In his latest video, Dr. David Duke speaks out on the issue of rape and reality in America. He cites the case of former high school football player Rakheem Bolton as an example of justice turned upside down, where the perpetrator becomes the hero, and the victim the goat. This is a good example of the sports madness in America and Europe, where a 16-year-old female rape victim is less important than a rapist jock.
Here's a brief summary of the case. Rakheem Bolton, Christian Rountree, and an unidentified juvenile were accused of gang-raping a Silsbee High School cheerleader in October 2008 during a party away from the campus. In January 2009, a grand jury refused to indict them, but in November 2009, another grand jury indicted Bolton and Rountree. In September 2010, after a trial, Judge Joe Bob Golden sentenced Bolton to one year in the Hardin County Jail, but the judge suspended the sentence and placed Bolton on probation for two years. The judge also assessed a fine of $2,500, 150 hours of community service, and ordered Bolton to attend anger management classes in addition to the statutory conditions of probation. If Bolton satisfies all requirements while on probation, he won't have to serve time in jail, but he'll still have the conviction for Assault. If he violates probation, he'll have to serve the year in jail. If Bolton had been convicted of sexual assault, a 2nd Degree Felony, he could have received up to 20 years in prison.
No jail time for rape. Sounds like a wrist slap to me.
Then to add insult to injury, when the victim returned to cheerleading, and didn't cheer when Bolton came on the basketball court, school officials insisted that she had to scream 'Rakheem' with the rest of the cheerleaders, or she'd be kicked off the squad. She refused, and was kicked off. She and her parents then sued, but a federal appeals court upheld the decision of a Texas school district to punish the cheerleader for refusing to cheer for a player who pleaded guilty to attacking her.
With this type of kid-glove treatment meted out to teenage athletes who commit crimes, is it any wonder why so many professional football and basketball players run afoul of the law? Why do you think the NFL is nicknamed the National Felon League? The failure of society to punish misbehaving teenage athletes gives them a green light to commit crimes as an adult, believing their "jock" status protects them against accountability.
You can view other videos by Dr. Duke at his dedicated YouTube channel.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
LDS Member Patrick Ehat Formally Charged With Arson And Burglary In Torching Of Two LDS Chapels In South Salt Lake
Patrick Ehat, identified as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, appeared in Third District Court on November 4th, 2010 where he was formally charged with two counts of charges of aggravated arson, a first-degree felony, and two counts of burglary, a third-degree felony in association with two LDS chapel fires in South Salt Lake on October 30th. KSL news video embedded below:
According to charging documents, the 26-year-old Ehat admits setting the fires because he believes the Church had lied to him over some nonspecified issue. The first fire was reported around 3:30 A.M. at the chapel located at 3219 S. 300 East, displacing two congregations, and the second at 6:48 A.M. at an LDS chapel at 2702 South Main, displacing three congregations. All five congregations found alternative chapels for their meetings. More specific details about the congregations available at Mormonism-Unveiled.
A South Salt Lake Fire Department investigator determined that an accelerant was used to start the fire at the church on 300 East. The accelerant was placed on the sacrament table, the podium, an organ and a piano in the chapel; damage now estimated at $1 million. The same investigator concluded an accelerant was used to start a fire at an LDS meetinghouse on Main Street, originating on a couch; only minor smoke and water damage resulted. Ehat also had injuries consistent with climbing through a broken window. He was arrested 23 hours after the first fire thanks to a tip from the public, and is currently being held at Salt Lake County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Patrick Ehat's booking record (go HERE then enter his name) also shows misdemeanor charges of domestic assault and criminal mischief on October 28th; no further details given. Shortly after Ehat was arrested, his parents gave the following statement:
Video Courtesy of KSL.com
According to charging documents, the 26-year-old Ehat admits setting the fires because he believes the Church had lied to him over some nonspecified issue. The first fire was reported around 3:30 A.M. at the chapel located at 3219 S. 300 East, displacing two congregations, and the second at 6:48 A.M. at an LDS chapel at 2702 South Main, displacing three congregations. All five congregations found alternative chapels for their meetings. More specific details about the congregations available at Mormonism-Unveiled.
A South Salt Lake Fire Department investigator determined that an accelerant was used to start the fire at the church on 300 East. The accelerant was placed on the sacrament table, the podium, an organ and a piano in the chapel; damage now estimated at $1 million. The same investigator concluded an accelerant was used to start a fire at an LDS meetinghouse on Main Street, originating on a couch; only minor smoke and water damage resulted. Ehat also had injuries consistent with climbing through a broken window. He was arrested 23 hours after the first fire thanks to a tip from the public, and is currently being held at Salt Lake County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Patrick Ehat's booking record (go HERE then enter his name) also shows misdemeanor charges of domestic assault and criminal mischief on October 28th; no further details given. Shortly after Ehat was arrested, his parents gave the following statement:
"We love our son Patrick. We understand from news reports that he has confessed to two church arsons. Because he has limited his contact with us in recent months we are unable to speculate about motive. We are confident that medical professionals will assess his mental health. We have cooperated fully with law enforcement and grieve at the damage caused".
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Democrat Jim Matheson Squeaks Out Victory Over Republican Morgan Philpot In 2010 Utah General Election; Sim Gill Thumps Lohra Miller In District Attorney Race
The 2010 Utah General Election is in the books, and the norm was one-sided victories. In the governor's race, incumbent Republican Gary Herbert cruised to 32 percentage point victory over Democrat Peter Corroon. In the U.S. Senate race, Republican Mike Lee waltzed to a 28 percentage point win over Democrat Sam Granato. In the U.S House District 1 race, incumbent Republican Rob Bishop rolled over second-time Democratic challenger Morgan Bowen by 45 percentage points. And in the U.S. House District 3 race, incumbent Republican Jason Chaffetz crushed Republican-turned-Democrat Karen Hyer by 49 percentage points.
Election results available at Utah.gov and the Salt Lake Tribune website.
But one of the statewide races defied the trend. Second District Congressman Jim Matheson did win re-election, but only by a narrow margin. And if recent polling trends are to be believed, if the election had taken place a week later, Matheson would have lost. An October 18th Dan Jones poll had Matheson up by 26 points, while an October 28th Dan Jones poll showed Philpot rapidly closing the gap to 12 points. On November 2nd, Matheson won by only five percentage points.
Morgan Philpot didn't lose -- he just ran out of time. But it counts nonetheless. Updated KSL news video embedded below:
Utah.gov provides a county-by-county breakdown. Philpot actually won in 9 of the 16 counties that all or in part make up the Second District. Unfortunately, one of the counties he lost was Salt Lake County, where 463 of the district's total 855 precincts are located. And in Salt Lake County, Philpot lost by nearly 34,000 votes. Matheson doesn't "own" all of Salt Lake County, just that part located mostly east of I-15. Fortunately for him, that's the most Democratic part (except for Sandy and Draper). And the big blue bubble held firm for him.
Matheson said his victory indicates that Utahns know him well. "I'm an independent voice. I put Utah's agenda above politics and party," Matheson said. Matheson, part of the so-called Blue Dogs — a group of conservative Democrats in the House, had distanced himself from Pelosi and Obama. He also attributed his success to hard-working volunteers. But as of post time, Philpot had not conceded. Veteran pollster Dan Jones, who predicted Matheson winning by a 3 percent to 5 percent margin, said a Democratic victory in the 2nd District was a remarkable achievement, considering Republican Gov. Gary Herbert and Senator-elect Mike Lee each won by more than 60 percent. "Mr, Philpot made a real run the last two weeks of the campaign, especially the last week," Jones said. "The Republicans were energized and got the people out."
Another race expected to be close opened up towards the end. Sim Gill defeated incumbent Salt Lake County District Attorney Lohra Miller by eight percentage points. But despite the fact that she lost by over 16,000 votes, Miller refused to concede and whined about the outcome. “He was just so negative this time around,” she said late Tuesday. “He falsely represented my record. He held up negative headlines and didn’t tell the positive stories behind them.”
My goodness, this lady is utterly clueless as to the effect of her arrogance. I have rarely seen a person with such an inflated sense of entitlement.
Gill, Salt Lake City’s top prosecutor, insisted Miller frittered away the public trust. His camp highlighted Miller’s wrongful termination of a longtime attorney, questionable hiring practices and poor prosecutorial moves, which Gill said harmed the office’s credibility.
Election results available at Utah.gov and the Salt Lake Tribune website.
But one of the statewide races defied the trend. Second District Congressman Jim Matheson did win re-election, but only by a narrow margin. And if recent polling trends are to be believed, if the election had taken place a week later, Matheson would have lost. An October 18th Dan Jones poll had Matheson up by 26 points, while an October 28th Dan Jones poll showed Philpot rapidly closing the gap to 12 points. On November 2nd, Matheson won by only five percentage points.
Morgan Philpot didn't lose -- he just ran out of time. But it counts nonetheless. Updated KSL news video embedded below:
Video Courtesy of KSL.com
Utah.gov provides a county-by-county breakdown. Philpot actually won in 9 of the 16 counties that all or in part make up the Second District. Unfortunately, one of the counties he lost was Salt Lake County, where 463 of the district's total 855 precincts are located. And in Salt Lake County, Philpot lost by nearly 34,000 votes. Matheson doesn't "own" all of Salt Lake County, just that part located mostly east of I-15. Fortunately for him, that's the most Democratic part (except for Sandy and Draper). And the big blue bubble held firm for him.
Matheson said his victory indicates that Utahns know him well. "I'm an independent voice. I put Utah's agenda above politics and party," Matheson said. Matheson, part of the so-called Blue Dogs — a group of conservative Democrats in the House, had distanced himself from Pelosi and Obama. He also attributed his success to hard-working volunteers. But as of post time, Philpot had not conceded. Veteran pollster Dan Jones, who predicted Matheson winning by a 3 percent to 5 percent margin, said a Democratic victory in the 2nd District was a remarkable achievement, considering Republican Gov. Gary Herbert and Senator-elect Mike Lee each won by more than 60 percent. "Mr, Philpot made a real run the last two weeks of the campaign, especially the last week," Jones said. "The Republicans were energized and got the people out."
Another race expected to be close opened up towards the end. Sim Gill defeated incumbent Salt Lake County District Attorney Lohra Miller by eight percentage points. But despite the fact that she lost by over 16,000 votes, Miller refused to concede and whined about the outcome. “He was just so negative this time around,” she said late Tuesday. “He falsely represented my record. He held up negative headlines and didn’t tell the positive stories behind them.”
My goodness, this lady is utterly clueless as to the effect of her arrogance. I have rarely seen a person with such an inflated sense of entitlement.
Gill, Salt Lake City’s top prosecutor, insisted Miller frittered away the public trust. His camp highlighted Miller’s wrongful termination of a longtime attorney, questionable hiring practices and poor prosecutorial moves, which Gill said harmed the office’s credibility.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Utah Judicial Retention: Millard County Judge Ronald Hare Facing Justice For Allegedly Exposing His Genitals To A Salt Lake City Vice Officer...In A Men's Restroom
Update: Judge Ronald Hare is well on his way to losing his retention election in both Precincts 7 and 17.
A Millard County (Utah) Judge up for retention in the November 2nd, 2010 is currently facing justice for alleged indecent exposure. According to KSL Channel 5, 63-year-old Millard County Justice Court Judge Ronald R. Hare is accused of "exposing himself to an undercover police officer in a Salt Lake City park restroom".
Yes, in a public restroom. Now think about it...how does a man use a public restroom without exposing himself? The purpose of using a public restroom would tend to necessitate the act of exposing oneself. I have yet to figure out how to use a public urinal without exposing myself.
Is this for real, or is it merely hysteria by an overzealous vice cop?
Fortunately, the Salt Lake Tribune is the one and only source offering more details. According to police reports, Hare entered a men’s restroom at Glendale Park in Salt Lake City on the evening of July 9th, 2010 and masturbated at one of the urinals for about two minutes. While doing so, Hare allegedly tried several times to get a glimpse of the man’s genitals who was standing at the next urinal. That man turned out to be an undercover vice squad officer. Hare was issued a misdemeanor citation for disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor, and released. It is a violation of Salt Lake City Municipal Code 11.16.100 and Salt Lake County Code 10.36.010. According to prominent Utah attorney Susanne Gustin, a disorderly conduct charge would not result in mandatory inclusion on Utah's sex offender registry upon conviction.
No other details are offered. A Google search of other sources also offered no additional details, except that an October 20th story in the Millard County Chronicle-Progress expressed uncertainty about whether Judge Hare was merely accused of exposing himself, or actually engaging in sexual conduct. Consequently, the Tribune's account leaves a lot to subjective interpretation. Was the judge really "masturbating", or was he actually having a difficult time urinating and merely stimulating his penis to promote urination? Many 60-year-old men have difficulties with the prostate, which restrict urination. And how is it that the vice cop automatically assumes the judge was trying to scope out his genitals?
What's missing from the media stories is a "smoking gun"; namely, was the judge's actions accompanied by a verbal offer of sex? If so, then there would be a stronger case. So what we have here is either a case of incomplete reporting, or else a vice cop whose imagination got carried away.
In any event, Judge Hare appeared in Salt Lake City Justice Court for a pre-trial conference on Monday November 1st, where his request for a second continuance was denied by Judge L.G. Cutler. Judge Cutler was also concerned about the appearance of opportunism, noting that the request also had the appearance of delaying the case until after Tuesday’s election. Judge Hare, who's served in Millard County since 1979, was recommended for retention by the Utah Judicial Council back in February. He's been suspended with pay ever since court officials learned of the charge back in September.
According to the Voter Information Pamphlet (scroll down to page 67), the Judicial Council certified Judge Hare's compliance with performance standards as follows:
1) Had fewer than the maximum allowable cases held under advisement.
2) Had at least 30 hours of continuing judicial education annually during his term.
3) Mentally and physically fit for office.
4) In substantial compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct.
More information on judge selection and evaluation available HERE.
A Millard County (Utah) Judge up for retention in the November 2nd, 2010 is currently facing justice for alleged indecent exposure. According to KSL Channel 5, 63-year-old Millard County Justice Court Judge Ronald R. Hare is accused of "exposing himself to an undercover police officer in a Salt Lake City park restroom".
Yes, in a public restroom. Now think about it...how does a man use a public restroom without exposing himself? The purpose of using a public restroom would tend to necessitate the act of exposing oneself. I have yet to figure out how to use a public urinal without exposing myself.
Is this for real, or is it merely hysteria by an overzealous vice cop?
Fortunately, the Salt Lake Tribune is the one and only source offering more details. According to police reports, Hare entered a men’s restroom at Glendale Park in Salt Lake City on the evening of July 9th, 2010 and masturbated at one of the urinals for about two minutes. While doing so, Hare allegedly tried several times to get a glimpse of the man’s genitals who was standing at the next urinal. That man turned out to be an undercover vice squad officer. Hare was issued a misdemeanor citation for disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor, and released. It is a violation of Salt Lake City Municipal Code 11.16.100 and Salt Lake County Code 10.36.010. According to prominent Utah attorney Susanne Gustin, a disorderly conduct charge would not result in mandatory inclusion on Utah's sex offender registry upon conviction.
No other details are offered. A Google search of other sources also offered no additional details, except that an October 20th story in the Millard County Chronicle-Progress expressed uncertainty about whether Judge Hare was merely accused of exposing himself, or actually engaging in sexual conduct. Consequently, the Tribune's account leaves a lot to subjective interpretation. Was the judge really "masturbating", or was he actually having a difficult time urinating and merely stimulating his penis to promote urination? Many 60-year-old men have difficulties with the prostate, which restrict urination. And how is it that the vice cop automatically assumes the judge was trying to scope out his genitals?
What's missing from the media stories is a "smoking gun"; namely, was the judge's actions accompanied by a verbal offer of sex? If so, then there would be a stronger case. So what we have here is either a case of incomplete reporting, or else a vice cop whose imagination got carried away.
In any event, Judge Hare appeared in Salt Lake City Justice Court for a pre-trial conference on Monday November 1st, where his request for a second continuance was denied by Judge L.G. Cutler. Judge Cutler was also concerned about the appearance of opportunism, noting that the request also had the appearance of delaying the case until after Tuesday’s election. Judge Hare, who's served in Millard County since 1979, was recommended for retention by the Utah Judicial Council back in February. He's been suspended with pay ever since court officials learned of the charge back in September.
According to the Voter Information Pamphlet (scroll down to page 67), the Judicial Council certified Judge Hare's compliance with performance standards as follows:
1) Had fewer than the maximum allowable cases held under advisement.
2) Had at least 30 hours of continuing judicial education annually during his term.
3) Mentally and physically fit for office.
4) In substantial compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct.
More information on judge selection and evaluation available HERE.
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