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Drale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:29 PM
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Sheriff investigating Wisconsin court choking incident
MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin sheriff says he is investigating allegations that one state Supreme Court justice choked another during a meeting.

Liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley claims conservative Justice David Prosser put her in a chokehold during an argument in the Capitol on June 13. The incident happened when the justices were discussing a ruling upholding Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing union rights law.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-sheriff-investigating-wisconsin-court-choking-incident-20110627,0,4985403.story?track=rss
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:32 PM
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1. Good.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:33 PM
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2. Assault and Battery... that is the technical charge
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ieoeja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:52 PM
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9. I am fairly certain that if I threatened a judge over a case they are hearing ...

... I would be charged with something a whole lot bigger than just Assault and Battery. Allegedly it was a pending case argument that led to his attack.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:35 PM
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3. Recommend
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:36 PM
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4. Kicking!
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meow mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:37 PM
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5. k&r
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:39 PM
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6. In some states, what judges do is absolutely privileged
Dunno about Wisconsin, but I suspect they also have some sort of protection.
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Drale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:41 PM
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7. I doubt he has protection against violent crimes
and this is absolutely assault.
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AleksS Donating Member (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 03:00 PM
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12. He does have protection though--
He does have protection though--it's called Atty. Gen. VanHollen. Think he'd effectively prosecute a case against Prosser?

It's all part of the racket. It's why R's are so daring in WI right now. They know the WI Sup. Court will uphold every bill they pass, and they know JB won't prosecute for anything illegal they do get caught on.

Unaccountability? Thy name is WIGOP.
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:42 PM
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8. It be nice to see
Edited on Mon Jun-27-11 02:43 PM by AsahinaKimi
Justice David Prosser standing behind bars for assault and battery.
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AleksS Donating Member (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:57 PM
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10. It'd also be nice to see
Edited on Mon Jun-27-11 02:57 PM by AleksS
It'd be nice to see every repub. that voted for him behind bars too. :)
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:59 PM
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11. At least the SOB didn't pull a gun.
Edited on Mon Jun-27-11 03:00 PM by Lint Head
Wonder if he thought about it?
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 03:25 PM
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14. SHH! don't give them any ideas!
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nenagh Donating Member (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 03:08 PM
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13. Great news...thanks..
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