payer's money. she is another gold digger, that wants money and does not want to work for it like the rest of us. i bet the next law suit is on behalf of her kid for some stupid reason.
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Posted by ( rcg2 ) on July 22, 2008 at 6:58 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Yet another example why we should have some sort of "loser pay" system in our courts.
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Posted by ( WKH ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:04 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thos two used to live across from my ex-mother in law. Her and my daughter got to know them pretty well.
It doesn't surprise me that the beating happened, or that they would try to sue the sheriff.
I'm definately backing the Sheriff. He's done a good job, and certainly doesn't deserve to be sued. The whole sheriff's department has definately improved since he has been sheriff.
I'm surprised that someone hasn't came on here yet and tried to defend them or talk bad about Sheriff Judd.
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Posted by ( TheBaptistEvangelist ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:06 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Grady Judd is a real blessing to Polk County. He is not going to put up with crime in any way, shape or form. I applaud him for that. THANKS Grady! I know MANY others like myself who will vote for you again in a heartbeat! Please keep up the great work! (By the way, this lawsuit by Garcia is definately frivolous) (Garcia looks like a crack addict - she needs help)
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Posted by ( Repoman ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:15 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Sueing the Sheriff because he said your a poor parent. Are you kidding me? You have only poved his point even further. He called it like everyone see's it. What trailer park did these people roll out of. This mother and daughter are the perfect example of white trailer trash at it's finest. What a role-model this mother is for her daughter. Well at least mom gave her a good name for her future job at ShowGirls. Good luck in life there Mercades. God knows your off to a good start. Way to go mom, Good Job! You must be so proud.
Sheriff Judd, Not only should we keep you as our Sheriff but you deserve a pay raise for having to put up with this kind of b.s. Keep up the good work.
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Posted by ( tdf155 ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:15 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Seems like she will stop @ nothing to have the gag order lifted. Some people are soooo desperate to go on TV for 15 mins of fame.
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Posted by ( Bender ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:17 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
The kid looks like she's working on becoming a double-wide. Both of them could use some sun... maybe they're white trailer trash vampires.
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Posted by ( Flats ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:20 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
HaaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaahaaaahaaaa!!! Man is this woman a mental case. Not only will she waste her money...she will loose as well.....because they are all loosers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by ( Dick ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:26 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Really?!? Some people are just to much.
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Posted by ( rjp ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:27 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Excellent comments everyone....No class people trying to amp up their 15 minutes....
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Posted by ( knowbetter ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:28 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
THEY WANT TO BUY A DOUBLE WIDE THIS SUMMER WITH A/C....GET A LIFE GARCIA..
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Posted by ( HCFRwife ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:28 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Why is almost every crazy news story out of Polk County? I hope this poor little angel has enough money to pay all of her legal fees, cause Lord knows she is not going to win. Grow up, move out of the trailer and get on with your life you W.T.P.O.S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by ( GW ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:32 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
She can't get a job now! AWWWWW - I heard that on the news this morning. Too bad white trash. You give us all a bad name!
Go Sheriff Judd! If I lived in your county I would vote for you! Maybe we could send surrounding county sherrif's up to you for some training!
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Posted by ( Sellenburg ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:42 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I would have to agree with the skeleton's in the closet. The mother has an arrest record in Polk County undernearth her former married name. It can be viewed at Polk Sheriff website. She was arrested twice in 96 and once in 2000! I dare say the apple did not fall far from the tree - which in Polk County is nothing new!
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Posted by ( Brenda ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:55 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
This should not surprise a soul. This TERRIBLE MOTHER should be charged with complete ignorance if it were possible. She is in the same banana boat as Caylee Anthony's mom. You know, the most recent mommy to "loose" a baby and not be able to tell anyone where she hid the body???? As another poster stated, the fruit sure doesn't fall far from the tree. These mother's of the year defend their daughters because they see nothing wrong with their behavior. I mean, where the hell do you think the daughters learned it from in the first place?
The Sheriff was 100% correct in his statement and if mommy doesn't like...maybe the good sheriff can point her to this article and suggest she read what EVERYONE sees plain and clear?
Sterilization, if only we could enforce that on some of the breaders out there who should not be duplicating their miserable existance into another human being!!!
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Posted by ( justmeinfl ) on July 22, 2008 at 7:59 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
WAY TOO FUNNY. I love a good laugh to start my day off.
Agreed....white trash!!
I honestly can not believe those morons are filing a lawsuit over her bad judgement. I believe that people make mistakes and hopefully they do learn from them.
This is retarded!
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Posted by ( watttt ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
The best guy in the county gets sued by some of the lowest... because they can.
What a waste of time and money. Our legal system needs a complete overhaul.
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Posted by ( gina1108 ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Did this idiot treat her victim "with integrity and a degree of care"?
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Posted by ( Duckie64209 ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:02 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
It's all the bleach from her hair that's making her "temporarily insane".... It's leaking in her brain and causing it to turn to mush. She's suing the makers of the hair bleach too...... Update at 6.
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Posted by ( SCRAP_GIRL ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:03 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
OK I WILL SAY YOU ARE A POS A LOW LIFE SCUMBAG! HAD YOU TAUGHT YOUR DAUGHTER BETTER!!! THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED! AND AS FAR AS YOU BEING DEGRADED ON THE INTERNET AND SO FORTH!!! YOUR DAUGHTER HAD NO PROBLEM DEGRADING/BEATING LINDSEY SO SHUT THE HE!! UP AND BE THE MOMMY!!! TEACH YOUR DAUGHTER TO TAKE THE PUNISHMENT SHE DESERVES AND HOW TO BE A DESCENT HUMAN BEING!!!!!!! SUE ME! SHERIFF JUDD YOU ARE TOTALLY CORRECT ON EVERYTHING!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
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Posted by ( JonJacobs ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:04 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Can we PLEASE just burn them at the stake? Including the lawyer that advised them on this...
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Posted by ( ginnyb ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:05 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Ms. Garcia-About your "severe emotional damage" there...your severe emotional damage should be all about the disgraceful behavior exhibited by your pathetic offspring. Honestly, where do people like you get off? Where are all YOUR excellent parenting skills being showcased when your child can bully another kid, and then subsequently make good on her skills as a thug? Why would the court system even give you a voice when it's clear you can't even parent properly! Shut up and go find your kid a good therapist! The world is completely over people like you- apologists for their dreadful children. As far as this reader is concerned, Mr. Grady Judd was just doing his job by taking trash off the street.
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Posted by ( therockofages ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:07 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
If this is an example of what the 'woman's movement' has brought to civilization, it has been a dismal failure.
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Posted by ( Brenda ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:11 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I remember reading a book on parenting once when my kids were smaller. The author stated "our children are nearly always a replication of what the parents are truly like on the inside". Sound about right to all???
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Posted by ( embella13 ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:12 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Wow. I cant even believe what I'm seeing? The nerve of this trash!
She has (or at least had) pictures of herself in some VERY degrading positions on her myspace photos (both Mother and daughter pages) so, somehow I DOUBT if the sheriff did any damage. From the looks of it, Mom and daughters reputations were soiled from their own doing.
You are both disgusting excuses for ladies.
Go Sheriff! You did a great job - they're just mad that the world saw them in their own light.
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Posted by ( cyngc ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:12 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I concur with all the comments. Bad mother/bad child. Parents should lead by example. Hope nobody offers her a quick settlement!
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Posted by ( Jesse_Z_Girl ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:12 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
If they do win, which would be a travesty of justice, maybe they could do something about that trailer park hair style.
Not only should there be a loser pays system, the lawyer should pay too. Talk about bottom feeders...sheesh!
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Posted by ( clustermonkey ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:16 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Ill probably get slack for this but I will anyways for entertainment purposes.
She cant be a stripper just because she has the name of Mercedes.. she'd bend the pole. 17 almost 18 years old, she's already lost all her baby fat.
As for Sheriff Judd, do not give that woman a DIME of taxpayers money. Mother is teaching daughter to be a gold digger. Babies are high maintenance and would take away too much money from these two groveling money looters.
Wasnt there another article that the daughter's EX boyfriend filed an injunction against her for fear of being beat up by her???? THAT tells you something right there.
Momma, you might want to discipline her, cause once she turns 18 and as much publicity you gave your daughter, people will know who she is, theyll get her. Then what are you going to do? Sue God for making people???
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Posted by ( TylerDurden ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:27 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
So a couple more boxes on store brand mac & cheese (for the muffin top), a few kids of questionable pedigree (named Lynyrd and Skynyrd) and a tramp stamp saying "maximum occupancy 3" and the master piece is complete. Is that what the Polk County Sheriff's office shoulda said?
No disrespect to the Van Zant family.
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Posted by ( country_cutie ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
You know, it's funny that Mercedes lives with her Grandmother. I haven't seen any articles that state she lived with her mother or her mother lived at the grandmother's with them. So, mom hasn't been around to take care of her but now she wants to try and get money out of the deal?!?! FUNNY!!! Some people just absolutely amaze me. I am a citizen of Polk County and all of our crazy, trashy people continue to shock me. No wonder Polk County has a bad name! Can't we just get rid of the trash and keep the one's that are worth something?!?!
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Posted by ( 6ftunder ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:32 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
These "people", and I use the term loosely, are just priceless. They are hands down the very epitome of white trash. The good thing is they will get what's coming to them in the end and the mother's little suing expedition will be thrown out of court so fast, she'll be back working at the Dairy Queen in no time.
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Posted by ( SMB ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Prepare for her job at Showgirls?
I'd pay money for her to put he clothes back on.
I hope Victoria has starting working on her civil suit as well so she can bury these two even further in the trailor park.
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Posted by ( ZEP ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:40 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
What a joke!! Her daughter is a perpetrator to a crime and she's worried about how that makes her "look"?? Did I miss something about her daughter being forced to do anything??
Her focus should now be on her daughter as it should have been in the first place. Being way into yourself can conflict with basic parenting skills.
I wonder who is going to get stuck with the bill when she loses.
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Posted by ( lauriem ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:40 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Oh, man, I need to move.........But where? The entire state suxs. It's a shame that you can be born somewhere, and let me tell you, I'm proud of my background, the morals my family instilled in me......and then over and over again, someone like this pops up in the news and the overall opinion of everyone within a region is painted with the same trashy brush. It's a shame really. The entire "you might be a redneck" thing had to originate from here....
You might be a redneck if your boyfriend is afraid you're going to beat him up........
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Posted by ( Tunes ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:42 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Her daughter acts like a punk - only tough because she was in a group and her mother is going to sue the Sheriff's office. What a great role model the mother is - I guess the trailer needs new tires. Why don't you teach you daughter to act like a person who respects other people instead of blaming everyone else for her problems. Those welfare checks just don't go as far as they use to.
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Posted by ( TampaChief17 ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:43 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Let me get this straight. These two wanted Sheriff Judd to handle the arrest of the daughter "with integrity and a degree of care"? How ironic, since the daughter and her friends failed to treat the beating victim with either of those.
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Posted by ( Xbaby ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:43 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Calling Christina Garcia and Mercades Nichols white trash is an insult to white trash everywhere. They are below white trash, the dog doo on the bottom of white trash shoes.
Anyway, I would LOVE to be on the jury that would decide if they would receive any money for their troubles. A big fat goose egg.
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Posted by ( mvanauker ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I have a lot of respect for Sheriff Judd. He must have one of the toughest jobs because Polk Co. seems to have the highest concentration of degenerates in the nation. And so in his efforts to keep the place from descending into total anarchy he gets sued for absolutely stupid reasons. He should just let everyone run around doing what they want, like the monkeys nobody seems to be able to catch.
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Posted by ( Publius ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:46 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
She can't be serious. Those girls beat the daylights out of Victoria just so they can post it on the Internet and become big Internet stars, brag about it, and NOW the mother wants to complain? Get a freaking life, will you? As for Sheriff Judd, keep up the good work. When I read about the problems some of the other sheriff's offices in the area are having it makes me even prouder to have you as a sheriff.
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Posted by ( jubu ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:48 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I believe that she (Ms. Garcia)is the sister to Jesse (Jesco- Elvis)White, the dancing outlaw out of West by God Virginia.If you don't know who he is, just Google his name and you can she some very interesting video!
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Posted by ( Hardhat0038 ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:48 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
this just can't be real, maybe i need some more coffee...
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Posted by ( diego_confuego ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:51 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Otterly1 ... your comment makes the most sense today. Good Job!
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Posted by ( DLK ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:51 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Oh good grief....gimme a break. How "fair" was the little brat when she was beating the crap out of Lindsey? Just another money hungry low class family looking to make a buck. Lindsey needs to bring a suit against her sorry butt! Care for some cheese with that WHINE??
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Posted by ( MyNameIsJob ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:52 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I think it would be hilarious if they won the suit and got served a civil suit from the victim which then took everything and more from them.
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Posted by ( supernanny80 ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:54 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Like daughter like mother. Both POS!!!!
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Posted by ( tkkrb ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:54 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Nothing more than white trailer trash. C'mon TBO please quit giving these idots more air time. All they want to do is get out of the single wide and upgrade to a double wide and hopefully buy some socks to cover up their circle K feet. Grady judd has done nothing but exposed the scum for what it is. No taxpayer money should go to their meth addiction. Grady judd has not ruined her life her mother ruined it by giving birth to the little brat.
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Posted by ( Lola13 ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:57 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Integrity? Unfair treatment? Obviously, neither this woman, nor her child even know the meaning of those words.
Puh-leeze(that's how it's spelled in Mulberry, right?)
If this money hungry scumbag would have put a little more 'dignity' into her own life, maybe she would not have raised yet another scumbag, and this event would have never taken place. I'm guessing an attorney has her convinced this is a good idea. I'm sure she's not smart enough to think of it on her own. This is Mulberry, after all. She obviously needs the money for legal bills.
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Posted by ( Lakota55 ) on July 22, 2008 at 8:59 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Go to Christina Garcia's myspace page
http://www.myspace.com/pumpkinpie74
You will see a Christina's Companies down that page that states
'Slumber parties by Christina POLK County Florida'
Which makes me wonder if the 'girls' got their idea for that beat down from a slumber party get together hosted by Christina Garcia and who might have told them that its what she would do if someone bad mouthed her online.
Just a thought
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Posted by ( Brenda ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:04 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Dear mvanauker,
you posted: "He should just let everyone run around doing what they want, like the monkeys nobody seems to be able to catch."
Oh thank you SOOOO much for clearing up where this mommy-daughter team came from...and to think we mistook them for tailer trash. They're just a bit further DOWN the evolutionary chain!
Sadly, the sheriff cannot just let such creatures run about...they breed!!! Gotta lock them up to save the next generation ;>)
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Posted by ( Georgia ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:08 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mother and daughter both are pieces of trash. If the daughter didn't take part in the beating, she wouldn't have to worry about her reputatipn. I hope this case gets thrown out. All they want is the attention.
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Posted by ( ZEP ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:09 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I do believe the term 'animalistic' was used to describe the "beating" (which it was) during the time when whole country was questioning what HE was going to do about it. Taking stuff out of context is not just what they are doing but those who are saying "could've, should've, would've" remember the whole country was tuned in LIVE via the media when this happened.
Exactly when might there have been a dress "rehearsal" or time for the "writers" to work on his "speech"?
This woman is lucky her daughter and her thug buddies did not kill the girl. Instead of going to the attorney maybe she should join a church and try being thankful instead.
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Posted by ( diego_confuego ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:11 a.m.
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Posted by ( reptaddict ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:12 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'm sick and tired of you people calling this mother and daughter white trash. I know some white trash and they are sick and tired of being insulted by being compared to those two!! Did any of you see this mother interviewed a couple of months ago on Greta VanSusteran's show? The most clueless woman on the face of the earth.
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Posted by ( Sunnyday ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:13 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
No wonder the brat turned out the way she did. She learned it from her "mother", and I use the term loosely. Mom thinks she has found a cash cow. My kid would be on restriction until she was 21.
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Posted by ( Brenda ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:13 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Dear DLK, The only thing "cheese-related" about that mom/daughter is probably the fact they SMELL like they cut the cheese...and look as if they need to release a good bit more. Kinda bloated, aren't they?
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Posted by ( lovetherays ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I want to start having Slumber parties by lovetherays...
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Posted by ( NEDLY ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:18 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Look here Mrs. Garcia everyone on here is your peers and not one agrees with you. If you were really upset you would have had a lawsuit at the beginning but it took this time to find a shady POS attorney that would take the case.
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Posted by ( Brenda ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:19 a.m.
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Posted by ( Venom ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
"severe emotional damages"... hmmm? Emotional somethin' is right. Just take a gander at that peach. Something rotten in the pit - you can see it in her eyes. Guess this is a plot to counter the following suit of Lindsey vs. Mercades (is that right? MeRC-A-Dees)... Anyway, The Judge was right and I think he made a fair "judge" of character. By the way, why is the old dude looking at Mercades? below the waist? Thats just gross. GROSS!
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Posted by ( Hardhat0038 ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:22 a.m.
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Posted by ( diego_confuego ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:23 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
NEDLY says: "Mrs. Garcia everyone on here is your peers and not one agrees with you. "
Disagree.
Actually ... while I wouldn't quite characterize it as "agreeing" with her, I do think she has a valid slander case.
Frankly, if I were Pasco resident, I would be more upset that your sheriff ... who should know better ... put you, as taxpayers, in this position to have to pay for his and the department's legal defense.
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Posted by ( mommabear ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:29 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
is is possible to be lower than slug slime? if so that is what these 2 are. the amoeba at the bottom of their toilet has higher thought processes than these two. give me a break and get these people out of the news.
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Posted by ( wcmartin ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:29 a.m.
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Posted by ( ZEP ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:33 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
FYI, the correct county is POLK.
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Posted by ( diego_confuego ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:34 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thanks ZEP ... I stand corrected on that.
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Posted by ( diego_confuego ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:37 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'll also add another correction to my post. I think the case against the sheriff is, by definition, one of libel (not slander).
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Posted by ( GF ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:37 a.m.
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Posted by ( tkkrb ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Diego...... Pay attetion its POLK county stupid. And she has no case!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by ( jameswpope ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:41 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
hey diego... get your geography correct.
This is Polk County (East of Hillsborough). Pasco is north of Hillsborough, northwest of Polk.
Why should we be upset with Sheriff Judd? It looks like everyone buy you and Bustin' thinks that Sheriff Judd handled this situation just fine.
I hope the attorney in this case is reading these blogs and gets a good look at the prospective jury pool...
Good luck, chump
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Posted by ( diego_confuego ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:42 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thanks for the insightful, meaningful post attacking me for critically analyzing the story and posting my opinions.
I'm glad to see you chose to do the same critical thinking exercise. Oh wait, I forgot ... you typically fall into the knee-jerk, sensationalist category of posters. What was I thinking ... sorry.
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Posted by ( DarthSilverstein ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:42 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I got removed for saying "black Trash" while a comment has been allowed to stay that said "white trash"
NICE JOB TBO!!
thanks for the freedom!!
LIBERAL RAG!! IF I COULDNT TAKE A DUMP WITHOUT YOUR PATHETIC RAG I'D CANCEL MY SUBCRIPTION.
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Posted by ( southern_belle ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:44 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
What happened to ladies acting like ladies? My mother taught me to be respectful of others, to carry myself with confidence and most importantly to conduct myself with class and manners. To do otherwise, was not an option. A young lady will act as she is taught. Obviously her mother was a poor role model, if she was even in the picture at all. It appears she had her at a young age and the grandmother had to raise her. How sad this poor young girl, who was born with great potential was never given the love and guidence that builds self esteem. All those young ladies need to spend time around positive female influences. Perhaps they should be required to take etiquette classes while they serve time in jail. Mercedes if you read this- you have to love and respect yourself before anyone else will. I hope you will take a good long look at how your poor behavior has effected others. You are still young- you can begin to make the right choices.
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Posted by ( Claylisa ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:45 a.m.
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Posted by ( signit4bes ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Ha! The guy in the background is checkin' out the teenager!
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Posted by ( RLAW ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
THIS WOMAN IS SUCH A BAD EXAMPLE OF A HUMAN BEING, NO WONDER HER DAUGHTER IS LIVING WITH HER GRANDMOTHER, AND IS TURNING INTO A LOW LIFE LIKE HER MOTHER. IT WOULD BE BEST FOR THE GIRL, IF SHE JUST DIVORCES HERSELF FROM THAT WORTHLESS HUMAN BEING, THEN MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, THIS GIRL WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BECOME ANYTHING ELSE BUT A "FLORIDA MATTRESS BACK" SCAMMING OFF OF THE SYSTEM, AND GETTING HER 15 MINUTES OF FAME. HEY LADY, SHUT YOUR MOUTH, GET A JOB, AND YOUR REPUTATION WILL BE RESTORED.
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Posted by ( diego_confuego ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thanks for your post Claylisa. While I don't always agree with you ... I think you are spot on today! I'll remember this when debating you in the future!
:)
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Posted by ( cherrylynn18 ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:50 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
The state of Florida needs to sue the MOTHER for raising this child so poorly. Because she wasn't as good a mother as she should have been we had to waste our tax dollars so the kid could eat while she was in jail!
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Posted by ( redman ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:54 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
i really don't think grady judd is going to worry about this to much. the truth is what it is and mother and daughter are both a pos. go grady
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Posted by ( luckyguy08 ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:54 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Umm, you could just tell they were white trash before all this went down. There so trashy, the mother had to name the daughter after a car that she KNOWS she will never be able to afford. Classy people.... I can only hope one day I might have a little Ford, or Mitubishi running around.
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Posted by ( Brenda ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:54 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Dear DarthSilverstein...isn't it cheaper to just buy toilet paper? ;>)
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Posted by ( Brenda ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:57 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
So let me get this straight. We "the people" can say what we want, the media can say what they want, the OFFENDERS and LAWYERS can say what they want....Hollywood morons (stars?) can say what they want...but NOT the sheriff? It's only "bad" when the cops tell the truth in clear facts?
Uhhh...ok????
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Posted by ( SMB ) on July 22, 2008 at 9:59 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Libel is in print, slander is spoken. See you can learn something from Spiderman.
Why I support anyones right to sue, how can it be slander if it is true?
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Posted by ( NoleGuyFL ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Too bad she didn't have such keen interest in her child prior to the beating.
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Posted by ( JonJacobs ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:03 a.m.
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Posted by ( 2bad4u ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:07 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Christina Garcia - Read all these posts. Do you really think anyone is on your side here?
This is just what you need, more negative publicity for you and your daughter. As for diego_confuego,
you must be retarded. The mother and daughter are the ones wasting tax payers money - not the sheriff.
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Posted by ( hielige101 ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:09 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
There is no such thing as innocence until proven guilty if it is all on video and every person has seen it on the news. Besides hat, she is 17 and should be tried as an adult. It is her attacking some other girl in the video, end of story!
Judd Rocks! Enough said! Maybe she is scared about doing time in the Polk County Jail since Judd took away the PB&J's.
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Posted by ( abuela1942 ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:11 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Please, people -- you're slandering all of the nice people who live in "mobile homes". :) LOL
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Posted by ( Melody07 ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:12 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Can we nominate Grady Judd for PRESIDENT? He'd sure as heck be better than the 2 choices we have right now.
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Posted by ( tkkrb ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:14 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
It is sad to think that this white trash is the lead story on the news when two police officers were shot and killed (Ft.myers PD the other day & an Okalussa county deputy Today) Why is that not the lead story? As a matter of fact I see no metion on either story on TBO. Two police officers have lost their lives protecting citizens and the stupid media decides to put this white trash as lead story... It just goes to show the mentality of todays america (NO RESPECT)
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Posted by ( Hardhat0038 ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:15 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Claylisa, this is America,.. isn't that what we spout all the time when we want to express our opinions? Well,SURPRISE!,the sherriff has that right also, I have herd countless criminals referred to as 'ruthless', 'vicious', and so forth.
What these kids did was monstrous and obscene and all the sheriff did was state his observations,...no dice on this one,...I'm no big fan of the cops, but nothing wrong here.
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Posted by ( OldGaDawg ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:19 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
The comments that was put forth sound correct to me.. Most wolves, dogs and such do hunt in packs. It's just that these "young adults" were not hunting to feed themselves or there young. What they did was "premeditated" torture to another.
When this case come up on whatever judges docket to try this case? I hope that he or she will laugh this BS out of court.
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Posted by ( DRT33609 ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Dude, check out the bad perm jobs on these two!
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Posted by ( GF ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:22 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
It's sad that someone can be sued, or considered unprofessional, for uttering some truths.
I suppose that is why there aren't many straight shooters left anymore.
Thanks Grady, for being one of the few straight shooters left.
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Posted by ( DarthSilverstein ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:22 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Brenda - i think the trib is cheaper. maybe?
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Posted by ( MsMongo ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:29 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Un-freaking-believable! This woman is a LOSER and so is her daughter!
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Posted by ( RRR ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:33 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Good job Grady!!
The standards exist in civilized society and calling these offenders uncivilized is correct. The atty is a SLIMEBALL and makes honest caring attys look bad. However it allows the atty to relate to the slimeball clients in this case.
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Posted by ( ecl002 ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Look at this picture. Did they just finish washing them for lice?
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Posted by ( pcgrl ) on July 22, 2008 at 10:38 a.m. ( Suggest removal )