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Mark Anthony Dutton is a 51 year-old attorney from Moulton. This small town is obviously not a gold mine for practicing lawyers, but Dutton seems to have hit a new low. According to Marky Mark, animal cruelty is legal as long as it's done on private property. Hmmm...the things we learn from those willing to make a buck anyway they can.
We haven't heard of any cock fighting matches at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum or Tom Braly Municipal Stadium, so we're guessing it's usually done on private property. Dutton may be feeling lucky since he just recently represented the family of an accident victim who sued local weatherman Gary Dobbs. It seems Dutton and his team repeatedly referred to Dobbs as a local celebrity. We think they meant Dobbs has celebrity; does that mean Mark A. Dutton now has notoriety?
No, Mr. Dutton, it's animal cruelty anywhere it takes place. Now if you really want to do the right thing, you'll donate your fee to the local animal shelter. So, how about it, Marky Mark? It's either that or a new fur coat for Melissa. The public is watching...
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We've had several readers inquire why the Colbert County shooting of Jesse Rainey is going to be presented to a grand jury. We can assume the district attorney wants to dot every i before pressing any charges. Should he press charges? Since we don't know the basis of his decision to present the case to the grand jury, we can only defer to his legal expertise. It's an extremely sad situation for all families involved.
That being said, parents, do you know where your children are and what they're up to on weekends? It just might be a good idea if you did.
We recall a recent blog by our friend OB in which he stated that at 3:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning he, as a teenager, would have been in bed asleep--no choice involved whatsoever. It seems he had a very intelligent and loving mother, as did I. It's sad that not everyone did and does.
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Saluting a great mother: Get well soon, Annie Walker Neidert!
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It's kind of sad. There are people kind hearted enough to worry about chickens, but others don't care about their own kids. I have to think they do care but just make bad decisions. Now one will probably never be the same and the other may go to jail for a long time. Very sad.
ReplyDeleteWe would also like to believe these parents cared. Perhaps they weren't there, others were misled as to whom would be where, and still others put too much faith in a 15 or 16 year-old's ability to make rational decisions. Now it's cost two families dearly.
DeleteMark Dutton is a very successful lawyer that went to college and earned his degree you probably don't have one?? If his wife chooses to wear fur coats don't hate that is her chose of style and honestly I love fur coats wouldn't wear one because they are outdated probably didn't know that!! He is a great man, friend person u will ever see!!
DeleteNo, ma'am, I don't have a doctorate. I do have a heart, a conscience, and common sense. BTW, there were several designers at Fashion Week in Paris that showed furs.
DeleteI believe the relevant quote is: It takes twenty dumb animals to make a fur coat, but only one to wear it. We were being facetious about Mrs. Dutton wearing fur; we had no idea that she actually does. Thanks for filling the public in on a louche lifestyle.
When I lived in town, I was down the street from a co-worker. The wife was working 2 jobs and I told her something the daughter had done on more than one occasion. I was told that she was mature for her age. Now the girl has a out of wedlock baby that Grandmom is taking care of as the girl is in prison.
ReplyDeleteAnother neighbor had a boy and girl with scooters. Other neighbors tried to tell them what the kids were doing on the scooters and were told to mind their own business. The girl ran a stop sign with another girl on the back and both suffered major trauma.
One of my pet peeves: How many young women do you hear of who give their child to a loving couple to raise? No...they'd rather keep it a few months, then elope with the next Mr. Right or go to prison and leave the child with some family member who doesn't really want it or is too poor/sick/aged/mental/whatever to raise a child. Yet we hear these girls lauded for "keeping" their babies.
DeleteI cannot believe they did not any of them guilty!
ReplyDeleteThis only proves how much the citizens of Lawrence county distrust the police.
That's a profound statement, Gus. It's so sickening at so many levels that we'll have to visit Dutton and his mangy crew of cockfighting defendants tomorrow.
DeleteWe have just heard that Jesse has passed away. Our sympathies to his family. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the parents of the shooter and what they will be going through the next few months. Children are precious...but they need to be guided. Please remember that.
ReplyDeleteBrooklyn, Dylan, and Jesse deserved to live a full life. One thoughtless act is all it takes to end what could have been. What has our society become?