Posted on 10/23/2012 5:36:52 PM PDT by RummyChick
Romney’s arrest came in June 1981 when he proceeded to launch his motorboat at Wayland’s Lake Cochituate only moments after a park police officer had told him not to launch the craft or face a $50 fine
According to Romney’s version of the events, he had taken his family to the lake for a summer outing. As he was about to launch his boat, a park guard informed him that the license number of the boat had been painted over.
Romney said the guard told him not to put the boat in the water or he would be ticketed and fined $50. Frustrated and feeling that the license was still somewhat visible, Romney defied the order, saying it would be worth his while to be fined $50 to enjoy the day on the lake with his family.
“I figured I was at the state park with my kids. My five kids were in the car wondering why we weren’t going out in the boat, so I said I’d launch and pay the fine.”
The charges were later dropped. According to the Globe:
[t]he charges against Romney were dropped several days later and officially dismissed in February 1982 at Natick District Court….
Romney said … the reason the case was dropped was that he had threatened to charge the officer and his agency, then called the Department of Environmental Affairs, with false arrest.
Why did the Globe have to rely on “Romney’s version of the events,” you might ask? Because,
[a]t Romney’s request, the judge also agreed to seal the records, making them unavailable for public inspection…. The district court has refused a Globe request to unseal the files.
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Well, that does it! I am voting for Obama!
(please tell me I don’t need a sarcasm tag)
OH___ MY___ GOD!
Romney launched a boat without permission! This is despicable. He should be hauled before a human rights court.
haha. This is a non-story. Barry was dealing crack.
yep
Anybody remember Obama owing thousands of dollars in unpaid parking tickets from his days at Columbia university, that he didn’t bother to pay until he was running for president?
If this is all they have, that is sad indeed...
Wow, a regular ole desperado.
Even Allred isn’t that dumb.
This is hugh! “Oh the huge Manatee!”
Oldplayer
A real game changer.
God I hope so, this is beyond pathetic... I can only imagine what the Obama campaign’s internal polling looks like at this point.
Hahaha. This is absurd. So the hell what.
By the way what is wrong with this site? Very frustrating.
The only thing is Gloria usually represents someone wronged - like a female in distress etc.
Who would be her client?? The arresting officer????
That’s it?
Gloria, where’s the beef????
I think you found it. Class warfare. They’ll pitch we all have to follow rules but not Romney. I think this is all they have. Hahaha.
I was going to vote for Romney even if he beat up his illegal maid and then murdered her and then hid the chopped up body in the fridge, but, this has me thinking.
Too late I voted last Saturday, first in line to start it off RIGHT, waited 2 hours, voted Romney.
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Listen carefully, I'm only going to say this once...
I..., did not..., have sex..., with that woman..., Veronica Flaminsky...
...and her brother is out of the country living in Maggie Williams old flat in Paris.
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