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Arrest wasn't first time police had eye on (sexual predator) Ritter
Albany Times Union Newspaper
Posted on 01/21/2003 6:57:20 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: aristeides
This may explain why Clyne fired the ADA in Ritter's case.It does. And if the ADA didn't tell him about the case, she's out the door.
Was it the same ADA in the coke case as in Ritter's case or was it a different one.
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:20:38 AM PST
by
Catspaw
To: SeeRushToldU_So
This very interesting.I wonder if his handlers were holding this over his head for blackmail purposes? I wonder if this the cause of his 180 degree flip?
Yes indeed; I'd guess you don't just all of a sudden start up with this behavior at age 39 or 40.
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:25:14 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
((Bumperootus!))
To: Registered
I'm sure he was furious that his assistant parked the Ritter capital into her account.How about the other assistant with a different case getting fired by the same DA. Something fishy when a DA doesn't keep track of his assistants.
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:26:01 AM PST
by
duckln
To: duckln
There isn't any "if" about him showing up to meet the 14 year old, or the 16 year old.
The first time he was released, the second time arrested.
There isn't any "if" about him being ordered into sex-offender counseling, and the records being sealed only after he completed it and stayed out of trouble for several months.
What is the "law of the land" you are mentioning, attributin to me? Do you mean why won't I let it go if Ritter met his end of the deal and got his counseling and stayed out of trouble? If that's what you mean, it's because a penchant for illegal sex with minors, to the point of showing up to meet them, reflects upon his mental status (he has a personality disorder), his credibility in general and in the specific, and makes him a blackmail target.
About the DA - on the face of it, she had a pattern and practice of keeping her boss in the dark about deals worked out for sensitive cases.
She was fired b/c of the ritter case, but had gotten in trouble for keeping the boss in the dark about a prominent physician who had been busted for crack possession. He worked out a similar deal and was allowed to continue the practice of medicine, with his license under probation. The Boss ended up taking some heat for the disposition of that case, and then, "here she goes again" with the Ritter case. She was probably under orders to keep the boss informed of cases that could get publicity.
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:27:27 AM PST
by
SarahW
To: 1Old Pro
It makes me sick that our so-called "leaders" are this immoral.
If this is indicative of the "wisdom" of our leaders, we are sunk.
It makes my heart heavy.
To: gridlock
What if he practiced his unusual 'interests' while in Iraq working on his book/film deal which fetched him $400K and was found out by the Iraqis at the time. The Iraqis then offered him silence in return for his service. When the Bush Iraq Policy began to formulate the Iraqis called him into service and insisted he go full tilt with the anti Bush commentary. Iraqi blackmail? I dunno. His behavior has been most bizarre and very hard to explain, especially in light of his testimony at Congressional Hearings and in the media prior to his flipping.
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:40:00 AM PST
by
zeaal
To: SarahW
IMO, its' all 'ifs', if it's sealed and then later expunged. Legally you are not intitled to the details. If this is the law, it should also apply to Ritter.
What you are doing is presiding over a 'kangaroo' court on the net. Sorry, but I also don't buy all the accusations as presented on this tread.
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:41:16 AM PST
by
duckln
To: duckln
How is a DA supposed to keep up with all his ADA's cases unless he is informed by them?
As for Ritter being innocent until proven guilty, I normally would be on that bandwagon, but in this case it looks like he got special treatment, caught once and released caught again and given a sweetheart deal for adjudication and sealing of records. Do you think this was the first or last time this happened or will happen? Do you think all he was going to do was spank his monkey? Was he going to do it in the BK parking lot or drive to some remote location? What if the undercover officer was a real girl and she agreed to do more would that have been ok?
IMO he has been caught red handed and I can't wait till the media starts asking him questions. Based on what I have seen of his irrational behavior, he may go ballistic. What a piece of work spouting off at Bush and crying about the rule of law, a typical liberal do as I say not as I do.
To: duckln
Do you think Ritter was set up? So do you think it was Ritter who was arrested? If you think Ritter was arrested, do you think his arrest was politically motivated, and if so, who is behind it?
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:49:08 AM PST
by
Catspaw
To: woofie
Its on Drudge Site now "He's dead, Jim." That's 5 million people who will see it by tomorrow. There's no point in the media trying to spike it anymore; it's over. Scott Ritter becomes the Pee Wee Herman of the Peace Movement. R.I.P.
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:52:26 AM PST
by
Nick Danger
(Secret Iraqi tag hiding from Hans Blix)
To: zeaal
'Iraqi blackmail? I dunno. His behavior has been most bizarre and very hard to explain, especially in light of his testimony at Congressional Hearings and in the media prior to his flipping.'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Well many people have bee saying the Iraqis has to have something on this guy for a long time now. It might also help to explain why every time it looks like we are getting really close to pulling the trigger on Saddam, Ritter goes into overdrive in his anti-war campaign and totally loses it.
When the Iraq weapons declaration report came out he had that deer in the headlights look in his interviews. There was no mistaking a look of actual fear on his face and at the time I really wondered what could cause that kind of reaction in him. Lately he is having trouble containing his temper to get through a lot of interviews but he plods on like a mad man.
It's seems clear that someone will not ALLOW him to stop playing this little game and he is not having a good time. He has obviously dug himself a pretty deep hole and the sides are caving in.
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:55:49 AM PST
by
Route66
(America's Mainstreet)
To: duckln
It's sealed, but not expunged.
Since there is proof of the arrest and the nature of the offence, and its disposition in the courts, and he is a public figure whose credibility has an impact on world events, I can't in good conscience ignore it.
It matters.
I'm not sure what "accusations" you are referring to. But the fact remains that kind of activity is inseperable from character, mental status, and does make him a target for blackmail.
It's possible but unlikely he was "new" to that kind of activity...but it shows remarkably poor judgement. Especially persisting in the activity after having been met by cops when he went to meet the fourteen year old.
He was so obsessed with his internet predation that he lost sight of the risks to himself!
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posted on
01/21/2003 9:58:34 AM PST
by
SarahW
To: zeaal
What if he practiced his unusual 'interests' while in Iraq working on his book/film deal which fetched him $400K and was found out by the Iraqis at the time. I doubt that one, because he could have said he was set up, the Iraqis faked the photos, etc., and most people would have believed him.
My money is on an earlier incident, probably also sealed by a court, that fits the timeline. It's probably right here in the U.S.A.
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posted on
01/21/2003 10:06:14 AM PST
by
Nick Danger
(Secret Iraqi tag hiding from Hans Blix)
To: duckln
What you are doing is presiding over a 'kangaroo' court on the net. Sorry, but I also don't buy all the accusations as presented on this tread. So the next time you see Scott Ritter on the TV doing his "Iraq was a wall-to-wall arsenal of WMD's until 1998, but since then they have all spontaneously evaporated" routine, will you grant him just as much credibility as before this story came out?
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posted on
01/21/2003 10:16:05 AM PST
by
gridlock
(Blocking the box since 1999)
To: Nick Danger
The pics on Drudge site now are funny...You get the bear sticking out his tongue at the Ritter and ignoring Captain Hook on the other side
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posted on
01/21/2003 10:30:58 AM PST
by
woofie
To: SarahW
Sorry, but it smacks of the Coke can and Clarence Thomas, XXX videos and Bork, campaign workers and Gingrich.
When you can't beat the man's arguments, attack his character. Find a fault, or invent one and run with it. Let the accused defend the negative, it works every time, even on FR.
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posted on
01/21/2003 10:40:11 AM PST
by
duckln
To: Dog
If you're boycotting all things French, French Fries, French, Bread, French Toast....don't you have to boycott White Flags also??
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posted on
01/21/2003 10:42:57 AM PST
by
Claire Voyant
((visualize whirled peas))
To: lexington minuteman 1775
What a disgrace to the uniform he wore and the Constitution he swore to defend. I imagine there are a lot of current and former Marines who would love to get a crack at him. He no longer deserves the title "Former Marine".
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posted on
01/21/2003 10:46:40 AM PST
by
arm958
To: templar
Perhaps they are paying him with little girls when he visits. I thought muslims didn't do that sort of thing.
Me too; I thought they were into little boys.
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posted on
01/21/2003 10:48:36 AM PST
by
arm958
To: duckln
No it doesn't. Your examples are anecdotes.
Ritter's arrest and mugshot were on TV the day of the arrest. There's a public record. It wasn't "invented", it exists.
Plus, his attorney confirmed her client, "the" William Scott Ritter" was indeed arrested.
Another source, confirms he was caught but let go for the other offense.
His arguments re: Iraq rely on his credibility, his judgement, his understanding. He is lacking in all three categories. You cannot separate this man from his message.
His vulnerability to blackmail can't be overlooked, nor a personality disorder that has rationalization and denial as primary features.
Scott Ritter at first claimed this matter was a case of mistaken identity. He lied. He was arrested. He was arrested because he tried to arrange a meeting for sex with an underage girl. How do we know this? Because a cop pretended to be a sixteen year-old girl. That's why the cops knew to be at the Burger King to arrest him!
Any attempt to say it doesn't matter, that it doesn't reflect on Scott Ritter's character, is deluded.
And his character is relevent.
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posted on
01/21/2003 10:50:24 AM PST
by
SarahW
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