TPiR, what did I miss? Options

[TeppanYaki]

As for her having an "axe to grind", I didn't see any axe -- heck, I didn't even see a tree!

When she's stated on record that she's a fact-checker for Chris Mann's tell-all about Barker and the majority of her posts are against Barker, my perception is that she has an axe to grind. My .02.

As for your case regarding doing gruntwork to get what you want, point taken; however, I don't have the at-least $320 it might take to download the "thousands" of pages from the L.A. Superior Court's website.

[Mr. Bill]

When she's stated on record that she's a fact-checker for Chris Mann's tell-all about Barker and the majority of her posts are against Barker, my perception is that she has an axe to grind. My .02.

As for your case regarding doing gruntwork to get what you want, point taken; however, I don't have the at-least $320 it might take to download the "thousands" of pages from the L.A. Superior Court's website.

Granted, Mr. Barker is not God and is human, and as such is not perfect. However, while I have been aware of the raft of lawsuits against him for various slights real and perceived, I was not aware of her purpose in doing all this research, therefore I feel I was too hasty in my assessment of her intentions. My .03, to make it an even .05.

As for your comment about the excessive costs involved in doing gruntwork, I should have realized just how expensive it's become to do your own legwork. Money is tighter than ever and I, for one, most definitely have not got $320 or whatever laying around free to do it. Your point taken in return. That makes the score 1-1 and it's your serve for the win.

[TeppanYaki]

As for your comment about the excessive costs involved in doing gruntwork, I should have realized just how expensive it's become to do your own legwork. Money is tighter than ever and I, for one, most definitely have not got $320 or whatever laying around free to do it. Your point taken in return. That makes the score 1-1

Hey - we both see where we're trying to come from, right?

To disclose why it's $320; eight cases that Pentellit talked about... a name search under "Barker" will cost $4.75. It's a flat fee of $7.50 for each document downloaded, so that's another $60. However, that's up to 10 pages. After that, each page is seven cents - up to a charge of $40.

There might be a site out there that already has this - I don't know. My searches probably weren't thorough enough but I didn't make any progress.

So - it's back to square one -- and pentellit's choice.

[pentellit]

I was not aware of her purpose in doing all this research, therefore I feel I was too hasty in my assessment of her intentions. My .03, to make it an even .05.

Mr. Bill, just so you know, Chris Mann has called me numerous times in order to double check facts regarding the show since I have long-standing friendships with people who work or worked there. I have arranged introductions and interviews for him. Chris is an amazing researcher. His book "Come and Knock On My Door" was made into the hit tv movie about Three's Company. He is currently writing the biography and tribute to the late and definitely great John Ritter.

As for myself, like most people who know the real behind the scenes dramas of TPIR, I was repulsed by what I personally witnessed Bob Barker, with the help of his boy Roger, do to alot of hard working, honest people. Eight lawsuits tell the story.

If anyone here does actually wish to become better informed, and you invest your time and energy and do all the research work on the court docs, please make sure that you chronicle, catagorize, copy and cross-reference everything you read so that others who aren't going to take the time or do the work, won't have to.

[chris319]

You can expend all kinds of time, trouble and expense retrieving and reading court documents and in the end, what have you accomplished? What have you proven? You may simply wind up corroborating what pentellit has been saying all along or what was broadcast on E! Hollywood True Story.

For now, the conclusions reached on E! True Hollywood Story are good enough for me. I'll buy and read Chris Mann's book when it comes out. What I really want to know, though, is why criminal charges were never brought against Barker for allegedly firing people who testified truthfully against Barker's interests. I'm curious whether all of these out-of-court settlements that were reached had some kind of clause prohibiting criminal charges from being filed. Pentellit, do you know anything about it?

[pentellit]

Hi Chris, good question. I don't know. Is it because they were civil cases and require someone making charges?

Anyone know?

[chris319]

I don't see why you couldn't file a civil suit and bring criminal charges, unless you settle and dropping the criminal charges is part of the settlement.