Democrat Found "NOT GUILTY" Of Illegal Poop Use Against Marilyn Musgrave

[DeSwiss]

Woman acquitted of illegal poop use

By Hector Gutierrez, Rocky Mountain News
May 24, 2007

A former Democratic Party activist who left dog feces on the doorstep of U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave's Greeley office during last year's 4th Congressional District campaign was found not guilty Wednesday of criminal use of a noxious substance. A Weld County jury deliberated about two hours before acquitting Kathleen Ensz of the misdemeanor count. Her trial began Tuesday.

Ensz's lawyers never denied that their client left a Musgrave campaign brochure full of feces at the front door of the congresswoman's office. But they argued that Ensz was making a statement protected by free speech - the poop was a symbol of what she thought of Musgrave's politics.

"Her only intention of going over there was to make a political statement that Marilyn Musgrave's politics stink," attorney Shannon D. Lyons said after the verdict. Lyons argued that Ensz shouldn't have been prosecuted by the Weld County District Attorney's Office in the first place.

"It never would have been prosecuted if this happened to anybody other than a congresswoman," Lyons said. "The fact of the matter is (that) this was all politics, and it was a political prosecution from start to end. "She was the first person prosecuted in Weld County for leaving dog crap." A spokeswoman for the Weld County district attorney declined to comment on the verdict, and Ensz could not be reached.

Campaign officials for Musgrave, who was challenged last fall by Democratic state Rep. Angie Paccione, denounced the incident as a political dirty trick committed by a Democratic Party official. Paccione's campaign staff denied any knowledge of the act.

Ensz had served as vice chairwoman of her party's state Senate District 13. Don Hoff, district chairman, said Ensz resigned from the post last fall. Hoff defended Ensz's actions as protected free speech but not the tactic. "Well, no, I wouldn't approve of it," he said.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5552769,0.html

*** - One can only conclude that the jury believed that the stench on the doorstep was not as bad as the one coming from inside the house. Ergo: "justifiable pooping".....

[UrbScotty]

1. Honestly I don't condone that type of behavior.

Seems funny, but it's childish.

[NastyRiffraff]

3. Agreed

I don't think it's illegal, but it seems like a frat house stunt.

[Cobalt-60]

6. She should have lit it first

[eridani]

9. But you have to dry it well before you do that n/t

[Cobalt-60]

11. The dung does burn better dry

However to get the gooey, smelly dooggie doo onto the target's shoes it must be wet.
So the combustion needs to be the bag or some tinder inside the bag.

[LiberalFighter]

16. Leave instructions for the moron to burn the bag and then stomp on it.

[Bake]

18. Just put it in a paper bag and ignite the bag!

Then ring the door bell, and hide behind the bushes to watch the fun.

Bake

[Warpy]

7. Marilyn Musgrave's idiotic politics driven by screwball religion

make me want to crap in my hand and throw it at her.

But I am far too ladylike for that.

I think this statement was an appropriate one and her hysterical overreaction to it very telling.

[Ken Burch]

8. That and Republicans will always have far better access to massive quantities of shit than we will

So it's best not to engage them at THAT weapons grade.

[UrbScotty]

12. Does bulls**t count? (nt)

[Ken Burch]

13. Of course, and it counts as high as it wants.

n/t.

[illinoisprogressive]

2. I would have put dog do on Mustgraves step and lit fire to it and ran

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. You gotta love the classics nt/

[DeSwiss]

5. Yes, its always nice to remember the old politics....

...before dirty tricks (Nixon), and election stealing (Bush), voter intimidation (FL, et al), redacting black military personnel votes. Ah, yes.... seems kind of harmless when put into that perspective.

Not to mention that is was very appropo.......

:thumbsup: :)

on edit: I meant: "it was very appropoo....."

[badgerpup]

14. I WAS going to say...

...at least it wasn't a flaming bag of dog turds...
she could have gotten in real trouble on that one, what with the fire and all.
Non-flaming poop isn't dangerous, just...icky.:puke:

Rather childish too, gotta agree. :eyes:

[Lord Helmet]

10. dude, it goes in the mailbox

[DeSwiss]

15. If its put in the mailbox....

...then Fredo becomes involved. She'd be in Guantanamo by now....

[LiberalFighter]

17. Definitely does NOT go in the mailbox!!

Always left on the doorstep of the front door.