Some of us regular folk think Steve Tyler is doing a good job under difficult circumstances. We believe in the rule of law and Steve does too. Some people just have to learn the hard way that no man is above the law.

Yeah, He should go back to private practice like he was before being DA and after he was run out of the office as an ADA. Then, he was the law enforcement's best friend because as a Criminal Defense Attorney, he could not come up with a defense to save his life. Nearly all his cases against his clients were either lost or plea bargained.

"What about Frank Henderson? Anyone know anything ABOUT HIM?"

I know he's not Steve Tyler. That alone is a HUUUUGE boost to his electability.

To simplelogic,
Yes your logic is very simple; "You can't be an effective District Attorney if you are constantly consumed by what's in the headlines".

And you are right. That is why Steve Tyler was very ineffective as a DA for most of his term in office. too preoccupied by the embarrassment he created in his own office by getting a child molestor to be his chief of staff, to his bruised ego being flaunted in the headlines of the VicAd nearly every day and his incoherant rampaging against the police as being "their fault".

Tyler was consumed by the headlines and the percieved hurt to his massive ego(actually self-inflicted hurt).

"There are always differences and problems between departments of city and county govts. Most are ego-driven."
Yes there are and most are handled through normal channels. This one too was ego driven. the meglomaniacal ego of Mr. Tyler who cannot and WILL NOT abide anyone to disagree with him.

"Most of those problems have been resolved in Victoria."
ummm no. Tyler has just sat quiet for a time now. He claimed he was going to fight the Judge's ruling that he nor his office can persue further charges against Chief Ure and the others. He stated that in public, yet behind the scenes and out of the spotlight he has let his chanse to appeal lapse. Time has run out for him to do anything and thats the way I think tyler wants it. I don't think he ever intended Ure or the others to get to trial and expose that he (Tyler) has no case. All he wanted was a character assasination against Ure and the others and thats what he got.

"The DA's office has maintained it's integrity throughout the ordeal."
{{{choke}}} {{{{sputter}}}} ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!
You have got to be kidding right?!?!?

{{{wipes tears from eyes}}}
That was a good one. Just don't say something like that again when I am trying to drink my coffee. I almost choked to death!

"Since the DA's office has ensured that Victorians will NOT be wrongfully convicted"

He also insured that many a criminal was freed on the streets of Victoria. over 350+ criminals had their cases "refused to be reviewed " by the good DA, Mr Tyler. All those criminals, many of them turned loose back to the streets to avoid violating habeas corpus to commit further crimes. All of them over the DA refusing to accept any cases that did not have an attached and signed affidavit from the police. An affidavit NOT REQUIRED by law. And one that was craftily written in legalese so that he could criminally go after individual officers for failing to meet an impossibly high standard.

And that just scratches the surface of the illustrious DA known as Steve Tyler.

Don: The City Prosecutor works for the City Attorney's Office and is usually a contracted attorney from the Victoria area. His job is to handle prosecutions of Class C misdemeanor offenses (i.e. traffic tickets, criminal citations etc.). If someone issued a ticket chooses to contest the ticket in court, before the City Judge, with or without a jury, the City prosecutor handles the State's (City's) presentation of evidence and testimony. I assume he reports to the City Attorney. He receives a paycheck from the City for his services. Generally these attorneys maintain their own private practices as well, but don't represent anyone charged with a municpal offense to avoid conflict of interest situations. I do know they are kept quite busy.

Can anyone tell me exactly who the City prosecutor prosecutes and for what reasons? i.e. what is his official job description, where is his office located, who does he report to and how much does he get paid?

Why am I getting that feeling like we are going to be treated to a rerun of All The Kings Men?

Willie Stark: I'm the hick they were gonna use to split the hick vote. But I'm standing right here now on my hind legs! Even a dog can learn to do that. Are you standing on your hind legs? Have you learned to do that yet?

You could always get someone worse! One of them was already in that office and created a different kind of mess!

I can't imagine why Mr. Tyler would want to run again. Whether the mess between his office and local law enforcement was his agency's fault or theirs, the damage has been done and the hard feelings and sense of distrust remain. For the good of Victoria, I sincerely hope that Mr. Tyler moves on and runs for a higher office or goes back into private practice and we ge a new face and new ideas in that office.

Tyler, Branch and Anderson are our only three choices so far? Victoria, we have a problem.

Simplelogic, YOU, hit the nail on the head.

"I'm tired of seeing the DA's office on the wrong side of the headlines," Anderson said.

I suppose Mr. Anderson's aspirations are headlines-motivated. You can't be an effective District Attorney if you are constantly consumed by what's in the headlines. Sometimes, being a leader is a lonely place. You are obviously not equipped for the job, sir, no offense. There are always differences and problems between departments of city and county govts. Most are ego-driven. Most of those problems have been resolved in Victoria. The DA's office has maintained it's integrity throughout the ordeal. Since the DA's office has ensured that Victorians will NOT be wrongfully convicted, I think that the citizens should be STRONGLY ENCOURAGING Steve Tyler to REMAIN IN OFFICE. IF Mr. Tyler is NOT seeking re-election, I HOPE that it's because he is planning on running for a HIGHER office so that he may provide his expertise and integrity on an even broader scale.