Trial by bloggers?

[Alicia Leonard]

Attorney claims former Walton County Commissioner Herman Walker cannot get a fair trial in Walton, Okaloosa, Bay, Holmes or Washington counties because online comments depict him as 'an odious individual'

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/walker_11019___article.html/trial_attorney.html

 

[scooterbug44]

Someone started a Sowal thread about him (that not many were interested in) and obviously the poster has an ax to grind, but I don't think it's adequate grounds for a change of venue.

 

[Miss Critter]

"Odious in five counties." Could be the first honest political slogan.

 

[sunny456]

I started the post - but not b/c of an axe to grind. I thought the accident was horribly tragic.

Blood tests have shown that neither party was drinking and driving.

My heart goes out to all the families involved in the case. Especially the young children who lost their father.

I hope the case is resolved quickly for their sakes.

 

[wrobert]

Someone started a Sowal thread about him (that not many were interested in) and obviously the poster has an ax to grind, but I don't think it's adequate grounds for a change of venue.

The stuff they are posting on Topix is probably the problem. Those people do seem to have an axe to grind.