Wed Dec 6, 2017, 11:10 PM
brooklynite (48,887 posts)
John Conyers III Was Arrested This Year, Accused of Stabbing His Girlfriend
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON — John Conyers III, who was endorsed by his father on Tuesday to succeed him in the House, was arrested in February after his girlfriend suffered knife cuts during an argument. Mr. Conyers, in an interview Wednesday, tried to head off a possibly disqualifying scandal just a day after his father resigned from Congress amid multiplying allegations of sexual harassment. As issues of sexual harassment and abuse roil Washington, any violent altercation against a woman could doom his effort to take the seat that his father held since 1965. The younger Mr. Conyers said that the couple began arguing around 3 a.m. the day after Valentine’s Day and that after a physical fight, police arrested him on suspicion of domestic violence. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office later dropped the charges, but the girlfriend got a restraining order against Mr. Conyers, which remains in effect until March of next year, he said. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/us/politics/john-conyers-iii-stabbing-domestic-violence.html
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brooklynite | Dec 2017 | OP |
TheDebbieDee | Dec 2017 | #1 | |
left-of-center2012 | Dec 2017 | #2 | |
Grins | Dec 2017 | #16 | |
left-of-center2012 | Dec 2017 | #17 | |
Grins | Dec 2017 | #21 | |
pnwmom | Dec 2017 | #3 | |
George II | Dec 2017 | #4 | |
bullwinkle428 | Dec 2017 | #5 | |
George II | Dec 2017 | #6 | |
InAbLuEsTaTe | Dec 2017 | #7 | |
brooklynite | Dec 2017 | #8 | |
George II | Dec 2017 | #18 | |
brooklynite | Dec 2017 | #19 | |
George II | Dec 2017 | #20 | |
brooklynite | Dec 2017 | #24 | |
Mz Pip | Dec 2017 | #27 | |
George II | Dec 2017 | #29 | |
Devil Child | Dec 2017 | #9 | |
paleotn | Dec 2017 | #10 | |
7962 | Dec 2017 | #11 | |
dembotoz | Dec 2017 | #12 | |
7962 | Dec 2017 | #13 | |
hexola | Dec 2017 | #14 | |
Name removed | Dec 2017 | #23 | |
alarimer | Dec 2017 | #15 | |
Name removed | Dec 2017 | #22 | |
HopeAgain | Dec 2017 | #26 | |
Name removed | Dec 2017 | #25 | |
delisen | Dec 2017 | #28 |
Response to brooklynite (Original post)
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 11:20 PM
TheDebbieDee (11,119 posts)
1. Oh, good grief!
Response to brooklynite (Original post)
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 11:22 PM
left-of-center2012 (15,056 posts)
2. That should disqualify him
The girlfriend would not have been granted a restraining order that runs into next year
if the judge thought there was nothing to it. As for him blaming the woman, isn't that what abusers do? "Hey - she started it. She got what she deserved." |
Response to left-of-center2012 (Reply #2)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 09:22 AM
Grins (2,050 posts)
16. What should disqualify him is his family relationship with Conyers!
Over the past few years neither party has a great history of family following family in public office*. Bush following Bush is the most glaring example. And Hillary after Bill. Jesse Jackson's son. George Romney and Mitt Romney. And, of course, Ivanka and Jared. There should be no passes given just because one is related to the incumbent. We are not a monarchy.
Conyers naming his son was out of line. Let the district voters decide. * Nothing is ever an absolute, exceptions, of course - Robert F. Kennedy, and John Q. Adams. |
Response to Grins (Reply #16)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 10:16 AM
left-of-center2012 (15,056 posts)
17. Maybe ...
Joe Kennedy III:
Son of Joseph P. Kennedy II, Grandson of Robert F. Kennedy Continuing the tradition of Kennedys involved in politics, Joe has served as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts' 4th congressional district since 2013. ... earned his law degree at Harvard and worked for two years in the Dominican Republic with the Peace Corps. At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, he took centerstage to introduce speaker Elizabeth Warren, who now serves in the seat of Joe's late great-uncle, Ted Kennedy. And following Trump's inauguration, Kennedy has become increasingly vocal in defending Planned Parenthood and battling against Republican initiatives to cut healthcare spending. ![]() |
Response to left-of-center2012 (Reply #17)
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 10:13 AM
Grins (2,050 posts)
21. OK. I can give you that. But if his name wasn't "Kennedy"...
... would he still gotten that chance?
Would Ted Kennedy have had a chance as a 29-year old* who had been suspended from Harvard for cheating, and who had just passed the Mass. bar two years before, against formidable opposition in the primary and the special election, if his brother wasn't President and his brother Attorney General? His son, Patrick, also won a seat in the House until alcohol and drugs caught up with him. I'm just arguing you shouldn't be on 3rd base when the game starts. * Minimum age for a Senator is 30. Ted campaigned for the office as a 29-year old, turning 30 just nine months before the special election and sworn in the day after. Don't know if that makes him the youngest Senator to have ever served, but he's in the running. |
Response to brooklynite (Original post)
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 11:29 PM
pnwmom (95,671 posts)
3. No, thanks! Please, Michigan voters! Don't make this mistake. n/t
Response to brooklynite (Original post)
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 11:36 PM
George II (34,772 posts)
4. Is this necessary? No charges against him, why post this NOW????
Response to George II (Reply #4)
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 11:49 PM
bullwinkle428 (16,587 posts)
5. Somehow, I'm thinking "I'VE NEVER BEEN INDICTED FOR STABBING!" does not
make for a great campaign slogan.
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Response to bullwinkle428 (Reply #5)
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 11:51 PM
George II (34,772 posts)
6. Well, I know I've never been indicted for stabbing.
Response to George II (Reply #6)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 12:16 AM
InAbLuEsTaTe (14,786 posts)
7. How can you be sure?... Sorry, just rented the movie "Split."
Response to George II (Reply #4)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 12:20 AM
brooklynite (48,887 posts)
8. "Why post this now"?
Because the New York Times just released the story as news.
Would you feel better if I posted it tomorrow? |
Response to brooklynite (Reply #8)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 10:42 AM
George II (34,772 posts)
18. I'd prefer that you not post it at all. The incident happened a while back....
....and has been resolved between all parties.
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Response to George II (Reply #18)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 10:50 AM
brooklynite (48,887 posts)
19. You're saying this isn't relevant to an upcoming political campaign?
I beg to disagree.
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Response to brooklynite (Reply #19)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 11:01 AM
George II (34,772 posts)
20. John Conyers III isn't a candidate in any upcoming political campaign. Will you be reviewing....
....the police blotter of everyone in Michigan to ferret out any possible "criminals"?
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Response to George II (Reply #20)
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 11:29 AM
brooklynite (48,887 posts)
24. If a Member of Congress endorses them for election? You bet.
I get about 20 calls a month from candidates nationwide asking for financial support. I once had lunch with a Pennsylvania Mayor running for Governor; his campaign ended the day the FBI raided his office.....
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Response to George II (Reply #18)
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 12:04 PM
Mz Pip (25,713 posts)
27. So whats your point?
The allegations against Moore happened years ago, too. We aren’t ignoring those.
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Response to Mz Pip (Reply #27)
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 12:55 PM
George II (34,772 posts)
29. You're comparing a domestic dispute to serial child sexual assault?
If you read the article, you'll see that the Conyers III case has been litigated and a resolution has been achieved. Not the case for Roy Moore.
And once again, John Conyers III is NOT a candidate, Roy Moore is. I see absolutely no comparison between the two. |
Response to brooklynite (Original post)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 01:03 AM
Devil Child (649 posts)
9. Let the voters decide n/t
Response to brooklynite (Original post)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 07:18 AM
paleotn (4,707 posts)
10. What the hell is wrong with these people?
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Response to paleotn (Reply #10)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 08:02 AM
7962 (11,841 posts)
11. Uh oh, you might catch hell for that one!
Cause everything is offensive these days
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Response to 7962 (Reply #11)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 08:24 AM
dembotoz (15,073 posts)
12. I am offended by the massive truth in ur post
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Response to dembotoz (Reply #12)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 08:50 AM
7962 (11,841 posts)
13. Thank you for my morning laugh!
Response to brooklynite (Original post)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 09:16 AM
hexola (4,835 posts)
14. Just as I predicted! - We don't do dynasties - like BudBill Shuster
And really - we need to light Billy up - he's gotten away with too much...
Recently divorced, affair with a lobbyist - gotta love DC!!! |
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Response to brooklynite (Original post)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 09:20 AM
alarimer (16,172 posts)
15. The Dems had better find someone else.
This is worse than Franken, possibly even worse that his dad's behavior.
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Response to Name removed (Reply #22)
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 12:03 PM
HopeAgain (3,897 posts)
26. They usually are in domestic violence cases
because the victim refuses to testify.
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Response to brooklynite (Original post)
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 12:07 PM
delisen (3,457 posts)