TenaciousTBacon
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Some people have no shame.
It's his lies and his use of power that tell us that he shouldn't be allowed to have a law license.Update: Ravnsborg fights for his law license and there is a new podcast on the accident and the aftermath:
As Ravnsborg tries to keep his law license, his integrity is lost • South Dakota Searchlight
Whatever the state Supreme Court decides about Jason Ravnsborg's law license, it’s likely the jury will be out for some time on whether he can ever rebuild his integrity.southdakotasearchlight.com
Q&A with podcaster: Q&A: The long road to 'Short Walk,' a new podcast on the Ravnsborg accident and impeachment • South Dakota Searchlight
Short Walk
Lee Strubinger, SDPB’s Politics & Public Policy Reporter, chronicles the story of former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Follow the story from after Ravnsborg struck and killed pedestrian Joe Boever in September 2020 to his impeachment and removal from office in 2022.listen.sdpb.org
Ravnsborg had a reputation for being the kind of driver who takes speed limit signs as a suggestion rather than a rule. Prosecutors played body camera clips from various Ravnsborg traffic stops. His opening line was always the same: I’m the attorney general. Stopped near his National Guard base, he changed the script: I’m the commanding officer. Phoning 911 the night of the accident, he knew what to say: This is the attorney general.
Head of SD Dept. of Public Safety to retire later this month
The head of South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety is retiring from state government. Republican Governor Kristi Noem is already announcing his replacement.listen.sdpb.org
"Price was a key player in the House impeachment proceedings of former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg."
"Price’s Highway Patrol reconstructed the crash scene and were prohibited by the panel to give a full presentation of their investigation."
snipped for focus @mickey2942Interesting. And Secretary Price, believed that the charge should have been Manslaughter. I wonder how long the statute of limitation is on Manslaughter? Isn't that the same as murder? And never runs out? ....
I think that was part of his defense? He had witnesses and video surveillance to prove he wasn’t drinking."Any person who, while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or substances in a manner and to a degree prohibited by § 32-23-1, without design to effect death, operates or drives a vehicle of any kind in a negligent manner and thereby causes the death of another person, including an unborn child, is guilty of vehicular homicide. Vehicular homicide is a Class 3 felony...."
I think that was part of his defense? He had witnesses and video surveillance to prove he wasn’t drinking.
It’s interesting, too, that the State Bar is only asking for a 2-year suspension. You would think killing someone and lying about it would be a lifetime revocation.
I don't think any further criminal charges could be brought against Ravnsborg. I think he deserved more for sure.Interesting. And Secretary Price, believed that the charge should have been Manslaughter. I wonder how long the statute of limitation is on Manslaughter? Isn't that the same as murder? And never runs out? No double jeopardy is attached, as Ravnsborg was never charged with Manslaughter...
I think that Ravnsborg should be quiet and tiptoe very softly. He never knows who will stir up this pot again.
Of course, we know he won't. This may be interesting to watch. Politics change quickly.
Is it normal for a decision to suspend a license to take this long? His hearing was back in February.
I don't think it is unusual. There were a couple of disbarment and/or revocation hearings in my jurisdiction recently and looking back it appears there was about 4-5 months between hearing/submission for the ruling to come down. It works differently in various states but here the bar has the hearings and submits everything to the State Supreme Court who then has to review everything, on top of their normal work flow.Is it normal for a decision to suspend a license to take this long? His hearing was back in February.
Update: Ravnsborg fights for his law license and there is a new podcast on the accident and the aftermath:
As Ravnsborg tries to keep his law license, his integrity is lost • South Dakota Searchlight
Whatever the state Supreme Court decides about Jason Ravnsborg's law license, it’s likely the jury will be out for some time on whether he can ever rebuild his integrity.southdakotasearchlight.com
Q&A with podcaster: Q&A: The long road to 'Short Walk,' a new podcast on the Ravnsborg accident and impeachment • South Dakota Searchlight
Short Walk
Lee Strubinger, SDPB’s Politics & Public Policy Reporter, chronicles the story of former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Follow the story from after Ravnsborg struck and killed pedestrian Joe Boever in September 2020 to his impeachment and removal from office in 2022.listen.sdpb.org
@mickey2942So, this seems impossibly stupid to me, the board, if they decide to take his law license, it would be "retroactive" for two years and end August 2024.
So, if he practiced law for the last two years, if he is disbarred, if he did any work it would be negated? Or?
That doesn't even seem like any sort of punishment at all.
"Retroactive" Suspension of Law License?
@mickey2942
I hit a paywall w Argus.
Can someone w access cut & paste quotes from article by someone w the SD bar disciplinary committee (<--- should not be a copyright prob, imo) about the sanction being considered? TiA.