To the Editor,


RE: Cops, DA question judge's action.
        A. Lopes, Gatehouse News Service, Dec. 12, 2008

"A city man failed a breathalyzer after appearing
before court........allowed to drive home..."

Imagine if this proceeding were broadcast over the local
cable TV?

The outrage would still be continuing even today.

At Stoughton District Court before Justice Sheiber
a 7 time drunk driver was released by Sheiber to
go home. This was in 2000.

The few people in court who saw this were shocked.

Judges do not like to have their actions seen by the public.

A Stoughton police officer was railroaded by the Norfolk
Superior Court when the court was closed to the public
during voir dire. I saw the sign hanging from the door
barring the public from entering.

Let's face it folks, the Massachusetts "justice" system
is broken.

We need to let the "Sun shine in" by putting broadcasting
feeds into every courtroom in Massachusetts for local
broadcasting and recording for the litigants.

Time to get rid of the antiquated "transcription" of
proceedings and bring the Mass. courts from the
17th century to the 21st century.

If 3 year olds in Kindergarten can have "MYSPACE"
videos online, why aren't our courts be online too?

Where are the responsible adults in Massachusetts?


Don Schwarz   Stoughton, Mass    781-344-5405