So the State Trooper report lied, right??? As Wooten admitted he Tasered his step-son and Wooten being suspended for shooting the moose, it seems atleast 2 of the findings in the Troopers were true -- NOT ONE AS YOU CLAIM...
You have lost it PA when you label Palin as a child abuser... On Sep 10, 4:13 pm, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The judge found only ONE of Sarah Palins and her family's accusations > against Wooten to be of merit. ONE. > > Sarah Palin herself was convicted of POACHING by illegally using a > drift-net while fishing. Sorry, poaching is much more serious than > using one's spouse's tag to bag a moose. > > You will note that Wooten didn't harrass Sarah Palin and her family > for Palins' kids being huge drug users, including injecting drugs, and > Track's participation an attempt to kill school children by > participating in vandalism of buses by cutting their brake lines. > > The Palins and her family should not be allowed to be around > children. Who knows what Track or Bristol would do in their drug- > induced frenzies? Who knows what the kids would witness with Sarah > and her multiple boyfrieds? > > By the judge's definiion, Sarah Palin is a child abuser. SHE should > not be around children, that's for sure. > > --------- > > On Sep 10, 1:01 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Please get your facts straight, even if Newsweek does sloppy > > reporting.. The State Troopers did in fact find Wooten Tasared his > > step-son, did drive while Drinking Beer while on duty, and did shoot > > that Moose... So when Newsweek says > > > >>> The Palins later raised allegations about Wooten > > > They are misreporting the facts and lying... Who says so??? The > > Alaska State Troopers investigation... > > >http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24325497-5012748,00.html > > >http://www.adn.com/politics/story/476430.html > > > >>> Wooten recently gave his union permission to release the entire > > >>> investigative file, all 482 pages and hours of recorded interviews. > > > "The record clearly indicates a serious and concentrated pattern of > > unacceptable and at times, illegal activity occurring over a lengthy > > period, which establishes a course of conduct totally at odds with the > > ethics of our profession," Col. Julia Grimes, then head of Alaska > > State Troopers, wrote in March 1, 2006, letter suspending Wooten for > > 10 days. After the union protested it, the suspension was reduced to > > five days. > > > >>> She warned that if he messed up again, he'd be fired. > > > "This discipline is meant to be a last chance to take corrective > > action," Grimes wrote. "You are hereby given notice that any further > > occurrences of these types of behaviors or incidents will not be > > tolerated and will result in your termination." > > > It's nearly impossible to know whether other complaints have come in > > about Wooten in the last two years. His personnel file is > > confidential. But the fact he remains on the force is an indication > > that he hasn't had the sort of trouble that Grimes warned against. > > > Grimes declined to comment, as did various troopers involved in the > > investigation. > > > '... NOT WITHOUT A BLEMISH' > > > As the investigation got under way in 2005, Wooten was in the midst of > > a bitter divorce from Palin's sister, Molly McCann. The couple was > > fighting over custody of their two young children. Accusations flew > > from both sides. > > > Troopers eventually investigated 13 issues and found four in which > > Wooten violated policy or broke the law or both: > > > • Wooten used a Taser on his stepson. > > > • He illegally shot a moose. > > > • He drank beer in his patrol car on one occasion. > > > • He told others his father-in-law would "eat a f'ing lead bullet" if > > he helped his daughter get an attorney for the divorce. > > > Beyond the investigation sparked by the family, trooper commanders saw > > cause to discipline or give written instructions to correct Wooten > > seven times since he joined the force, according to Grimes' letter to > > Wooten. > > > Those incidents included: a reprimand in January 2004 for negligent > > damage to a state vehicle; a January 2005 instruction after being > > accused of speeding, unsafe lane changes, following too closely and > > not using turn signals in his state vehicle; a June 2005 instruction > > regarding personal cell phone calls; an October 2005 suspension from > > work after getting a speeding ticket; and a November 2005 memo "to > > clarify duty hours, tardiness and personal business during duty time." > > > On Sep 10, 3:39 pm, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Newsweek goes for Troopergate. Besides the fact that the judge > > > ordered Palin and her family to quit harassing the brother-in-law, > > > they have continued to do so, which defies an order from the court. > > > > Send her porker ass to jail. She is not above the law. > > > > --------- > > > >http://www.newsweek.com/id/158140 > > > > 'TROOPERGATE' > > > Warned by the Court > > > A judge repeatedly told Palin and family not to badmouth her sister's > > > ex > > > > Mark Hosenball > > > Newsweek Web Exclusive > > > > Updated: 7:36 PM ET Sep 9, 2008 > > > > An Anchorage judge three years ago warned Sarah Palin and members of > > > her family to stop "disparaging" the reputation of Alaska State > > > Trooper Michael Wooten, who at the time was undergoing a bitter > > > separation and divorce from Palin's sister Molly. > > > > Allegations that Palin, her husband Todd, and at least one top > > > gubernatorial aide continued to vilify Wooten—after Palin became > > > Alaska's governor and pressured state police officials to take action > > > against him—are at the center of "Troopergate," a political and > > > ethical controversy which has embroiled Palin's administration and is > > > currently the subject of an official inquiry by a special investigator > > > hired by the state legislature. > > > > Court records obtained by NEWSWEEK show that during the course of > > > divorce hearings three years ago, Judge John Suddock heard testimony > > > from an official of the Alaska State Troopers' union about how Sarah > > > Palin—then a private citizen—and members of her family, including her > > > father and daughter, lodged up to a dozen complaints against Wooten > > > with the state police. The union official told the judge that he had > > > never before been asked to appear as a divorce-case witness, that the > > > union believed family complaints against Wooten were "not job- > > > related," and that Wooten was being "harassed" by Palin and other > > > family members. > > > > Court documents show that Judge Suddock was disturbed by the alleged > > > attacks by Palin and her family members on Wooten's behavior and > > > character. "Disparaging will not be tolerated—it is a form of child > > > abuse," the judge told a settlement hearing in October 2005, according > > > to typed notes of the proceedings. The judge added: "Relatives cannot > > > disparage either. If occurs [sic] the parent needs to set boundaries > > > for their relatives." > > > > A spokesperson for the law firm that represented Palin's sister, now > > > known as Molly Hackett, said Hackett's lawyer would have no comment > > > because custody issues are still in litigation. Other lawyers > > > representing Sarah Palin in connection with the state legislative > > > investigation—which is examining whether she abused her powers as > > > governor in trying to have Wooten fired or disciplined—had no > > > immediate comment. Palin's official gubernatorial spokeswoman did not > > > respond to e-mails and a phone message requesting comment. > > > > Wooten's lawyer also did not respond to messages requesting comment. > > > John Cyr, executive director of the State Troopers union, who > > > testified at the divorce hearing and is acting as Wooten's spokesman, > > > said Wooten has avoided giving media interviews because he wants to > > > avoid criticizing his former relatives (to date, Wooten has granted > > > just one interview, to CNN). > > > > As the divorce case dragged on, the judge's concern about family > > > "disparagement" appeared to deepen. In an order signed Jan. 31, 2006, > > > which granted Palin's sister and Wooten a final divorce decree, Judge > > > Suddock continued to express concern about attacks by Palin's family > > > on Wooten. The judge even threatened to curb Palin's sister's child > > > custody rights if family criticism of Wooten continued. > > > > In monitoring how a joint-custody arrangement worked out, the judge > > > said in his order that he would pay particular attention to problems > > > noted by a "custody investigator," specifically "the disparagement of > > > the father [Wooten] by the mother [Molly Hackett, Sarah Palin's > > > sister] and her family members." > > > > "It is the mother's [Hackett's] responsibility to set boundaries for > > > her relatives and insure [sic] they respect them, and the > > > disparagement by either parent, or their surrogates is emotional child > > > abuse," Judge Suddock wrote. He added that: "If the court finds it is > > > necessary due to disparagement in the Mat-Su Valley [the area north of > > > Anchorage where Palin and her extended family live], for the > > > children's best interests, it [the court] will not hesitate to order > > > custody to the father and a move into Anchorage." Cyr, the union > > > official, said that to his knowledge, no such move was ever ordered. > > > > The "Troopergate" special investigator, former prosecutor Steve > > > Branchflower, was hired by a unanimous vote of state legislative > > > leaders. His mission: to investigate whether Palin fired Walter Monegan > > > —her State Public Safety Commissioner (and the official in charge of > > > the State Police)—when he refused to dismiss or open a new > > > disciplinary investigation of Wooten after receiving complaints about > > > him from Gov. Palin and her husband Todd. Initially, Palin indicated > > > she would cooperate with the investigation. But more recently, a > > > lawyer hired by the state to represent her in the case asked the > > > Alaska Attorney General to request that a state personnel board > > > conduct its own special-counsel inquiry and demanded that the state > > > legislature back off. > > > > At the heart > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
