Comments on Legal Tips & Commentary: San Diego City Attorney

Mike Aguirre is a political opportunist, not a whi...

2005-10-11T23:01:00.000-07:00

Mike Aguirre is a political opportunist, not a whistle blower. He has lost almost as many elections as Ron Roberts.

Contrary to what you may think, he is the attorney for the City and reports and takes direction form the City Council. He has demonstrated that he plays fast and loose with the facts, does not understand the role of the City Attorney's office and he has violated multiple rules of ethics for the legal profession.

While I agree the entire City Council should go, including Donna Frye, Mike Aguirre is hardly the answer.

I think the city council should be ashamed of them...

2005-10-11T22:24:00.000-07:00

I think the city council should be ashamed of themselves. It appears they are not "serving" the people of San Diego. I think it is always unpopular to be a whistle blower, but someone needs to expose the stinking corruption. As always, the person exposing the problem is deemed a trouble maker. I am sure they would like Aguirre to be a "good ole boy" and joing their group while they all line their pockets! If it was up to me, I would like to see the entire city coucil fired and start over with a group of ethical public servants! Hooray for Mike Aguirre for being the only person with the nerve to stand up for what is right. I don't care who he works for, he has an obligation to the people who voted for him. Maybe he should run for Mayor.....

I agree that sometimes it seems like law enforcmen...

2005-02-12T18:30:00.000-08:00

I agree that sometimes it seems like law enforcment takes a lot time to investigate and prosecute crimes. However, it is important to remember how difficult some cases can be to present at trial.

White collar crimes and crimes that involve a lot of forensic accounting are very boring and tedious, for the parties and for the jurors. Before filing charges, time is spent carefully gathering the evidence and preparing it for trial. Once charges are filed, the defendants are entitled to speedy trial and that can be harmful to a case if the prosecution has not completed the investigation.

Our legal system cannot neatly wrap up a case in one hour, notwithstanding what you might see on Law & Order.

I would like to think that Judge Dick Murphy would...

2005-02-12T17:44:00.000-08:00

I would like to think that Judge Dick Murphy would be able to handle the city corruption scandals with openness and accountability. It at times does appear that Mr. Aguirre may very well have other interests at hand, however, no one seems to be willing to hold this city accountable other than Mr. Aguirre. I am hopeful but doubtful that the endictiments will ever come to fruition due to legal wranglings which will suffocate the investigations. From the comments from City Council members after Aguirre released his press release, they come across as secretive and elusive. For example, all they have said to rebut Aguirre is that they need to put things behind and move ahead. Never have they acknowledged the need to hold anyone accountable.

I see this as a two double edged sword. On the one...

2005-02-12T17:38:00.000-08:00

I see this as a two double edged sword. On the one hand, the corruption within the City of San Diego must be exposed! The US Attorney and FBI seem to drag their feet.... I think Mr. Aguirre is exposing their corruption, however at times it does appear that he may be grandstanding.... However, he may also be frustrated at the fact that nothing has been done to hold the city officials accountable.