For those who also weren’t sure: Florida state Senator Tom Wright (R-14)
The ® is obvious, based on the behavior.
Ofc it’s Florida… oh man… 😂
Shouldn’t they include a little detail about the situation instead of just the video? I found another article with some details.
It appears that this clown has been accusing the people running a Domestic Violence center of trafficking children and doing drugs. The inspector general, to whom he made the accusations, found nothing. He then, for some reason I can’t fathom, joined the Division of Children of Families on a tour of the facility. Due to confidentiality statutes, the occupants of the shelter were moved to the bus to protect their identities during the tour. For some reason, he tried entering the bus which would violate those statutes
This ass had no business trying to get on that bus. Typical Republican. Rules for everyone else, but he should just be allowed to do whatever he wants and threaten violence if anyone should get in his way.
That’s much worse than anything I thought it might have been. JFC.
yup, I’m willing to bet all of the money that if he were told “no” by a man, he would’ve slinked away. Instead, he was told “no” by a woman, and this is how he reacts. By putting his hands on her, and then bull rushing her with plenty of “no you” energy. He’s a misogynistic POS, so, republican.
The worker should’ve Stood Her Ground, she rightfully feared for her life, she didn’t know if this guy had a gun, if he was going in there to hurt people
Yeah, find out the hard way that it doesn’t count as self-defense if you do it to someone in the ruling class.
Take one of them with you :)
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well he certainly shows what a little cunt he really is, doesn’t he
This would’ve been a FAFO moment
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It’s always a non-story when authorities cross boundaries with one of their subjects. They wouldn’t be in positions of power if we didn’t already believe that their violence was justified as a culture.
Meanwhile, I remember a few months ago… I believe it was Abbot, a constituent came and ‘clapped him on the back’ or some stupid harmless contact and they charged them with assault
What was more menacing was the way he walked towards her near the end.
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Battery, misdemeanor of the first degree.
84.03 Battery; felony battery.—
(1)(a) The offense of battery occurs when a person:
1. Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; or
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(b) Except as provided in subsection (2) or subsection (3), a person who commits battery commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(a) For a misdemeanor of the first degree, by a definite term of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year;
(d) $1,000, when the conviction is of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
This means the dude who clapped Rudy on the back would be a criminal too, so I’m betting this is just you reaching and not anything that would hold up in court.
Don’t be like trump voters. Be a normal person.
Our legal system is smart enough to understand the difference in intent in these two actions, even if our populace is not.
What intent exactly do you think is happening here? You think that hand on the shoulder was trying to harm her?
The populace is who judges cases, so idk how you think this works exactly.
Also the poster you’re replying to is claiming this should be a crime, which they are only saying because they dislike the representative involved, so perhaps the public isnt as correct as we’d like to think.
Nowhere in that video is there anything approaching battery. At the time of the “shoulder touch” no one is even angry. That happens after.
Pushing someone isn’t a clap on the back. Stop defending abusers. Be a decent person.
There is a 0% chance you watched the video if you made this comment.
You literally spent more time googling “battery” than you did reading the link.
Woah there. This is a political post on a social media site.
You better stop with those non rage inducing comments.
Trying to make a scandal out of this is like those soccer players getting brushed past then falling to the ground screaming and grabbing their leg.
The way he acted after he “angrily puts hand” on her is a lot more noteworthy to me. Like, without context it’s hard to be sure. The hand thing first seems like a “I understand what you’re saying” or a “I understand how you could think that way” and doesn’t actually seem angry to me and on it’s own is a bit of a nothing story. But the follow up? That’s is definitely not appropriate behavior and intimidatingly forcing her back like that seems uncalled for. It also seems very fast? So I don’t know if something happened to him before this? Not to say it excuses it, but there’s a difference between someone who is displaying default behavior or someone who has just had a really awful day and doesn’t normally act like this.
The first time he put his hand on her… that was to push her back. It wasn’t appeasement it was to make space.
Time for the impeachment trial for yelling at someone. And “angrily put hand on”
Sorry Republicans were never taught putting your hands on somebody else is inappropriate. With all the rapists you guys support and whatnot:
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.
Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly had sex with a 16 year old girl when he was 28.
Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.
Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.
Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.
Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women
Donald Trump walked into Miss Teen USA change rooms with girls as young as 14 changing. He has been accused of raping a 13 -year-old with an independent witness.
https://baptistaccountability.org/
https://www.goodpeoplefund.org/news/a-14-year-old-bride-wed-to-her-rapist-playing-on-a-jungle-gym/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/married-young-the-fight-over-child-marriage-in-america/
https://crossroadjunction.com/2013/04/01/predatory-grooming-in-our-churches/
Guess you better add Tom Wright put his hand on someone’s shoulder to that list. Truly despicable.
Typical republican response. Making light of sexual assault like the piece of shit you are.
I’d say you’re the one making light of it by comparing putting a hand on someone’s shoulder to it.
And in your estimation how much should angry men be allowed to touch you?
No one said that. But you should be aware of your representatives if they can’t handle themselves properly. It’s important information.
Trying to make a scandal out of what a woman does with her doctor is much better.
If the roles were reversed would you still sarcastically recommend that Tom Wright have a Rudy-Giuliani-back-pat moment?
Edit: I admit that I did not watch the video when I made this comment, which I admit was short-sighted of me. I think the headline for this article is a bit misleading and the real egregious part is the end of the video where he gets in her face and acts menacingly towards her. I think the scandal is justified.
The Ghoul’s moment had much more to do with gown ”severe” the back-pat was- claiming it was life threatening when it was relatively gentle.
His reaction was over the top and that got him mocked.
Here, the first moment is absolutely assault. It’s relatively mild use of force, but he did push her back, made physical contact and constitutes assault. It’s. It really being exaggerated.
Yes if she angrily put hand on this guys shoulder it would be an equally dumb scandal.
