Posted on 01/26/2010 11:54:04 AM PST by JoeProBono
WEST DEPTFORD, N.J., It perhaps didn't have the shock factor from "The Godfather," but the delivery of a fake horse head to New Jersey's Senate president drew a lot of attention.
Robert Godman, 61, of Wenonah, N.J., was charged with fourth-degree harassment after delivering the fake horse head to the Gloucester County office of Senate President Steve Sweeney in West Deptford, The (Newark) Star-Ledger reported.
Investigators said the incident was taken seriously when the toy head was delivered Jan. 15, the newspaper said Monday. "We don't really know what his motivation was here. The intent's not clear," State Police Sgt. Stephen Jones said.
Sweeney aide Michelle Coryell said the incident occurred as Sweeney was serving as acting governor for Jon Corzine, who was in Europe during his last week in office.
"A man came in and gave the package to a male staffer," Coryell said. "He said, 'I have a package for Senator Sweeney to give to Gov. Christie.'" Chris Christie was sworn in as governor Jan. 19.
Inside the box was a toy horse's head, an apparent reference to the famous scene in the 1972 mob movie "The Godfather."
"He never saw the senator," Coryell said. "The senator doesn't know him. There was no note. We didn't feel it was very funny. It was shocking. It shut down our office."
“Can you hear me now?”
Should have sent the other end, that they can understand.
Pathetic. Hopefully this will get tossed by a sane jury.
“We don’t really know what his motivation was here. The intent’s not clear”
Then how in the heck can you charge someone with a crime???
Hey Senate President Steve Sweeney and your office — grow up! Stop being hysterical ninnies.
Good idea. Here are Harry Reid’s addresses:
Reno
Bruce R. Thompson
Courthouse & Federal Bldg
400 S. Virginia St, Suite 902
Reno, NV 89501
Phone: 775-686-5750
Fax: 775-686-5757
Washington DC
522 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3542
Fax: 202-224-7327
Toll Free for Nevadans:
1-866-SEN-REID (736-7343)
Carson City
600 East William St, #302
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775-882-REID (7343)
Fax: 775-883-1980
Las Vegas
Lloyd D. George Building
333 Las Vegas Boulevard
South, Suite 8016
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: 702-388-5020
Fax: 702-388-5030
We’ll have better government and far fewer arrogant thugs in office if politicians are JUST a wee bit “concerned” about the penalties involved in screwing their constituents.
A few years back, folk sent bricks to Congress.
Fake horse heads, dressed in doctor’s outfits with fake stethoscopes, would be pretty cool.
And lighter than bricks.
Horse head toy = 4th degree “harassment”
Teabag = ?
Translation: We LEO don't know what he was doing, so when in doubt, charge him with a crime and let him prove himself innocent after spending thousands of dollars.
A rebuttal, with very foul language:
Except as provided in subsection e., a person commits a petty disorderly persons offense if, with purpose to harass another, he:
a. Makes, or causes to be made, a communication or communications anonymously or at extremely inconvenient hours, or in offensively coarse language, or any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm;
b. Subjects another to striking, kicking, shoving, or other offensive touching, or threatens to do so; or
c. Engages in any other course of alarming conduct or of repeatedly committed acts with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person.
A communication under subsection a. may be deemed to have been made either at the place where it originated or at the place where it was received.
d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2001, c. 443).
e. A person commits a crime of the fourth degree if, in committing an offense under this section, he was serving a term of imprisonment or was on parole or probation as the result of a conviction of any indictable offense under the laws of this State, any other state or the United States.
N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4
IMHO, in this case his action trumps this catch-all NJ law by the US Constitution for protected political speech....
Unless the “perp’ states that he intended to threaten and his actions were not intended as a political statement.
He gave Sweeney a horse’s head so that he’s have all the parts of a complete horse.
All politicians are the other end.
Gail Soro, former town board member in Waywayanda New York, had a horse head tossed into her pool.
Comments she made prior to finding it seemed to idicate that she did it herself/had someone else do it for her.
Politicians only understand other politicians.
Perhaps they’d prefer these:
http://www.giantmicrobes.com/
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