I have learned, through bitter experience, that, as a citizen of Medina County, Ohio, YOU HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS!
Tragically, the judges of the Medina County courts, and most notably judge CHRISTOPHER COLLIER, disregard the United States Constitution, the Constitution of the State of Ohio, and the law as they pompously preside over their little fiefdoms as if they were kings of the realm.
Citizens of Medina County, and others, are daily being deprived of their protections guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution when they appear before these kings of the realm in the courts of Medina County.
The state of the criminal injustice system is so appalling, it is difficult to know where to begin.
As a fundamental matter, poorly trained sheriff's deputies who do not know the law have poor judgment and make bad arrests. Someone needs to inform these officers that a valid and legal arrest requires that the officer have probable cause. These deputies need a little education and training in this regard. It is not enough to simply suspect an individual committed an offense, make an unlawful arrest, and then sort it out later.
The law requires that an officer have a substantial basis for making an arrest, with or without a warrant, although admittedly the law holds little sway with the prosecutors and judges in this county. In sum, sloppy police work leads to bad arrests, at least in the real world outside Medina County.
County Prosecutor Dean Holman and his criminal assistants (an appropriate characterization) own the judges, who dance to Holman's tune. If, for example, Holman says "jump," COLLIER asks "How high?" I have witnessed it firsthand.
COLLIER dare not rule in accord with the law for fear of offending Holman and risk losing his lifetime appointment to the bench. If COLLIER were to offend Dem Holman, then the Dems would run an opponent against Pub COLLIER in a general election. If he were to lose an election, COLLIER would then have to go out and earn an honest living.
I suppose you believed that only Federal judges (real judges) were appointed for life. That might be true elsewhere, but not in Medina County. Let me explain.
COLLIER was hand-picked to fill the unexpired term of Bill Batchelder who moved on to another political post in 1998. Since that time, by virtue of an unholy power-sharing arrangement between Dems and Pubs, COLLIER has "run" for office of judge unopposed in general elections since, up to and including the present election.
Now you may find all of this hard to believe. However, you can go to the Medina County Board of Elections, as I did, and confirm this fact for yourself.
COLLIER has been so sure that he would not be opposed by a Dem opponent that he never formed a campaign committee, solicited campaign funds, or spent any money seeking "re-election." In order to satisfy yourself of this very fact, you need go only to the website of the Secretary of State, found at http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/candidates.aspx where you can do a search on COLLIER and confirm the above.
I, however, to be sure of the facts, went to the Medina County Board of Elections where board personnel confirmed to me that COLLIER has never formed a campaign committee or filed any campaign finance reports. Now that's real confidence!
So, it is reasonable to conclude, based upon the facts, that COLLIER clearly expected that he would not be opposed by a Dem in a general election.
It certainly smacks of a conspiracy between Dems and Pubs, doesn't it?
Now it's time for a short quiz.
QUESTION: How many people does it take to change a light bulb in the Medina County Courthouse?
ANSWER: Three! Kimbler to climb the ladder and hold the light bulb in the socket; COLLIER to rotate the ladder; and Holman to tell COLLIER which way to turn!
MORE TO COME....
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