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West Point reinstates cadet in LaBelle altercation
HOUSTON CHRONICLE ^ | 8/19/11 | ALLAN TURNER

Posted on 08/20/2011 6:45:00 AM PDT by Aunt Polgara

A West Point cadet from Houston will return to class Monday after military academy officials rescinded a suspension that came after he was embroiled in a March altercation with singer Patti LaBelle's entourage at a local airport.

Word from the New York military academy came as dueling lawsuits - one filed by cadet Richard King, the other by LaBelle - await resolution in local courts.

King's attorney, John Raley, said Houston police recently apprised academy officials that the 23-year-old cadet had not been implicated in wrongdoing in the March 11 incident at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

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Finally!
1 posted on 08/20/2011 6:45:05 AM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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To: Aunt Polgara
I have never liked Patti LaBelle and this incident did nothing to raise her image in my eyes.

This is good news indeed for Cadet King.
I hope he is fully vindicated in the court system too.

2 posted on 08/20/2011 6:48:24 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Deploy. Dominate. Disappear.)
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To: Aunt Polgara

Good


3 posted on 08/20/2011 6:49:09 AM PDT by svcw
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To: Aunt Polgara
Cadet in LaBelle guard tussle back at West Point
4 posted on 08/20/2011 6:51:34 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: A.A. Cunningham
The earlier AP story didn't have the important information that the Houston Police have exonerated Cadet King of any wrongdoing, which should help his case against LaBelle tremendously.
5 posted on 08/20/2011 6:55:43 AM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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To: Aunt Polgara

The bigger issue is political correctness. West Point was too quick to pass judgement in the first place without all the facts. LaBelle and her bodyguards will get off too.


6 posted on 08/20/2011 7:19:49 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Aunt Polgara
King's attorney, John Raley, said Houston police recently apprised academy officials that the 23-year-old cadet had not been implicated in wrongdoing in the March 11 incident at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

When your attorney says the police have not implicated you, that's not the same as the police saying they have exonerated you.

7 posted on 08/20/2011 7:41:38 AM PDT by heartwood
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To: Aunt Polgara

Good news for a change!


8 posted on 08/20/2011 7:45:22 AM PDT by Guenevere (....)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Who is Patti LaBelle???


9 posted on 08/20/2011 7:53:51 AM PDT by jesseam (Been there, done that)
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To: heartwood

When the cops are out to screw with you, this is the equivalent of a formal declaration of sainthood.

It means they can’t even dream up something to charge you with.


10 posted on 08/20/2011 7:55:31 AM PDT by Eldon Tyrell
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To: heartwood

“When your attorney says the police have not implicated you, that’s not the same as the police saying they have exonerated you.”

Of course, you are technically correct, but don’t you agree that things are definitely looking up for Cadet King’s lawsuit against LaBelle and her goons?


11 posted on 08/20/2011 7:57:02 AM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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To: Aunt Polgara

Yes, FINALLY. It took West Point and HPD far too long to deal with this properly. Too bad the consequence of telling West Point to pack sand would be enlistment.

West Point should hand their collective heads in shame for having passed such a harsh and wrong judgement against the Cadet. I will never think of West Point the same again.

Whoever made the decision to expel him from the Academy needs to be disciplined accordingly.


12 posted on 08/20/2011 8:00:35 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Half the people are below average.)
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To: Aunt Polgara
“Who is Patti LaBelle???”

Presuming that you honestly don't know (and forgot the sarcasm tag), Patti LaBelle is a formerly fairly famous singer.

You can see the altercation at the airport here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfbQdxi43J4

West Point cadet King is in the yellow shirt and was assaulted by LaBelle’s goons for daring to get too close to her luggage at the airport as he was wandering around talking on his cell phone.

13 posted on 08/20/2011 8:02:34 AM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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To: Sequoyah101
It certainly was a rush to judgment by West Point. Presumably, they made the decision before they saw the video. Even if King was falling down drunk, it's clear from the video that his attention was on his cell phone call, not on LaBelle.

The fact that the cops took LaBelle’s word for what happened and then posed for pictures with her made things even worse. At least the cops responsible have been disciplined. Apparently there are also some eye witnesses to the events that back up Cadet King's story. I imagine that the one on the other side of the phone call would also have something helpful to say.

14 posted on 08/20/2011 8:08:31 AM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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To: Aunt Polgara

Maybe Mr. Allen Turner, the reporter, could have done something novel and done some research on the meaning of “suspended separation”.

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/justicelawlegislation/l/aadischarge3.htm

I believe that the Cadet in question has been under suspended separation since the incident and not was under suspended separation before the incident. The lame brain reporter implies that the Cadet was under disciplinary action even before the event. I do not believe this was the case at all.


15 posted on 08/20/2011 8:24:36 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Half the people are below average.)
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To: Aunt Polgara

Yeah, the cops were “reassigned”. Guess they sent them directly to the donut shop instead of just having to stop by.

See my post 15. It looks like the press are still ignorant or still trying to smear Cadet King.


16 posted on 08/20/2011 8:32:14 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Half the people are below average.)
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To: Sequoyah101

“See my post 15. It looks like the press are still ignorant or still trying to smear Cadet King.”

Of course, don’t you know that all crackers (especially men) are racist and therefore guilty of whatever is charged??

I am soooo tired of the racist card.


17 posted on 08/20/2011 8:37:19 AM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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To: Aunt Polgara

It appears that there should not have been any negative action taken by West Point. That they took such actions based upon a situation caused by LaBelle’s employees means that his damages against her will be amplified.

If you watch the video you can see that she had no regard for the young mans condition. She could have cared less about him. She would be well advised to drop her action against him and make him an offer he can’t refuse.

The interesting point is that without a doubt Patti LaBell has made the majority of her money off people that are white because the majority are white. She apparently has disdain for the hand that feeds her...


18 posted on 08/20/2011 8:48:23 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks.)
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To: Aunt Polgara
Two police officers - who later were reassigned - are seen on the tape posing for photographs with the singer after the incident.

This was what really struck me when I first saw the video. These cops were not impartial in this situation.

And the rush to judgment on the part of the media and West Point were very reminiscent of the Duke University incident.

19 posted on 08/20/2011 8:51:35 AM PDT by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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“If you watch the video you can see that she had no regard for the young mans condition. She could have cared less about him. She would be well advised to drop her action against him and make him an offer he can’t refuse.”

But, but, but.... LaBelle played the race card, which automatically shields her from any liability, don’tcha know????

20 posted on 08/20/2011 9:00:12 AM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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