[SML] Boston Mayor's aides convicted of demanding music festival hire union stagehands.

[Bill Conner]

If it had been in Chicago there would be no doubt the defendants were
guilty and they would have been found not guilty.

On Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 5:15 PM Kristi R-C via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> I wonder if the request was made for a liability standpoint.
>
> Not saying the local 11 folks are infallible, but they are pretty damn
> good. And after seeing a BUNCH of horrible incidents in a variety of places
> coupled with knowing how risk-adverse Boston is with all the historical
> landmarks, I'd require top-notch crew before giving a permit to do
> something there, too.
>
> FWIW, one of my fave rental companies just refused to supply gear for an
> annual festival because they didn't want to be associated with the crew
> that is provided by the promoter.
>
> I've got mad respect for folks who will put safety and integrity over
> profit. They're the ones I want to do business with.
>
> Kristi R-C
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Niederberg via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
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> Cc: Richard Niederberg <ladesigners at gmail.com>; June Abernathy <
> jea00321 at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Sat, Aug 10, 2019 3:54 pm
> Subject: Re: [SML] Boston Mayor's aides convicted of demanding music
> festival hire union stagehands.
>
> The Boston Jury was allowed to reasonably infer things that are not
> presented in evidence. The Jury, being the 'Conscious of the Court', is
> allowed t use its judgment in deciding what the facts were if there is a
> gap in the chain of evidence.
> /s/ Richard
>
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