Pins and needles
Published by Mike Stark November 28th, 2006 in UncategorizedI’m told the Charlottesville City Commonwealth Attorney (commonly known as ”DA” in other parts of the country) will be announcing his charging decision with regards to the events that transpired at the Omni Hotel a few weeks ago.
Since then, I met with the Detective charged with investigating the case at least twice. I even provided him with the videotape from my personal video camera that I shot on that day.
I’ll post again after I find out what his decision is, but until then, these are the options:
- He can charge the bad guys
- He can charge me
- He can charge all of us
- He can announce that no charges will be brought
- He can announce that no charges will be brought, but anyone involved is free to obtain a warrant through the magistrate
I wish I had information that would allow me to handicap the possibilities… Unfortunately, I’m out of the loop.
[UPDATE]
Prosecutor’s statement:
The Charlottesville Police Department has completed its investigation of the incident of 10/31/06 at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville involving W.M. Stark and campaign staff and supporters of Sen. George Allen. The results of the investigation have been presented to the Commonwealth’s Attorney for consideration.
With the assistance of video recordings obtained from Charlottesville television stations CBS-19 and NBC-29, police personnel and the Commonwealth’s Attorney have been able to review virtually the entire incident. The recordings facilitated the process of identifying all the participants in the events and nearly all of the material witnesses. In addition to the video recordings the number and variety of participants and witnesses who cooperated with the investigation provide a basis upon which one may have confidence that the available evidence constitutes a full and fair record of the events under consideration.
Upon review of the evidence the Commonwealth’s Attorney does not recommend that charges be brought against any participant in this incident. While several individuals could be charged with one or more misdemeanor offenses such as assault and battery or disorderly conduct it is apparent from the evidence that no participant sought to strike or injure another person.
One the one hand, Mr. Stark actively and aggressively sought to approach Sen. Allen for the purpose of shouting questions at him in full view of the assembled media. In doing so he made physical contact with members of Sen. Allen’s staff and supporters under circumstances in which a reasonable person would be concerned for the Senator’s safety and unsure of Mr. Stark’s precise intentions. A defensive reaction from one or more of these individuals was reasonably to be expected under the circumstances. On the other hand, after the onset of physical contact between Mr. Stark and members of Sen. Allen’s group it appears from the evidence that at least one of them, John Darden, began to react with anger toward Mr. Stark because of what he was saying, in contrast with the legitimate concern for the Senator that may have influenced his initial reactions to Mr. Stark’s approach and demeanor. Although Mr. Darden ends up on the ground with Mr. Stark he quickly releases his grasp as another individual assists mr. Stark to his feet and ushers him out of the building. In the Commonwealth’s view, this behavior is inconsistent with a conclusion that Mr. Darden intended to harm Mr. Stark.
As much as emotions may have come ot influence the behavior and judgment of several individuals who were involved in this incident, the balance of evidence reflect that no one sought to hurt anyone. Under these circumstances, rather than urge that cross warrants be sought between the parties to the physical altercation that took place, the Commonwealth’s recommendation is that no charges be sought by law enforcement.
Signed,
Warner D. Chapman, Commonwealth’s Attorney
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Hope it all works out, and the villians get their due.
Looks like your 15 Minutes are up Mike. What’s next on the agenda?
Well, look on the bright side. They didn’t charge you. I guess its a push.
Glen Nov 28th, 2006 at 4:43 pm
“Looks like your 15 Minutes are up Mike. What’s next on the agenda?”
I can’t speak for Mike, obviously, but I’d be over at your mother’s house.
Y’know.
Doing “it”.
With your mother.
Don’t let the bastards get you down. Remember… we WON! whoop! 2008 is next.
I’ve actually filed assault charges with the magistrate before. It’s not difficult. Just show up, have the names of the people and witnesses, it will end up on the docket. But, there is a risk. Probably the safest route would just be to drop it, realize it made them look stupid, and give yourself a little credit for making Webb’s win easier.
Well, webb won the election, so they lost anyway.
These episodes (Charlottesville, and Augusta County) gave us yet another profile of George Allen. He is a guy that cultivates thuggery amongst his staff and either has a tin ear for political theater or thinks he is not accountable. Maybe both. In general, Virginians don’t like such unpleasantry but in this case your heat brought much light. Well done.
Glen Nov 28th, 2006 at 4:43 pm
“Looks like your 15 Minutes are up Mike. What’s next on the agenda?”
Gee, Glen, change the name to “Felix”, and the same question could apply to a certain washed up has-been former United States Senator.
What’s next on Mike’s agenda? Returning to law school for the next few years with the warm feeling of gratitude of several million American voters that we will never have to say “President Felix”.
What’s next on the former Senator’s agenda? Hard to say, but I recon it will be something close to a donning a red vest while repeating the phrase “Welcome to WalMart…would you like a cart?”
huh?
mike was seen as a threat?
that cannot be discerned from the video
no one was trying to injure anyone?
lets see…headlock, takedown into a plate glass window…which only occured after mike asked his question while being hustled out, and said individual can plainly be heard stating “now you’re getting personal”
this is rich peoples justice at its worst
what a load of shite
well, at least that vid and other occurences helped to bring down senator maccaca
i still think mike should sue…but that is up to him
In doing so he made physical contact with members of Sen. Allen’s staff and supporters under circumstances in which a reasonable person would be concerned for the Senator’s safety and unsure of Mr. Stark’s precise intentions.
That’s a wonderful equivalence with being shoved to the ground.
Glen, Mike wasn’t seeking fame. He was seeking a new senator. Got one, too.
Mike, what happened man? Thought you were a badass Marine. You got slammed to the ground by an out-of-shape 60 year old. You looked like a woman on Tucker Carlson’s show crying about how you were hurt. Wah………
Also, I read an article you wrote about Anne Richards and the death penalty. For the record, I have voted Republican all of my life, but you actually gave me a new found respect for Grannie Annie when you criticized her for putting murderers to death. The bitch! LOL! That is the one thing she did that is right! Now maybe you should put your energy in stopping the killing of innocent babies.
Webb can suck my ass! He says he was about to slug Pres. Bush this weekened. Why not just do it? He talks a big game. He will turn out to be a failure and embarassment as a Senator. By the way, he flies the Confederate flag. The Bastard!
dixie, it’s called exercising restraint.
it’s easy to simply be angry, to act out of anger.
it’s much harder to be angry for the right reasons, against the right people, in the right way, at the right time. try it sometime — you may be surprised.
It is just astounding, to listen to goobers like “Dick-see dude” spout his nonsense about how Mike would have been better served knocking that old redneck’s “soft teeth down his slimy throat” and then repeats his anti-abortion mantra.
Nice. Just like the brainwashed GOP-monkey he is.
thedarkbackward Nov 28th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Glen Nov 28th, 2006 at 4:43 pm
“Looks like your 15 Minutes are up Mike. What’s next on the agenda?”
I can’t speak for Mike, obviously, but I’d be over at your mother’s house.
Y’know.
Doing “it”.
With your mother.
Not likely. I’m sure you would rather jerk off to internet pron. LOL!
sore losers much?
wow !
Hey all you rightwingnuts,
You lost! Get over it.
and on that note… FOAD.
Internet pron?
DAAAAAAAAAAMN! SNAP! OH NO HE DI’INT!
Nice comeback, junior…how sad it must be got you to work all day sweating over your “snappy” retort…come in here to exact your revenge…and just totally F#@K up the punchline.
(I’ll let you in on a little secret, Mr. Rickles….saterical comedy is not a venue conservitives have enough talent to master…face it…it’s just a little out of your league…I suggest you stick to knock-knock jokes…they’re more your speed)
Jeff Dec 1st, 2006 at 12:21 am
Internet pron?
DAAAAAAAAAAMN! SNAP! OH NO HE DI’INT!
Nice comeback, junior…how sad it must be got you to work all day sweating over your “snappy” retort…come in here to exact your revenge…and just totally F#@K up the punchline.
HEY MACACA! That was a typo. Get over yourself and go back to your boyfriend S.R. Siddarth.
Oh well Mike. Be happy,they realised you were a threat….although not a physical one. You were just asking too many tough questions for poor KKKAllen.
You know how tender his poor ego is. You probably bruised it. And of course you cost him his reelection bid…..well,you and that uppity ‘brown’ person that Allen put in his place…haw!
Fuck Allen and all his redneck,goofy,chickenshit supporters. You’re a better man than me Mike. I’d probably be in prison for kicking shit out of a bunch of asshole neocons.
BTW Dixie Douche….
Did you see the election results form the mid terms?
What did they say again?
Oh yeah,you LOST.
Stop up your dripping pussy-hole and get over it.
Is it just me, or does Dixie Dufis exhibit a liiiitle too much “fascination” with all things homosexual?
Awwww….Watsthematter, Dix? Where oh where did it all go wrong? Daddy didn’t show you enough love through the formative years of your twisted psyche? Mamma cut you off of the nip and forced you to potty train at age five? Uncle Albert teach you his “blindfold and rubber glove” game and make you cry? Father Flannigan make you take his “special” communion?
DIXIE DUDE? (snarf) Where’d you get that moniker anyway? It sounds suspiciously like something some porky middle-aged bald man hides behind to troll peachfuzz twinks on CRAIGS LIST. Tell us….when’s the coming out party, Reverend Haggard?
Come on back, you pathetic creature…I got plenty more where that came from…heh-heh-heh.
Internet pron? Whadda DROK!
Jeff Dec 1st, 2006 at 7:24 am
Is it just me, or does Dixie Dufis exhibit a liiiitle too much “fascination” with all things homosexual?
OUCH JEFF! You are so mean. You are about as mean as Mike Stark fighting a sixty-year old. What is your net worth dude? Or should I say what is your mommy’s net worth, if you still live with her. Quit going to the N.A.M.B.L.A. meetings and start watching FOX news you brainwashed idiot.
Internet pron. is that all you got, a typo? Reads as though you jerk off to gay-internet porn. LOL!
Dixie…why was Senator Allen spotted yesterday behind the Piggly-Wiggly loading empty grocery boxes into the back of a pickup? Is he moving soon or something?
Well, this sounds like a victory to me. The sitting Senator of the great state of Virginia couldn’t get your ass thrown in jail. My, how the mighty have fallen.
Not sure what you are feeling now, but the best thing may be to just move on. Easy for me to say. If the guy had actually hurt you, or smashed your face with his fist or push you through the glass, you’d have a case. Thank you for your service in uniform and out of it. You helped the world see what Macaca was all about.
iburl, I agree.
To continue on a little further, I’d say really its about time to ask for an apology and tell them the case will go away if they just apologize.
Then guess what? You win, just like Senator Webb did.
Mike, thanks for your work in supporting Senator Webb. I didn’t always agree with some of the questions you asked Sen. Allen and think some of the questions lowered the level of discourse to the GOP level, which I hate to see any discussion fall to.
However I am elated (and conversely saddened it was so close) that there are a an extremely small majority of Virginians who saw that Webb was a far better choice.
Allen had alot of support, from what I heard, from the troops, and while he was a tool from day one he still had passionate supporters, as did Webb. Not excusing at all what happened at the Omni but perhaps you would look like more the winner if you start now with the option of a formal apology and it all goes away.
And since this mid term election one Senator has clearly risen above all the other freshman Senator’s and that is Jim Webb. It was not just Virginia that won that day, it was America that won.
Mission accomplished. Take solace that the Allen thugs will now have to find jobs working security at klan rallies and perhaps for Fred Phelps.
Thank you Mike for doing what you did. When this nation was young, our founding fathers meant for the country to be run by the people, and for the people as it should be. Since then, a lot of the people in this nation have forgotten what that means, and just handed their lives over to the politicians.
No taxation without representation. Public servants. From the many, one. Watching you do what you did, and how certain people reacted to it, or tried to shut you up just got to me. It really showed how far from our founding fathers’ ideas we’ve strayed and how one voice can bring it all right back to what it’s really all about.
Thank you again Mike. Power to the PEOPLE, not the corporations, the media (who are supposed to be on OUR side), or the politicians.
Mike - You got the last laugh anyway, by ensuring that Macaca didn’t get elected. I truly believe this publicity of this incident, along with all the others in the 90 days running up to election day, was a key factor in kicking that racist asshole to the curb where he belongs!
Mike,
Sorry, I thought it was clear that you were assaulted for posing questions at a public gathering. You exercised your Constitutional rights as well as great restraint when you were physically manhandled. I hope it’s at least consolation that the clown lost. I do not see how the judge would view this as a reasonable response when the (soon to be ex)Senator has a phalanx of security supposedly trained to respond appropriately and within the law.
POW/MIA
You are 100% correct.
Power to the People. Didn’t John Lennon sign that song?
I know it’s not easy to accept but America has gone Fascist.
It’s time to WAKE UP!
Our History has been rewritten. The Rich rule throught Corporate Monstrosities. Our News is 70% FAKE.
Here’s just one tidbit of information: influenza was created at Ft. Riley, KS by our own government. The flu. Killed Millions. My history professor said the Flu was a virus mutation in the trenches during WWI. That explanation never really made sense.
Here’s another example: The Civil War. Wasn’t fought just over slavery. It was fought over state rights and to stop American from having a strong, oppressive Federal Government. Now, do you honestly think that Millions of WHITE NORTHERNERS died to Free the Slaves? Can you think of even 1 other White American who would give his life, his family, his future, his friends, his comfort, to Free a Black Man? Didn’t think so.