THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, July 18, 1996 TAG: 9607170126
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 06 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: 49 lines
Are lawyers allowed to lie during trials of criminal suspects?
Lawyers aren't stupid, so they know that DNA evidence is conclusive.
The DNA evidence in the O.J. Simpson trial seemed to show beyond any doubt that Simpson was guilty of a double murder. Yet his lawyers said that he was innocent. And the members of the jury were either too biased or too stupid to reach a proper verdict.
During a recent trial locally, the DNA evidence showed that there was only one chance in 13 million that the accused person was not guilty. But the trial ended with a hung jury. The defense lawyer told the jury that the DNA evidence was unreliable.
There have been several instances in recent months in which those charged or convicted of crimes were released based on DNA evidence. Are we to assume that DNA evidence can prove a person's innocence but not his guilt?
Edward F. Unser
Oyster Bay Lane
Suffolk Competition would help cure our cable problems
This is yet another of a long list of complaints concerning Suffolk's Falcon Cable.
My 84-year-old grandmother, who has recently come to live with me, had cable TV installed. I called Falcon Cable at the time of installation and got the price so I could give it to the installer.
The job was done incorrectly, which resulted in the man's returning to replace the box and not having all the service I was told we would be getting.
This resulted in a ``second'' bill. Upon calling about this, I was told not to worry, that it would be taken off.
Instead it shows up month after month as a ``late notice.'' This has added to the worries of my grandmother, who is not in the best of health.
My grandmother's nurse and I have been to Falcon Cable but have gotten nowhere.
It seems to me it's about time we had some competition in the cable TV market; we have it in all other areas of businesses.
It's time we the consumers are given a choice instead of being held hostage to a company that either doesn't care about its customers or is not competent in this business.
Bill Ward
West Washington Street
Suffolk by CNB