Detroit mayor ordered jailed »
Posted By david_nwpa 2 months ago in NewsDETROIT, Michigan (CNN) -- A judge Thursday ordered Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick jailed after determining he violated terms of his bond by taking an unauthorized trip to Canada last month.
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david_nwpa2 months ago
The mayor is equal under the law to all others in the city and the state. For the judge to protect the integrity of the court, he had to issue the warrant ordering the mayor to jail. He violated the terms of the bond on which he is free from jail. If anyone else violated the terms, said person would be locked in jail. I do not understand why the mayor has not been removed from office. He is disgracing the position.
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intheweeds2 months ago
The mayor has not been removed from office simply because he was elected and has not been convicted of any wrongdoing. That shouldn't be too difficult to understand. However, this stunt should nail him. He agreed to the terms of the bond -- 48 hours notice for business travel. Now, his defense lawyers say, "He believes it was the right thing to do, and on the spur of the moment, he just went." Brilliant defense. I guess even the best lawyer in the world can't do much when his client is an idiot.
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Now, the real question. The judge hinted that jailing the mayor was just posturing so the court could save face (protecting the integrity of the court, and that sort of BS). However, will the judge truly deal with him as with anyone else? Remains to be seen.-
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PsychoHosebeast2 months ago
Well, in all honesty, this guy is primarily guilty of repeated stupidity, and that's about it. Not like he went to Windsor, got hammered on crack and cheap vodka and went out picking up hookers all night.
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All the same, it seems to me that this is something that could've been done in a conference call at much less expense to the taxpayers, and he'd still be out of jail. How the hell did someone this dumb get elected to begin with?
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Wolfie20072 months ago
This guy is in so much trouble it looks like he could behave himself until his trial. Why be so stupid?
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david_nwpa2 months ago
Crossing the border into Canada was just plain stupid. He could have made arrangements with the Mayor of Windsor to meet him in Detroit. Better yet, if he insisted on crossing into Canada, he could have notified the court! There is a simple answer. No, he insisted on setting himself above the law, and he should have known better.
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jaern1 month, 4 weeks ago
Its been an amusing source of entertainment around here. I wish there had been footage of him being tethered today.
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