( Muslim ) Convicted felon speaks about city council run (Colorado Springs)

KRDO. ^ | Jan 03, 2013 | Lindsay Watts

[george76]

Gary Flakes, a man convicted in the murders of two teenagers, formally announced Wednesday that he's running for Colorado Springs City Council.

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In 1997, Flakes was convicted of accessory to murder and negligent homicide in the killings of 13-year-old Andy Westbay and 15-year-old Scott Hawrysiak. The boys were gunned down as they were walking in the Cheyenne Meadows area on Valentine's Day.

Flakes and his friend Jeron Grant accused each other of pulling the trigger of the shotgun, and neither was convicted of murder, sparking outrage. After spending 12 years in prison, Flakes was released in 2011.

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Scott Hawrysiak's sister, Michele, said she was stunned when she heard about Flakes' plans to run for office.

"It's a slap in the face, it really is" said Michele Hawrysiak. "I understand you want to do all this, but why haven't you done any restitution for the families?"

Hawrysiak said Flakes has never attempted to apologize to her family and ignored an email she wrote to him seeking a face to face meeting.

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Flakes' supporters include former state Rep. Dennis Apuan and Rosemary Harris Lytle, president of the Colorado Springs NAACP.

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The Colorado Springs city attorney's office is looking into whether it's legal for a convicted felon to run for City Council.

[george76]

Colorado is one of five states that allow convicted felons to vote once they have completed their prison sentence, including parole requirements. You are eligible to register and vote the day you are released from parole.

http://www.ehow.com/list_6686608_rights-convicted-felons-colorado.html

[jammer]

Believe me, he won’t get far. He’s a laughingstock around here.

[jmaroneps37]

So he’s a murdering Muslim who violated his parole just a year ago, what difference now does it make? Keeping him out of office won’t fed a hungry child. /s/