Posted on 06/14/2010 12:41:10 PM PDT by i88schwartz
"I'm sorry, I apologize," Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC) said at a press conference.
"No matter how partisan politics have become, there is no excuse," he said.
He took questions from the press and apologized several times throughout the presser.
VIDEO: Dem Congressman Etheridge Assaults Student On Street
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
Being hugged without consent is a sexual crime.
Do they really want to go there, too?
Etheridge will end up on the Sex Offenders Register.
Watch the video carefully. At about 20 seconds he either knocks the microphone/recorder or camera phone from the boys hands or grabs it. Watch his left hand at about 50-55 seconds. It looks like he has the device in his hand as he turns and walks off. Did he immediately give it back? If not he’s guilty of robbery and depending on the retail value of the item it could be a felony. I know if it’s called theft if the value is less than $500 it’s a misdemeanor and $500 or more it’s a felony. But he also used strong arm tactics to take it from the boy I think it’s automatically a felony. Don’t know DC law.
If it was a pocket tape recorder/digital recorder it’s probably worth less than $500. If it was a cell phone it could be worth more than $500 at replacement cost. Even the cheapest phones are around $250 without the discounts offered by the phone companies for expending the contract or starting a new contract with them. However, it looks like a digital recorder to me by the way he’s originally holding it.
Still waiting for the video where the American sheep actually fights back.
He was not real convincing or clear in his “apology”. Who is his GOP opponent in November; anybody know?
If I was that student on the video, I would have called 911 and pressed assault charges straight off.
Renee Ellmers.
Taken care of.
The media is asking him one leading question after another in an effort to help him blame Republicans. At least he is smart enough to know that there is a video and if he attempts to push this off on the kids he will engender even more scorn then he has already earned.
What an incredibly dumb politician.
As would I. I bet his phone has been ringing off the hook with lawyers wanting to represent him in the civil suit.
I bet he never would have tried that stuff with Epic Beard Guy!
You are right about that. If he grabbed my wrist, he would’ve made an appointment afterwards with his Dentist.
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There were definite sexual overtones to the way he restrained and tried to dominate the kid.
I definitely wouldn't want see him at any highway rest-stop.
Anyone notice he was a foot taller than the victim he assaulted?
In the right venue, he would have had his jaw broken.
Clearly you’re not a lawyer...
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