Dems contact AG over Arkley shove
The Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee approved the below letter to CA Attorney General Jerry Brown regarding last week’s shoving incident against Eureka City Councilman Larry Glass.
September 12, 2007
Hon. Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
Attorney General State of California
1300 “I” Street
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Dear Attorney General Brown,
A violation of the California Penal Code Sections 71 and 85 was reported by a Eureka city council member to have occurred in Humboldt County last week, and we are requesting your office take the lead in the investigation and prosecution of this alleged violation. According to Eureka City Council member Larry Glass the violation took place in front of several witnesses, none of whom have come forward for the media, but who we believe would testify truthfully to law enforcement officials.
Due to political conflicts, Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos will no doubt want to recuse his office from prosecuting the matter. The Humboldt Democratic Central Committee believes any reported attempt to influence public policy through violent acts and threats of personal destruction must be pursued by legal authorities.
According to Glass, he attended a Chamber of Commerce reception for the state Coastal Commission last week, at which he was repeatedly shoved and threatened by Robin P. Arkley II, a local businessperson; Glass reports Arkley made several statements to the effect that he would “destroy” Councilman Glass if the councilman failed to support Arkley’s controversial Eureka waterfront development proposal.
Egregious violations of those laws protecting public officials must be pursued, and we look to you to pursue this case in light of the political conflicts surrounding the incident. We look forward to hearing from you or your representative. Contact information regarding this incident follows:
City Councilman Larry Glass – (707) 442-5255
Eureka Chief of Police Garr Nielsen (Incident Report) – (707) 441-4060
District Attorney Paul Gallegos (707) 445-7411
Very truly yours,
Humboldt County
Democratic Central Committee (by)
Milt Boyd, Chair
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Now… an entire new level for this ball game folks!
-boy
Please don’t Stand So Close to Me
Act II, scene 2 begins . . .
An excellent letter.
Maybe while he is here he can look into the Cheri Moore matter – and the Derek Bowman matter, and a few others as well.
Dems contact AG over Arkley shove
The Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee approved the below letter to CA Attorney General Jerry Brown regarding last week’s shoving incident against Eureka City Councilman Larry Glass.
September 12, 2007
Hon. Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
Attorney General State of California
1300 “I” Street
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Dear Attorney General Brown,
“A violation of the California Penal Code Sections 71 and 85 was reported by a Eureka city council member to have occurred in Humboldt County last week, and we are requesting your office take the lead in the investigation and prosecution of this alleged violation.”
Yes, please help us, because we can’t help ourselves. Only the great big benevolent eye in Sacramento can bring some resolution to our big, huge problem that has split families apart and shattered little girls’ dreams.
Dear God, help us. Our community will not be able to move forward until this is resolved at a legal, Sacramento-legal leval. Please.
“According to Eureka City Council member Larry Glass the violation took place in front of several witnesses, none of whom have come forward for the media, but who we believe would testify truthfully to law enforcement officials.”
According to the guy who is claiming that it was a VERY big deal, nobody else is stepping forward to confirm his story. In highschool, which is when this sort of thing last rared its ugly head, we just discounted the whole thing because it was just this…one guy making a big deal about a non-issue that nobody but the original ‘claimant’ to complain about. Boring.
“Due to political conflicts, Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos will no doubt want to recuse his office from prosecuting the matter.”
Yes, we, as the populace who have a VERY good handle on this situation here have determined what the DA should and shouldn’t do based on politics. That is why we have taken it upon ourselves to speculate on what the top law enforcement official from the county will do. As the official committee on what the DA should do, we demand that you take us more seriously than any other quack group randomly emailing your office. Please? Hello?
“The Humboldt Democratic Central Committee believes this attempt to influence public policy through violent acts and threats of personal destruction must be pursued by legal authorities.”
Put aside for a moment that these are allegations, dear AG, and just ASSUME that an agregious violation of the law occured, because, really, it did. People are guilty until proven innocent, remember? THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANt. What happens in the public court is FAR more important than the court of law. I, and a few other bitter left-leaning folk agree, SOMETHING agregious has occurred. You have to take my word for it. IT HAPPENED. Really, it wasn’t a blow hard blowing off steam to a businessman who happened to give away and sell at no profit stickers and T-shirts that mocked another guy’s family. No biggie. Really, there are examples of this sort of thing all over the place. It is so common, it boggles the mind.
“According to Glass, he attended a Chamber of Commerce reception for the state Coastal Commission last week, at which he was repeatedly shoved and threatened by Robin P. Arkley II, a local businessperson; Glass reports Arkley made several statements to the effect that he would “destroy” Councilman Glass if the councilman failed to support Arkley’s controversial Eureka waterfront development proposal.”
By repeating what has been stated over and over, I grow more confident that I know what really happened. Really. I am convinced. In fact, after Larry’s 5th and 7th calls last night, I almost feel good about this whole thing.
“Egregious violations of those laws protecting public officials must be pursued, and we look to you to pursue this case in light of the political conflicts surrounding the incident.”
Egregious=speculative conjecture
“We look forward to hearing from you or your representative.”
We expect a call because we are BIG fans of the kind of politics you are guilty of and still hold office.
“Contact information regarding this incident follows:”
We really don’t believe that you will ever respond, but it sure makes the blogs here seem more interesting….
City Councilman Larry Glass – (707) 442-5255
Eureka Chief of Police Garr Nielsen (Incident Report) – (707) 441-4060
District Attorney Paul Gallegos (707) 445-7411
Very truly yours,
Humboldt County
Democratic Central Committee (by)
“Milt Boyd, Chair”
Thank God I don’t have to have any qualifications as a politician as I did to actually get my degree and credibility as a scientist.
September 13, 2007
Hon. Pigpen.
Attorney General State of Jefferson
1234 Any Street
Everytown, US 90210
Dear Attorney General Pigpen,
A violation of the Cartoon Penal Code Sections 92, 47, and 82 Hut Hut Hike was reported by myself last week and I am requesting your office take the lead in the investigation and prosecution of this alleged violation. This violation took place in front of my entire football team, the opposing players and fans in attendance, all of whom laughed at me, but I believe would testify truthfully to law enforcement officials.
Due to political conflicts, Linus Van Pelt will want to recuse himself from prosecuting the matter due his familial relationship with the accused. I believe this attempt to influence a game’s outcome through violent acts and unkept promises of personal destruction must be pursued by legal authorities.
I attended and performed the role of quarterback at a football game for neighborhood kids last week, at which I was repeatedly told by Lucy Van Pelt, “I’ll hold the football like this, and you come running up and kick it.” Lucy Van Pelt repeatedly pulled the football from my kicking zone just as I would run up and kick it, thus sending me into the air and yell “AAAAAUUUUUUUGH!” as I fell on my back with a large “WHUMP!” sound. Good grief!
Egregious violations of those laws protecting football players must be pursued, and we look to you to pursue this case in light of the political conflicts surrounding the incident. We look forward to hearing from you or your representative. Contact information regarding this incident follows:
Charlie Brown – (707) 555-5555
Schroeder – (707) 555-5555
Linus (707) 555-555
Very truly yours,
Charlie Brown
Quarterback
P.S. I always get rocks for Halloween. Is that a prosecutable offense? Also, there is a deciduous tree on my street that eats my kite. Please have it cut down immediately. And can you make the Little Red-Haired Girl like me?
Dear AG Brown,
The sun rises and sets on our treasured moneybags. Leave him alone!
Thank goodness I can touch type, because I can’t see the keyboard with my nose stuck so far up you know where.
Regards,
R S Sniffer
I just wish you weren’t Anonymous, so I could give you better credit.
3:05, it’s not the shove so much as the threats of destruction.
e·gre·gious (-grjs, -j-s)
adj.
Conspicuously bad or offensive. See Synonyms at flagrant.
3:05 would be greatly served by the use of blockquotes. See the Humboldt Herald comment guide for details.
Which Hank Sims tested on my site.
You almost got it. Remember to turn off the blockquote after quoting.
You’re right about the preview button. So far WordPress doesn’t offer that feature. I’ll cheer along with you when they do.
The buzz in the ‘hood is that the Mrs has been “out of town” the past few days. Can’t say I blame her. Can anybody confirm this?
8:25, who cares?
Why would it be a surprise,they spend lots of time at their home in Baton Rouge.
“The buzz in the ‘hood is that the Mrs has been “out of town” the past few days. Can’t say I blame her. Can anybody confirm this?”.
Seems to me I saw Cherie a few days ago in her car at the intersection of I and Buhne Streets in Eureka. Could have been more than just a few days ago, though.
I might of seen Rob in his truck- was it yesterday or the day before?- I’m not sure.
Blockquote, Fred! Blockquote!
Interesting how the same folks that so vociferously supported the incompentent defense attorney for the position of District Attorney are so quick to dismiss him. Or is it just that their hatred of Arkley is so intense, and their sense of self-importance so great, that they feel it necessary to knock on the AG’s door with this?
Arkley was the single largest donor to PG’s fight against the recall.
Ah, there’s the rub though. Robbie, in his infinite stupidity, was throwing money against Dikeman and not for Gags. However idiotic the people in this county are there is never a shortage of irony.
Friggin’ HTML Nazi!
That’s the spirit!
Will Heraldo start a thread for local folks who are like me? Today a big white lunatic in a public place in Eureka blasted everybody else out with his crap music. When I snapped his picture he jumps out of his truck and threatens tio kill me. He sound serious. Nice, another fun day in Eureka by the bay. But I have his pictures. What shou.d I do with them?
Start a blog.
Has th ebook on How to start a blog for Dummies been written yet?
I’m sure it has. But it really doesn’t take a manual. Just go to WordPress.com and follow the instructions. You’ll be blogging in minutes.
And for those of you who don’t want a blog, go to the same address and sign up for an account. That way you can have yer mug or some other appropriate image appear next to your name when you leave a comment. Then you’ll be as cool as Derchoadus, Hank and a few select others.
Great! I will start an account at WordPress, and attach a copy of my mug shot to all of my comments.
-boy
Good. Maybe you’ll start a trend.
Meantime back at the ranch there’s a big guy hangin around looking for a chance to mess me up.
3:05 am? Are people really up posting on blogs at that time? Even 5:27 seems a bit early – especially for such “creativity.”
Call me picky, but it bothers me that “city council” was not consistently capitalized. Maybe it was in the actual letter.
Honestly, you people need a life! Is “the Mrs” out of town? Who cares? (and ha ha- I know the answer) Don’t you people have jobs or your own families or anything else you should be doing? Go read your child a book. Or, go read yourself a book. Or, balance your checkbook, and give your extra cash to a worthy cause.
I pledge $20 to the “Find blank a name” research fund. What the hell do you care how we spend our time? Save the Promise Keepers speech for the football stadium full of believers.
-boy
Yeah, well I kind of think your name is a bit weird and I am not much for the Promise Keepers. Aren’t they a bunch of men who pledge not to beat their wives? Bravo!! I just think this whole obsession with the Arkleys is sad- Get a life! They have faults like the rest of us and their good points.
If their faults include physical assault and stalking it’s time to meet a prosecutor. Hopefully there’s one around who enforces penal codes for a living.
Yes, unfortunately, and the later it gets, the more likely they are to use all caps.
Physical assault and stalking is what you and some others want to be true, but I am not convinced it is. I do see important issues in our community that I know are in great need of attention that I would rather take priorioty over this nonsense.
I must be sounding like a Heraldo Support Group officer by now. Why is it the default answer for some people that we have no life? I find this blog to be a true source of current events, and if I need to, I will seek a different perspective elsewhere. However, visiting this blog is usually my first step, since I am not inclined to pick up the local fish wraps. Anyway, most of the comments on this blog entertain me. So now I feel a bit of the fool, because I am the only one of the intelligent readers of this blog to engage in this trivial discussion. I shall try to do better.
-boy
Okay- sorry! You have a right to discuss what you want. I think blogs are fun! And “boy”, I check in to get info just like you. I just think blog creators as well as some who seem to get stuck with one topic have some serious obsessive issues. Like, who would create an entire blogsite called “arkleywatch”- really, it shows a lack of having substance in their own life. Okay, off my pedestal, blogs are usually fun and informative! Yet, they can be petty and cruel due to the anonymity and freedom that brings (back on the pedestal). Most of the people I see written about (both sides!) have good qualities that are somewhat misunderstood by their adversaries.
I see Blank, we have some common ground. My blog is my attempt to have fun. I let these guys like Heraldo and Fred tackle the local issues.
-boy
So Blank thinks that it’s no big deal if a guy who is know to hire private eyes to follow people he is out to get, and is know to have bought property just so he can evict a tenant he has a beef with, that it is no big deal if this guy swears to an elected official that he will “destroy you and destroy your business”, if he does not vote a certain way?
Yea, well, all that is at stake is our democracy, so lets not pay that much attention.
I think some of it is only in the minds of people with good imaginations, some is exaggerated, and I also acknowledge that some could be true. I just don’t like the “auto-spin” by certain types the minute they hear a rumor- the reputation of this person has taken on a life of its own. If all of it is true, then yes, it is a big deal.
Democracy also allows for a person to be innocent until convicted.
blank,
Have you ever been an elected official? Or related to one?
It’s not nonsense to them.
I love it how we moved from “shoved” to “assault” and “attack”. what a bunch of sorry bitches. glass should have shoved him back and whipped his ass, or shut up. don’t slink away to the corner and call the cops. what a baby.
If you don’t think a two-handed shove constitutes an “attack,” perhaps you’ll enjoy this hysterical Eureka Reporter article that used the same term to described a poster that called Cheri Arkley a liar for her “read my lips, it won’t be a big box” comment.
Funny how taking note of Arkley’s broken promises are considered an “attack” but an assault by Rob Arkley should be virtually ignored.
Arkleyville, indeed.
“Like, who would create an entire blogsite called “arkleywatch”- really, it shows a lack of having substance in their own life. ”
Well I hope you don’t feel the same way about Rose and her watchpaul blog.I like Rose,even through our disagreements,and can assure you that she has no lack of substance in her life.
the ‘assault’ should have been met with an ass-whipping, not a cry-babying. seriously, many people are laughing at what a baby glass is being. he got shoved by a drunk guy and called the cops. baby.
When you are being menaced, the intelligent thing to do, if you can do it, is to de-escalate the situation. Then, when the danger is past, report it to the police if it was serious enough for that.
Meeting force with force can result in serious injury or death. Don’t forget the two men outside Denny’s in Eureka several years ago. They got into an argument and decided to finish it by fighting. One of the men landed a single blow that knocked the other man down. As he fell, his head hit the sidewalk, killing him. The man who struck that blow thought that dropping the other guy was the answer to his problems. He didn’t expect his violence to lead to his own stay in prison. He probably never gave much thought to the effect of living the rest of his life knowing he had unnecessarily killed another human being.
In my understanding according to the law Assault happens when someone physically menaces someoneThere does not have to be actual physical contact to commit assault ,
Assault and Battery happens when a person makes physical contact.
At the very least, it would seem, that Arkely is guilty of assault. No one denies that he got in Glass face.
The question really is weather Ark committed assault AND battery.
Those people who say Glass should have fought back are crazy, If you commit an illegal act in response to someone else’s illegal act then you are being very stupid.
I must have had bad parents. I was taught to push back.
7:10…..it was a Coastal Commission social, not a Dirty Harry movie. LOL
For better or worse, my parents told me it takes a bigger man to walk away from a foolish fight than to be drawn into one.
didn’t glass approach arkley?
Re-read the accounts of their interchange for the answer.
Glass said Arkley was standing across the table from him pointing and smiling, when he said something Glass couldn’t understand. So Glass walked around the table to talk to Arkley.