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As you all probably know we had reached out to DDA Walgren and asked for a Q&A. Today he responded to us saying that he's currently unable to do it but might be able to do it at a later date.
Although DDA Walgren didn't elaborate (and I didn't ask), it's easy to realize that he might be busy with the upcoming restitution hearing and any other cases he might be handling.
We will revisit this offer at a later date. A Q&A might or might not happen in the future - there are no guarantees - but we still have hope. :)
As a lot of you were asking for a Q&A with Walgren, I thought I will keep you updated with this post.
love is magical
07-12-2011, 09:59 PM
It's nice enough for him to respond to the invite. What a great guy!
twinklEE
07-12-2011, 10:25 PM
IF U DO get a Q&A with him, please tell him there is one member who is willing to die for him, like literally. OMG, I hope he does one later on ahhh :wild:
Memefan
07-12-2011, 11:28 PM
OMG!!! **Swoons**
Can you PLEASE PLEASE BEG him to do a live stream....? PLEASE!!!
chanel05
08-12-2011, 03:11 AM
AW at least you guys tried.. Hopefully it will be sooner than later.
Has Ms. Brazil been contacted to do a Q&A???????
Mirabella76
08-12-2011, 03:53 AM
Dave is too busy for the nonce... It's pre-Cristmas time he shoud be trying to be done with dealing before
Ok, keep on waiting:wub:
bobmoo79
08-12-2011, 12:29 PM
Did you really mean to say nonce? :bugeyed
You do know what that means in English slang, right? :mat:
Jabberwock Jackson
08-12-2011, 12:45 PM
Nonce also means "at the moment". So calm down. No offense was meant.
Vinter
08-12-2011, 03:14 PM
You do know what that means in English slang, right? :mat:
I'm not aware of Mirabella76 (http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/members/21107-Mirabella76)'s answer but mind there are not only native English speaking members here :smilerolleyes: so one may not know the meaning of a word in slang.
Nonce also means "at the moment". No offense was meant.
Hehe, thanks! :D
Since I'm not very knowledgable about legal things, I was wondering whether Mr. Walgren will actually be able to answer some questions that may be posed to him as long as there is going to be an appeal. Does the prosecution play a role in the appeal? If so, wouldn't that prohibit his ability to discuss various aspects of the case?
AW at least you guys tried.. Hopefully it will be sooner than later.
Has Ms. Brazil been contacted to do a Q&A???????
no. My feeling is that she's not really into discussing and generally lets/ prefers Walgren to talk. Our plan was if Walgren agreed we would send an invitation to her as well. It's still the plan. If in the future Walgren agrees, I'll extend the invitation to Brazil as well.
Since I'm not very knowledgable about legal things, I was wondering whether Mr. Walgren will actually be able to answer some questions that may be posed to him as long as there is going to be an appeal. Does the prosecution play a role in the appeal? If so, wouldn't that prohibit his ability to discuss various aspects of the case?
They file a response to the appeal. The appeal can take up to 2 years to be concluded. What we do with our Q&A's is we always give the opposite side to not answer. I always write "this is an Q&A and not an interrogation". If Walgren ever agrees and if I ever send him any questions I will say that he can refuse to answer any question for any reason. So he'll be in control of that.
Sophielo
08-12-2011, 06:11 PM
That's nice that he responded but completely understandable as he must be insanely busy!
Morphine7
08-12-2011, 07:48 PM
As a man, I will prefer to ask some questions to Miss Brazil :lol:
Ok serioulsy, Walgren was perfect during the trial, so it would be interesting to ask some questions to this great lawyer who defended Mike . My first question will be why he showed the picture of Michael naked ? I mean why they didn't show just to the jury?
Vinter
08-12-2011, 07:55 PM
..she's not really into discussing and generally lets/ prefers Walgren to talk.
That is true.
Our plan was if Walgren agreed we would send an invitation to her as well. It's still the plan. If in the future Walgren agrees, I'll extend the invitation to Brazil as well.
Thanks for this.
Pace,MioDolceCuore
08-12-2011, 08:15 PM
I think it's GREAT manners and polite to at least respond, even if the news is declining... Lord knows, just about everyone must have contacted their office and them for statements etc.
I understand that politically he wouldn't be quite ready to do this yet. He's a DA- just as Pastor being a Judge probably wouldn't think it wise to appear to close to the MJ fanbase for reasons completely understandable. It's been mere weeks. You definitely don't want to give any potential Murray defense any opportunity to look like you're 'in the Jackson's camp'- Chernoff already tried that in his defense argument- and Walgren blew up at that notion. If you're paid by the taxpayer- then you do have a number of items in your rules of conduct that people in the private sector don't necessarily have to abide by. Accepting gifts etc by the public. (I know, different issue- just mentioning it). Before Murray's appeal is DENIED DENIED DENIED and Murray actually served some time- before that I would not see them risk anything.
But it's awesome he at least replied! That's a little message in itself.
Mirabella76
08-12-2011, 09:33 PM
Did you really mean to say nonce? :bugeyed
You do know what that means in English slang, right? :mat:
Oh sorry can't stop laughin' :rollin:
now i check it in my dictionary and read another meaning of this word!
it's funny *lost in translation* so calm down english is not my native :innocent:
elusive moonwalker
09-12-2011, 07:23 PM
Very nice that he responded. i guess there might be issues with him being a d.a?
Ingelief
12-12-2011, 05:13 AM
would be interesting, but it depends on the questions, because i think the whole half of this forum is in love witn walgren, lol
christy
15-12-2011, 10:16 AM
Forget Q & A:cheeky: ....
...I 'd only be too happy if this turns to a LOVE Fest for Walgren! :girl_flirt::wub:
Sophielo
15-12-2011, 03:09 PM
As much as I love Walgren I think we need to refrain from declarations of love in the Q&A lol!
twinklEE
15-12-2011, 06:57 PM
As much as I love Walgren I think we need to refrain from declarations of love in the Q&A lol!
Not fair :beee:
roomdownstairs
16-12-2011, 10:43 AM
Thanks for the update Ivy. I suspect that when he is not so busy we will certainly hear more from him. Also... well into the future, possibly when he's not in his current job, he might elaborate on a lot of things that he wouldn't discuss now. ;)
windy09
21-12-2011, 01:24 AM
As you all probably know we had reached out to DDA Walgren and asked for a Q&A. Today he responded to us saying that he's currently unable to do it but might be able to do it at a later date.
Although DDA Walgren didn't elaborate (and I didn't ask), it's easy to realize that he might be busy with the upcoming restitution hearing and any other cases he might be handling.
We will revisit this offer at a later date. A Q&A might or might not happen in the future - there are no guarantees - but we still have hope. :)
As a lot of you were asking for a Q&A with Walgren, I thought I will keep you updated with this post.
Thank you Ivy. What about doing a Q & A with Debra Brazil? I understand that Mr. Walgren was the primary chair in this case; however, she did work along side, thus she had to be well informed on the case. What do you think? Sorry if someone already asked this question.
windy09
21-12-2011, 01:30 AM
no. My feeling is that she's not really into discussing and generally lets/ prefers Walgren to talk. Our plan was if Walgren agreed we would send an invitation to her as well. It's still the plan. If in the future Walgren agrees, I'll extend the invitation to Brazil as well.
They file a response to the appeal. The appeal can take up to 2 years to be concluded. What we do with our Q&A's is we always give the opposite side to not answer. I always write "this is an Q&A and not an interrogation". If Walgren ever agrees and if I ever send him any questions I will say that he can refuse to answer any question for any reason. So he'll be in control of that.
Thank you for the answer about contacting Ms. Brazil, which answered my question above. :angel:
FlyAway
21-12-2011, 06:33 PM
IF U DO get a Q&A with him, please tell him there is one member who is willing to die for him, like literally. OMG, I hope he does one later on ahhh :wild:
OMG!!! **Swoons**
Can you PLEASE PLEASE BEG him to do a live stream....? PLEASE!!!
Forget Q & A:cheeky: ....
...I 'd only be too happy if this turns to a LOVE Fest for Walgren! :girl_flirt::wub:
:lol: I do agree with you though! ;)
Daryll748
28-12-2011, 06:51 PM
WOW, if only that was true... Q & A with David Walgren :wub: oh and :clap:if it would be a LIVE stream...
Anyway, the ONLY question I would like him to ask is...
WHY did he 'agree' on the Manslaugther charge and didn't go for Murder 2 :scratch:
Then 4 years would have been 30 something :clapping:
Vinter
28-12-2011, 09:03 PM
Daryll748 (http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/members/5499-Daryll748), he has already answered this question during press conference after the sentencing or in 'In Session' program.. (don't remember exactly) and he answered that taking into consideration all the facts in this case, he still agreed to charge 'Manslaughter' instead of Murder 2... but maybe he would extend his answer a bit..
What I would really ask him (and I agree with Morphine7 (http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/members/87997-Morphine7)) is why did he/they decide to show that pic of Michael naked to the whole world? Why not show it only to the jury and to the judge?
Mirabella76
04-01-2012, 11:26 PM
Daryll748 (http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/members/5499-Daryll748), he has already answered this question during press conference after the sentencing or in 'In Session' program.. (don't remember exactly) and he answered that taking into consideration all the facts in this case, he still agreed to charge 'Manslaughter' instead of Murder 2... but maybe he would extend his answer a bit..
What I would really ask him (and I agree with Morphine7 (http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/members/87997-Morphine7)) is why did he/they decide to show that pic of Michael naked to the whole world? Why not show it only to the jury and to the judge?
he answered the same question during In Session as well.
as far as i know DDA has nothing to do with cameras in the courtroom. The second question more to the Judge and to the Family members (they could insist to turn cameras off while this photo was exhibited).
Severus Snape
10-01-2012, 11:50 AM
It will certainly be fascinating if he does agree to do it in future. He was brilliant and I am forever grateful to both him and Ms. Brazil for the stellar job they did in court. However, I've never been of the stock which swoons over him, so I'm not as psyched as I was when I heard Dr. Shafer was gonna talk to us lol. ♥ In short--I feel like an alien from Mars whenever I talk to other MJ fans about him, seeing as a good 90% of them have some sort of crush on him, and I clearly do not. =/
But, still, Mr. Walgren is a great man and he will doubtlessly have something interesting to say.
Sunflowers
20-02-2012, 10:21 AM
I completely understand that he won't do a Q&A any time soon. As long as the case is not done and over with I don't expect him too. But at least he did say in the future, so he is willing to do it. My guess is when this is all really 100% over and done with you can ask again and he'll do it.
Memefan
20-02-2012, 11:27 AM
he seems so busy, i can't picture him sitting down writing answers to all these questions.
Tedious. Especially with the financial issues they are having in CA
Lynnybb
20-02-2012, 03:20 PM
I would be interested in reading this -hope he decides to speak to the people who followed the trial.
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