Posted on 08/30/2007 2:48:08 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
All I can say is—this guy’s a sneak-weasel. If a cop falsely accused me of something like this, I’d be outraged and want to speak to a lawyer immediately.
No psychic ability required.
Do you generally advocate going through cop's garbage cans too - or is this an exception?
>>Simple logic
Should be:
Simple logical
Whats with al the “1,1 1,1,1 1,1 entries?
Should they be “I”s?
If his behavior is questionable he deserves the same treatment any citizen would get. Cops aren’t above the law just because of that badge.
You never did answer.
What crime was committed?
Lewd conduct IS within the scope of offense to which the ex-Senator pleaded guilty.
Good question.
That’s the way I was reading it. As “I”.
As in maybe he was stuttering and stammering.
“Lewd conduct IS within the scope of offense to which the ex-Senator pleaded guilty.”
Had the cop had him on lewd conduct, he would have charged him with it.
I asked you before if you had any information on the background of Craig regarding any incidents like this...told you I was open to information.
Do you have any?
The one that he pleaded guilty to.
Embarrassing, embarrassing...
They all pleaded "guilty" to charges other than those related to trying to pick up "friends" in bathrooms at the airport.Plea bargains happen all the time. It sounds like a gift from the DA's office to help some troubled people get their lives back in order.
The likely class action will be extremely sweet to behold....I doubt it. I'd imagine the others want to forget it ever happened. They are probably more concerned that the media will start looking at the public records of their case. It wouldn't take a lot of work at the courthouse to get them.
Disorderly? Pretty much the equivalent of a bar fight or being too loud...LOL
It was not what a lot of people are trying to make it out to be. But you know that, dontcha?
i suppose everytime a gun-nut on this forum threatens anyone who would come take their guns, you two take those threats seriously and begrudge them their typing. relax. it's america. we can say those things.
After listening to the tapes while reading the transcript, does anyone else think the Officer acted too prematurely? Shouldn’t he have at least waited for some sort of verbal exchange (note I said “verbal” not “oral” :) . . ahem . . .or some attempted movement from one of the stalls to the next? At what point does it become obvious what Craig’s intent was?
Doesn’t undercover in prostitution cases have to wait until there is some sort of solicitation (discussion regarding money) before an arrest is made? Just merely pulling over and talking with a hooker isn’t enough. Eyeballing her, flirting with her, etc.
Even if Craig was following the behavior associated with restroom homosexuality, it sure seems to me like there should’ve been more words or behavior to ensure that illegal acts were indeed going to take place. Then the Officer could’ve made his arrest.
[Had the cop had him on lewd conduct, he would have charged him with it.]
You haven’t presented any evidence to support that assumption.
I think the operation and the charged / pleaded offense, served their purpose without clogging up the court system.
the point of the hand and foot gestures is that no verbalization is necessary! this is a public restroom and talking would kinda ruin the whole secrecy thing.
[a bar fight or being too loud...]
Or obscene conduct.
I believe you’ll find that “fighting words” are not covered by the 1st amendment. Neither are terrorist threats.
I asked you before if you had any information on the background of Craig regarding any incidents like this...told you I was open to information.The question wasn't directed to me but I'll give it a shot. 1982 was in the pre-internet era so records are hard to come by. This is a 1982 newscast about a sex with pages scandal and comments from Craig.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RntWGPEjoo&mode=related&search=
I think this incident is where the rumors started.
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