Reason Writers Around the Web: Radley Balko on the Siobhan Reynolds Case for Slate

Today in Slate, Reason Senior Editor Radley Balko looks at how Assistant U.S. Attorney Tanya Treadway has abused the grand jury process to silence and intimidate pain patient advocate Siobhan Reynolds.

Comments

[Tim]

Seems like every asshole prosecutor fancies herself a future Senator.

[R C Dean]

President Dean would have accepted Ms. Treadway's resignation on his second day in office.

[BakedPenguin]

Let us know when you decide to run.

[TrickyVic]

RC gets my vote.

[EscapedWestOfTheBigMuddy]

Why wait?

Fear of the process being a little unseemly if rushed?

[I can feel]

...the smugness through my monitor.

[rac]

Well, you see, it's a slippery slope. Next, people will want to make decisions about their own bodies without government intervention. We cannot have that. Except abortion of course.

[Troy]

Maybe she needs to get laid.

[Wind Rider]

I nominate STEVE SMITH.

[P Brooks]

Arbeit Macht Frei

[mick]

If a legal defense fund could keep her through the grand jury process, malicious prosecution would be easy money here. There is obviously no probable cause for obstruction of justice and the prosecutor is clearly acting in a malicious manner.

[dbcooper]

A vintage Balko nut punch for the holiday season.

[Fist of Etiquette]

During their sentencing, Federal District Court Monti Belot called Reynolds "stupid" and "deranged," and referred to the Pain Relief Network as a "Bozo the Clown outfit."

Is the word "Judge" missing there?

[Fist of Etiquette]

I screwed up the tags. The first sentence is a quote from the Slate article.

[Numeromancer]

More than the word "Judge" is missing here.

[Wind Rider]

So, I was wondering what this harpy Treadway actually looked like, so I did a Google search and hit the images tab - and the most frequent picture on the returns page was. . .Jacob Sullum. Hmmm.

[BakedPenguin]

I doubt her beard is as thick as Sullum's.

[cynical]

Has anyone ever actually seen them in the same place at the same time?

[Tman]

I wish I could figure out what Treadways motive is for going after Reynolds so hard. I get that Reynolds stepped on Treadways toes during the Schneider case, but it's a sloppy case based on an abundance of shitty evidence and hearsay. I guess it's easy to believe that Treadway is a bitter vindictive asshole who takes everything that doesn't go her way personally, but I have to believe there is something more because the prosecution of Reynolds has been ridiculously unjustified.

[wylie]

stepped on Treadways toes

Yeah, that's where you could stop your post Tman. Have you ever stepped on someones toes? Someone like that?

There's a reason that "i'm not trying to step on anyone's toes" is a phrase, and bitches like her are that reason.

[Tman]

Yeah, I get that, but even still- this Treadway lady needs help. I just wonder if maybe there is more to the story that we're missing here.

[R C Dean]

She doesn't need help. She needs to be fired.

[cynical]

And imprisoned.

[cynical]

Hopefully publishing the article in Slate broadens the number of people aware of this injustice, so that there will be a smackdown on some of the more egregious parts. Freedom of speech is one of the few issues that tends to bring a lot of support out from both left and right.

[Holy shit!]

Commenters at Slate is nothing but a bunch of "unhealthy food" banning and healthcare worshipping retards. What the fuck?