Remember last week, when CNS’ Fred Lucas insisted that Obama judicial nominee Robert Chatigny had a “Record of Leniency for Sex Offenders,” despite the fact that he offered no evidence of “leniency”? Well, Lucas isn’t done baselessly smearing the judge.
In a June 15 article headlined “Obama Appellate Court Nominee Gave Lenient Sentences for Sex-Related Crimes,” Lucas again tries to promote the idea that Chatigny was “lenient,” this time highlighting cases in which Chatigny gave lower sentences than proscribed in federal guidelines. But as before, Lucas blows it, not only by not explaining how that equates to “leniency” but by providing Chatigny’s explanations for the sentences he gave, which sound reasonable to anyone familiar with the law enforcement system.
Lucas makes no effort to counter Chatigny’s arguments — indeed, the word “lenient” appears nowhere in his article.But slapping a headline with the word “lenient” on a story explains nothing.
This looks like another CNS failure to create a controversy where none exists.