Well, it’s not like pistol-whipping your wife or firing shots in an argument with her is a big deal or anything, is it? Anyhow, the bitch was probably lying. And they’ve reconciled.<\/p>\n
From Rocky Mountain News.com:<\/p>\n
July 12, 2006<\/p>\n
David Spellman, a former Black Hawk councilman who pleaded guilty to pistol-whipping his wife, will be sworn in today as mayor of the casino town.<\/p>\n
“Our mayor had just died. We have a very small pool of eligible people,” Councilman Tom Kerr said Tuesday. “Given Dave’s years of service, it seemed the logical thing to do.”<\/p>\n
Spellman was charged in 2005 with hitting Lynnette Hailey, his wife, repeatedly in the head with a .380-caliber handgun and firing at least three shots.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Last week, he entered a guilty plea to felony menacing and third-degree assault and received four years of probation.<\/p>\n
Neither Spellman nor Hailey, who is the Central City city manager, was available for comment Tuesday. They have reconciled, town spokesman Chuck Ford said. […]<\/p>\n
The six-member council, including four people who had served with Spellman during his 19 years on the council, voted unanimously in late June to appoint him mayor.<\/p>\n
“There was no discussion of the crime or the charges.<\/strong> I don’t believe for a minute that the charges were completely accurate,” said Kerr, who has known Spellman for 26 years.<\/p>\n
“I’m not sure anyone is in possession of all of the facts,” he said. “There were inconsistencies and possible slight embellishments.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
“Appalled” is such an inadequate word, isn’t it?<\/p>\n
Turtleheart <\/a>writes:<\/p>\n
Plus– “The behavior took place outside of council chambers,” Ford said. “He’s made a mistake, and the community believes he has learned from it.” Oh, well, as long as it took place outside of work, I guess this kind of behavior is okay. And I’d like to add, after YEARS of working in Domestic Violence advocacy– the abuser ALWAYS says he’s learned from his mistakes– well, that’s not true either… The majority of the time the abuser refuses to accept responsibility for his behavior. After all, SHE MADE him do it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’ll bet any money that Ford is the sort of person who prides himself on “family values” and looks down his nose at feminists and queers for our lack thereof. Curtsy: Niobium<\/a>..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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