My speculation only is there is a connection between Taylor and the Kanareks and Taylor is satisfying the Kanarek lust for vengeance. I am more convinced of shenanigans since Taylor has now refused to recuse himself from the case to allow an unbiased and perhaps untainted judge to make objective decisions based on FACT and Krol requirements. We know Jonathan Kanarek has made inappropriate contact with Taylor as well as the civil case Judge. Who does that? This family knows no boundaries and apparently feel they are above the laws and social rules of modern society! Approaching Tarshis before the trial? Sending “victim” letters to judges? We all know how the imaginative Kanareks like to tell a fantasy story! If only they could keep their stories straight! Absolutely disgusting and unbelievable!
Part of me thinks that open hearings going forward would be good. It will continue to expose Taylor’s clearly punitive attitude and snark very clearly.
Yes, and so what? The State of NJ found no impropriety with Taylor’s behavior during the trial or his remarks about Barisone’s appearance during the first hearing and Taylor KNOWS complaints were filed. His little-man ego has been bolstered and Barisone will be the recipient of his “justice”.
Again, compare Taylor to Weaver (the Murdough trial judge). The difference is night and day.
Score one for the Kanareks for now…at least until the public and press apply pressure to clean up Greystone and follow the state regulations.
The only positive from this circus today is Barisone is still safe from physical harm by any Kanarek.
Your reading between the lines is spot on!
People with better memory than me, I thought MB didn’t have to go through hearings to move up levels.
That’s what this September article said.
When you say that State of NJ found no impropriety on Taylor’s part… you mean in terms of complaints and inquiries members of the public made… correct?
The appeal of the original Krol Hearing decision is still pending, I thought.
Thank you, I thought that was stated somewhere.
So Taylor is moving the goalposts, and MB will have to pay legal fees for representation at EACH Krol hearing as they move up levels one by one?
Isn’t that a financial abuse of process?
Part of me agrees with you. More light shining on the situation can’t hurt.
But, rules are rules for a reason. And the rules clearly state the hearings should be in camera. And that I find is problematic. Maybe if media covering the hearings point that fact out as well, that they are only there because the judge skipped over that rule, I’d feel better about it.
Clearly Michael Barisone isn’t waiving his right to an in camera hearing. I think that should be stated somewhere.
I think changing the rules mid-game is problematic. If he ruled that he could move steps without coming back to court, when and how, and why did he change his mind?
Today’s article is unclear on that sticking point to me.
Yes. Those who filed official complaints regarding Taylor’s behavior and obvious bias during the trial and the hearing, received a nice letter from the State Judicial Committee saying they investigated and found no issue with Taylor’s comments or disregard of Krol directives.
You’re welcome!
Wouldn’t it be great if Michael Barisone received even basic treatment at Greystone? What the heck is that hospital doing if not treating the patients and ignoring previous decisions against them???
It’s called “warehousing”.
Per a Nancy Jaffer article about the last Krol hearing, Bilinkas made a point of thanking the judge for allowing the Greystone staff to allow MB to move through the levels without his approval.
I thought that meant the judge just needs to approve conditional or unconditional release, not visits.
And @ekat posted the article. Thanks.
Thank heaven I live in a state with great oversight of psychiatric facilities - public and private, and take patient rights very seriously!
To have one person get stuck demonstrating both the shortcomings of safe sport when it comes to false allegations, and also the completely ineffective system at Greystone seems like… a lot. A lot, a lot.
I think Judge Taylor is trying to be transparent and fair. He let the defense have a lot of leeway in trial. I think his only concern is safety and fairness. Who knows who will be next? I think it’s a really big mistake to try to replace him.
What has SafeSport done incorrectly? They moved the permanent ban to temporary and will be reviewing the temporary when MB is eventually deemed no longer a threat to himself or others. I don’t know what they will do as they are safety first but changing from permanent to temporary is a good sign MB can get back to training.
