So these middle-class kids in upstate New York break into a nice home and throw a keg party with 300 of their closest friends. In the process they trash the place. Then most of them post pics and vids on Facebook bragging about the bitchen good time they had.
Surprise, surprise surprise, the owner of the property (a former NFL player) is a leetle bit upset. But when he posts the Vandals and Visigoths’ selfies on a website asking them to come clean up and repair the damage, the kids’ parents threaten to sue him. So he goes to the cops instead.
Via Hot Air:
Six arrested, more than 300 to go. But it’s a start for Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Investigators who are trying to put a dent in the case of a huge, underage drinking party at a former NFL player’s home.
Cameras weren’t allowed in the courtroom. But Thursday night, the first six to turn themselves in faced a judge and reality.
Police say 19 year old Seth Hawk, 20 year old Juan Santana, 21 year old Cody Blain, 18 year olds Meghan Loiselle and Keely Sullivan and 17 year old Mackenzie Grogan were the main players in the giant underage drinking party at Brian Holloway’s Upstate New York home. …
The charges read Thursday night range from burglary, to grand larceny, to criminal trespass.
What happened at court is only the beginning. Sheriff’s investigators say they’ve identified 238 others who were at the party. They’re urging that they turn themselves in. And they’re asking for a little help from the parents.
It’s a long investigation. But part of it made simpler, because of the messages and the pictures the partiers put out on social media.
I can hear their high-priced attorneys (no dump truck public defenders for these children of real privilege) already:
“Your honor, I ask for a dismissal in the interests of justice because my client is a good student who will never get into an Ivy League college with a criminal conviction on his record. This was just a youthful indiscretion.”
Stupid kids. They should have called themselves “Occupy Albany” and said it was a protest. Then they could brag about it on their college applications.
“Wait . . . wait . . . mic check . . . MIC CHECK!”
One of my pet peeves has always been rich kids getting away with shit that poorer kids can’t.
So the twenty one year old was supplying alcohol to minors. Isn’t that a felony? And I don’t consider a twenty one year old a child. Young yes, child no. And vandals come in all ages.
Rich kids are “kids” until their late 20’s.
He’s a child until he’s 26 (and off his parents’ insurance).
LOL. So there is a floating age of majority. Nice to know.
We should attach voting rights to health insurance. You pay for it on your own, you can vote.
Yep to Lola’s plan!
But they don’t get to drive until they’re 35 – no matter what (I live in a college town, and the precious little snowflakes are back).
OT: Watching a romantic comedy with Anne Hathaway as a Parkinson’s victim. There is about 30 minutes left in the movie. Just enough time for the big “break-up then make-up” scenes.
My personal experience: Few relationships survive a big break-up. Lots of people try to reconcile but there will always be a gaping wound that never heals. Things will never be the same.
It’s better to keep going and don’t look back. Then you can remember each other as “the one who got away”.
Or as I say: once the mirror cracks, through the mirror out.
So the establishment GOP is out in force today, telling everyone how McConnell and company were totes totes totes justified in voting for cloture. But yeah, this says it all:
https://twitter.com/RileyRebel129/status/383682661689999360
Ironically. the reason that they passed the 17th Amendment was to end the influence of special interests on the Senate.
I’m at the point of saying repeal the 17th – and I used to think that was crazy talk. The founders were right. Having state legislatures choose senators is a needed counterbalance to federal power. Yes, more localized power can still be corrupt, and often is, but it does MUCH less damage than when it goes nationwide, and is easier to fight at the state level.
At the very least we can make bribery more expensive. Make them buy a majority of state legislatures instead of just 60 senators.
Agreed, and limit “Senators” to one term. Period. With one third being seated every two years.
And while we’re at it, draw Congresspersons’ names (for two consecutive terms) out of a drum containing the names of all registered voters of a district, giving the designee 24 hours to accept or decline an appointment If declined, draw another. Repeat as needed. Make half appointed this way every two years. Totally random.
And make violation of all federal election/appointing laws a capital offense (penalty of death).
Keep things simple.
The people driving the 17th Amendment wanted to take the state government out of national lawmaking. The problem is that when you stop being appointed, you have to get 51% of a state population to vote for you. That takes money and party backing. That Amended basically ended states’ rights.
I blame our loss of states rights on the stupid-assed racist segregationists. Because they picked a racist hill to die on over it.
The segregationists sullied the very idea of states rights, for generations. They paved the way for Fed takeover, with their racist stupidity.
I feel bad for Sarah Palin at this point because McCain is so awful.
Hahaha! The ad underneath the picture of McCain in Syria has the headline: Second liver transplant for alcoholic?
PERFECT!
Tweet of the Day:
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/09/horror-details-emerging-of-sadistic-torture-perpetrated-by-muslims-in-kenyas-westgate-mall-attack/
these are the people backtrack wants to have arms, while he wants to take away arms from Americans.
something we should never forget
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/09/27/pelosi-george-washington-warned-us-about-people-like-the-tea-party/
anybody want to tell axis sally pelosi that George Washington would have led the Tea Party?
Done.
wonder how many of the 300 would sign this petition?
many of these people are old enough to know better.
koolade or LSD?
Stupidity.
I’m voting for Groucho, myself.
http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=37747
vets using VA for prescriptions, something to consider
Here is why the Vile Progs and Establishment GOP are both losing their shit over Ted Cruz:
honk!
OT but made my Friday….
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/09/wnba-players-receive-double-technicals-for-kissing/
here’s the video…
What, no tongues?
You can’t really tell…it was kinda quick but that doesn’t necessarily mean no tongue….coulda been a hint-o-tongue in there!
Now THAT’S basketball. You won’t see that in the men’s, because they haven’t the balls.
{{eyeballsburnedatthethought}}
Meh. It looked like a crappy show with lots of dowdy bag dresses. The various camouflage look promising though. Maybe WMCB’s defensive rights are human rights is taking hold in fashion already?
I don’t know at this point….maybe it’s best to just let Obamacare pass without any further ado and let the Democrats own it…..let it fail on its own….stay out of the way of more failure….let it play out…in my own mind after have done as much research on it as I can stand, it can’t be successful…very poorly conceived and implemented…
http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/27/cruz-battle-against-obamacare-dies-in-landslide-senate-vote/
Yep, that about sums him up.
I would add “feeble” to that list.
H-1B foreign workers being hired to implement Obamacare.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242648/H_1B_workers_in_line_for_Obamacare_work
“The hiring of temporary visa workers “isn’t due to a shortage of U.S. IT workers, but instead for the simple fact that those H-1B workers can be paid less than the market wage,” said Hira.”
On the plus side, the government MIGHT not pay for their health insurance.
{{revertstonativetongue}}.
Maybe it means Obama is rethinking his support for the
cannibal liver-eating church-attacking Sunni terrorists in Syria.
One can hope.
You gotta love these dueling headlines:
Texas Dems: Cruz can’t be President
Cruz now top GOPer in 2016 Primary
What’s that again, Texas Dems? You’re completely outta touch? Whodda thunk it?
Ted should run for Guv’ner of Texas first. He could use some executive experience.
You obviously don’t understand how this works. Demographic victim? Front of the line, sir!
I really don’t want to elect another 1st-term senator.
Ever again.
Honk!
I’m kinda hoping Cruz can run as VP … maybe to Walker?
That could work.
I like Walker. I’m not on the Cruz bandwagon, ftr. However, he passes my bullshit detector far more than Rand Paul. Rand Paul is another motherfucker with daddy issues. Just like the last two presidents. At least Cruz loves his daddy.
Me neither, but you have to admit that Cruz would have more experience and smarts than Obama by 2016. VP to a Gov would be a great move !
I think Cruz has ego to spare. I also think he is very aware of the growing more libertarian bent of the country, and is smartly aligning himself there. *shrug* Works for me.
Yep
I would like to see Ted Cruz take harry reid’s place as senate majority leader. just think what could get done for the American people. Not too many republicans I would trust in that spot and after harry reid never want to see a democrat in that spot again
I agree with Helen’s idea for Cruz to replace idiotface. Can’t you just see multiple and long-lasting apoplexies contorting facial express on all those old white guys who would think they were bypassed? ROFL
Alan Dershowitz said in an interview that Cruz was one of the smartest students he’s ever had at Harvard Law & that he always had a libertarian POV on Constitutional issues. So while I agree Cruz has ego & is playing his angles to raise his public profile, the libertarian bent goes way back & doesn’t seem to be solely something he’s capitalizing on because of the zeitgeist.
Agreed, angie. I think most of it is sincere. His Cuban dad instilled in him a genuine horror of an all-powerful State.
Iranians are nicer than Republicans.
I know a lot of nice Iranians … they all are religious refugees from the crazy ones running Iran.
Maybe if the Tea Party just claimed to have nukes?
We could vehemently deny having nukes. That seems to work too.
Funny how Ron Paul stays silent all through a massive govt intervention in healthcare debate, but is Johnny-on-the-spot the moment a chance to praise engaging a Jew-hater arises.
“If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don’t remove it – I might be writing in my dreams.” – Terri Guillemets
Racist!
Good rant by Koffler, in case you missed Obama’s speechifying today …..
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2013/09/27/obama-lashes-extremists/
I’m sorry but I’m laughing a little. Who’d a thunk?
It’s always a bit messy when packs select their “alpha”.
This is cool. Watch the video. One of the women had already been a victim of a home invasion.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/09/harry-reid-strips-obamacare-defunding-senate-votes-party-lines-now-back-to-the-house/
well reid did it. strips out obamacare defunding.
screw the republicans that helped him. may every one of them face a primary challenge and lose
Oldie but goody:
Reason TV wins the video contest:
now you know I have to steal it.
More de facto Obama supporters (via voting 3rd party Gary Johnson & bad mouthing Romney at every turn). Even if I had a fuck to give about how they feel about Obamacare now, I wouldn’t give it to them.
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/58174
Canada ditches backtrack’s favorite islamic charity
Heh ….
White House memo on what happens if no funding bill is enacted; 436 staffers are designated ‘excepted or exempt’ and 1,265 will be placed on furlough status – @markknoller
how many of these are really necessary and how many are there to wait on mooch?
http://nationalreport.net/obama-declares-november-national-muslim-appreciation-month/
backtrack declares November national muslim appreciation month
this is the same guy who wants to arm al qaeda and disarm Americans
so where are the obots on separation of religion and state?
When is Christian Appreciation Month?
the get one day every four years Feb 29th
And we appreciate them for?
Anyone? Bueller?
THIS. DC is rolling in dough. Why?
Graft pays well.
Oops couldn’t get the pic to post and thought I cancelled it.
Does it include a happy ending?