Home
> Uncategorized > Arkley goes free
Arkley goes free
The CA Attorney General’s office has declined to prosecute Eureka honcho Rob Arkley for his alleged shove against Eureka City Councilman Larry Glass.
Leave a comment
Recent Comments
 | Anonymous on A Performance Review for Phil… |
| i can T stop thinkin… on BLIND ITEM | |
| Anonymous on Hank Larrabee – Humboldt Count… |
| Anonymous on Hank Larrabee – Humboldt Count… |
 | Anum08 on Another “Golden rule… |
 | Adobe crack on Another “Golden rule… |
 | Hassan001 on Another “Golden rule… |
Top Posts & Pages
The Humboldt Herald 
It was to be expected. When you have money, you get away with a lot more. If I had shoved Councilman Mike Jones, for example, I would probably be posting this comment from that ugly building on Fifth Street.
Congrats. Paul. By punting this one another bully goes free.
Injustice! Injustice I say! I am outraged that this shover isn’t doing jail time! This is an outrage I tell you! I cannot believe my eyes! My God is this what our country has become?! Shovers roam our streets free to shove again! I’m moving to Canada!
Mr. Rob “Insufficient Evidence” Arkley lost this already by picking on the wrong person (finally). He will never be able to strike fear in others quite the same way again. Arkley has not gone to trial, so double jeopardy will not play, and next time…boom.
Thanks, Larry. Good job.
The Jell-O fruitcake was the real crime that night.
Not to mention, Larry confronted the Beast and lived to tell about it. RPA is now BFD which means DOA to a bully!
Who is to say that if Andrew was in that ugly building on Fifth Street he would have access to the internet?
Do prisoners have access to the internet?
really? Jell-O fruitcake? or are you trying to distract us from this beautiful/horrible moment?
Why, the sidewalks here in Vancouver are so wide that four morbidly obese people can walk shoulder-to-shoulder. Shoving is unheard of, a bygone crime as they say. Old timers spin yarns about the last shovers being shipped to Fort St. John around the turn of the century, without socks! That’s nineteen-aught-aught, mind you.
I feel mighty sorry for you southerners living under the constant oppression of ruffled dinner jackets and the occasionally loose shirt button. Get yourself a constitution and sick the law on them scofflaws.
What part about having your claim rejected is beautiful?
I think it’s in the Constitution that inmates have the right to access the Internet, where they talk about prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment, the Eighth Amendment I believe.
The beautiful part is that 70% of the population believes Glass anyway and this will just give him more sympathy with them.
It’s politics, and the score is
Arkley 0
Glass 1
The title is erroneous. Arkley goes free? He always was free. An accurate title would be: Glass’ allegation not pursued.
Turtle, it gives more sympathy? No. The sympathy people have for Glass remains at the same level. This is a net loss for him because, assuming the story is true, he lost a lot of potential sympathy from nonbelievers.
Conversely, if the story was trumped up, then this is a net win for Glass because he benefits more from the truth not being known.
More sympathy, same people, but it’s 70%. That’s the beautiful part. The horrible part: the other 30%. Welcome to Eureka.
Arkley loses politically simply from the allegation having been made. But loses among what audience? Progressives. So, no longterm damage done. Arkley supporters are still supporters. And when it comes down to it, the Marina Center project will be voted on based on its merits, whether the man behind it is a saint or a demon.
At the end of the day, this is a win for Arkley because it means the incident will be mentioned in the media less and less. Glass’ moment in the spotlight is dimming.
Insufficient evidence for criminal prosecution but what about the civil case? Isn’t Zachery Zwerdling representing Glass on that?
What would Glass collect for? Emotional distress? Keep dreaming.
Put another way, how is this *good* for Arkley?
Better than a conviction, better than a sub-prime mortgage crisis, better than a Republican rout, but good?
No. ‘Course, one will believe what one will. Too bad local Republicans don’t have a better example to follow.
I expect it’s the outcome he was hoping for. Even if he’s innocent, he’s harmed more by the case going to trial.
I’m curious: does this mean that all the testimony taken by the police is sealed, or does the testimony become public, or what? I think it would be pretty fascinating to see who said what to the police, especially since it’s clear that one side is not simply misunderstanding, but actively lying.
And, if it turns out that the police investigation includes substantial evidence that an office holder was threatened, what recourse is there when the AG says it doesn’t care?
Of course, it’s not surprising that Arnold’s administration isn’t interested in prosecuting a billionaire crony.
“Of course, it’s not surprising that Arnold’s administration isn’t interested in prosecuting a billionaire crony.”
But what does that imply about A.G. Brown? That he has no courage or clue?
progs must be looking for a new crow recipe by now. can’t you losers see when your stupid ideas get out beyond the redwood curtain they fall flat on their faces. good thing the rest of the state isn’t so stupid.
Quark, ol Moonbeam isn’t progressive enough on the Humboldt scale of progressivism. Right? No, not really. It’s simply more expedient for this gang to play fast and loose with reality by blaming the governor for a case that didn’t have a snowball’s chance.
No recourse. Your hand has been slapped. If you put it back into the political cookie jar, you go from playing-the-victim to overt-milking-for-political-game. You can roll those dice, but you’ll lose.
Urg. I meant gain, but game works just as well.
I see SN is up and at ’em.
The AG didn’t say the case had no merit or was frivolous but that it was taken seriously and there was not enough evidence out of what we are told was a room full of witnesses. What does that say? It says the same thing as when the Mafia guns someone down on a crowded street and no one saw anything.
Bullying a public official to vote a certain way is not a trivial matter as the arm chair tough guy Republicans and Arkley sycophants declare but, rather, their usual contempt for and assault on democracy.
Rob is a classic bully, and I know from firsthand experience. I was once nose to nose with him when he was spitting mad and he was the one who shivered and wilted away (without any physical contact.) He is a punk and a bitch and a coward when he feels ougunned.
Peace be with you
Which brings me back to my question concerning Arkley: How do you boycott someone who you all ready boycott? Arkley, the balloon track, or his manipulations to our county will not stop because a dozen people discuss the merits of it on a blog.
Boycott all things Arkley!
love eternal
tad
To the first poster here: If you had shoved Mike Jones, he would have given you a look so dirty, it would have stopped your heart.
Hell, he does that to me just for saying Hello.
I agree with you Tad. I’m on board. I am not going to sell my house and move into an Arkley development. I am not going to drive 30 minutes to shop at Home Depot. I will shop at the hardware store around the corner. I will not attend performances at the Arkley Center. No wait, that would be insane. I will attend performances at the Arkley Center because there’s bupkis to do in this county and we’re better off with the performances they attract even if it means I won’t be able to watch the V Chronicles for the fifteenth time.
Noel and the rest of you fools. there were two versions of this story, remember? Innocent until proven guilty, remember? I guess you want people prosecuted on heresy?
yes, boycott your mortgage payments. see where that gets you.
Or Adamson….there is another theory.
Maybe nothing happened and there was truly no evidence and your conspiracy theory just doesn’t fly. Never did. I was there. Right there and it was a dust up no more. Told the det. that and if Wilson or anyone else claimed they saw something, they’re playing the same politically opportunistic tune as you
Man you are tedious.
Sometimes dude, truth has a moment.
This was one of them.
Peace be with you 7:06
Are you being sarcastic? I can’t really tell if your being a sarcastic republican or an apathetic democrat.
love eternal
tad
Silence is Golden, Tad.
In this case, more like Yellow.
It’s all over but the crying.
-boy
So, Paul, Tad,Yo, and Rob are all drinking at a bar in Oldtown when Rob starts to shove Tad around for being crappy. Tad calls bullshit and gets into a heated argument with Yo who thinks it’s no big deal. Just then a Cop arrives and shoots YO and Tad to you know protect and serve. Paul and Rob nod in a philosophical way and have another drink.
Anonymous at 7:12 pm said
“Noel and the rest of you fools. there were two versions of this story, remember? Innocent until proven guilty, remember? I guess you want people prosecuted on heresy?”
heresy? Or hearsay? If two versions supporting the two people were stated by eye and ear witnesses then there is evidence both that something happened and that some are lying or that some have distorted vision. If you think Mr. Glass is a heretic, I am not surprised.
Anon at 7:55 pm said;
“Or Adamson….there is another theory.
Maybe nothing happened and there was truly no evidence and your conspiracy theory just doesn’t fly. Never did. I was there. Right there and it was a dust up no more. Told the det. that and if Wilson or anyone else claimed they saw something, they’re playing the same politically opportunistic tune as you
Man you are tedious.
Sometimes dude, truth has a moment.
This was one of them.”
Why would anyone believe an anonymous witness on a blog? If you feel I am tedious, or that reading my comments is tedium, why do you bother? Just scroll on past and trivialize someone else. Dude.
I am waiting for Rose to give some sort of paranoid schizophrenic comment on this one.
Thank you, I really needed an insult fix. The Herald always puts me into a state of ecstasy.
Tad, do you have relatives in Oregon we could call for you?
I have heard many stories from different people about being bullied. Thank you, Larry Glass for standing up to bullies! You inspire people like me to stand up to bullies, too, without having to stoop to a bully’s behavior.
:)
Oh please. It’s all political. Don’t turn Larry into some sort of saint.
which way to the St. Lawrence expression way?
There was not evidence to support Glass’s claim. Out of a full room of people? Sounds to me that Glass’s “claim” was meritless. If not meritless, it also seems that what he claimed was not a considered a crime by the AG.
This was stupid from the start.
This comment, I believe, is NOT off-topic!
Mike Huckabee just revealed what kind of patriot his beloved father was. “He would lay on the stripes, and his kids would see stars!”
Huckabee advocates child abuse!
And he not only walks free, he runs for President.
I guess Baptists can get away with anything.
Peace be with you
“Tad, do you have relatives in Oregon we could call for you?”
No, but I have a whole bunch of homeless activist friends there and they are looking for a ride to Eureka. It would be great if you could go pick them up for me.
love eternal
tad
This has become “The Shove NOT seen around the room.”
After all that has been written, said, and theorized, we can clearly see one thing. This event has truly polarized our community. Whichever side you are on, you will be suspicious of the other side’s motives.
Well, this incident has accomplished something after all.
-boy
Don’t you think it was already polarized? This event simply embodied a rift that already existed.
But things were accomplished, no argument there. Arkley’s handlers will keep him on a tighter leash from now on.
Hello Tad,
According to Councilperson Leonard, the cuisine at St. Vincent’s is so divine that the homeless from all over seek it out, so your friends will no doubt find their way here, perhaps humbly afoot or with burros and donkeys, like pilgrims seeking the comfort of Bethlehem, Mecca, or Zion.
Have a peaceful day,
Bill
Peace be with you Heraldo
“Arkley’s handlers will keep him on a tighter leash from now on.”
I agree that outwardly Arkley will appear “nicer,” but on the inside others will start doing Arkley’s shoving for him. Don’t think for one second that Arkley doesn’t believe he has special “what ever it takes” rights.
love eternal
tad
Agreed, Heraldo. The polarization was there before the Incident at the Avalon. There was even polarization between family members before this incident. It is part of the local culture.
I prefer to see things in living color, rather than in black and white or one side versus the other side.
Peace be with you Bill
My friends don’t eat FEMA food. Our health and our brains are too important to us to eat poison like St. Vinies serve.
love eternal
tad
Hey, Bill, I help support St. Vincent de Paul. The food is nutrious and is free. There are volunteers that have given their time for years serving lunch to those in needed of a hot nutrious meal on a daily basis, 365 days a year.
Hello Tad,
I admit it would be comforting to see the Mayor and the City Council chowing down at St. Vinnies once a month or so. It would inspire confidence in local government.
Here’s a hint for the pols: It’s better (and less crowded) at the start of the month.
Have a peaceful day,
Bill
Carol,
I am not overly critical of St. Vinnies. I eat there myself often and I appreciate it. I just need to point out that people DON’T MOVE HERE FOR THE FOOD.
Thanks.
Have a peaceful day,
Bill
So was Leonard advocating St. Vincent’s offering less appealing food to discourage the homeless from coming here?
No. I honestly don’t know what Councilmember Leonard’s position is on homeless issues, but I hope to educated him. I just know that he is completely clueless about it. He is espousing the “Mecca Argument.” It is a discredited doctrine used to argue against increased services for poor people.
Have a peaceful day,
Bill
Peace be with you Bill
When I was cooking for the Endeavor in Arcata I used to come to Eureka about twice a month to see homeless people who got run out of Arcata. I noticed that every time I went to st. vinies that there was a bigger per capita wing nut factor in Eureka. As I made it a point not to cook with FEMA food, I am very leery of GMO/chemically fortified “food stuffs.” I agree it is better than starving, but I will and have eaten dandelions and wild onions before I eat anything that comes out of a USDA can.
Food, or more correctly lack of pure food, is probably the number one cause of all of todays health problems, and how can you turn down free food from the government.
Carol is right. People who add the love to the food are the most wonderful people helping the poor. They usually still do out of love instead of profits like the modern day social-worker. It’s not their fault that the government dumps tons of GMO food on them, and they deserve our thanks.
love eternal
tad
St. Vinnie’s and the Eka Rescue Mission both receive large amounts of seasonal fresh local organic produce donated by local farmers. From ’99 thru ’04 I donated roughly 6000 lbs. of organic produce to the Mission EACH YEAR.
So quit yer bellyaching and start chowin’, chump.
I agree with you Heraldo that this episode merely broadened a rift that was pre- existing. But you’re mistkaen if you think any of Arkley’s staff (or family) have enough spine to put a leash on him. The few times he’s allowed strong people into his realm, they were bannished toot sweet.
Peace be with you Neal
I know, as I’m sure your aware, that you and other kind hearted local farmers donate lots of good healthy local produce to the Endeavor and Food For People. For some reason canned food seems to be the staple in Eureka’s soup kitchens. When I cooked at the Endeavor and Food Not Bombs you and other farmers enabled me to very seldom need to open a can.
I apologize for not mentioning the local farmers as “most wonderful people helping the poor,” because you are. As I am both a fruitarian and a localitarian you farmers are my heroes.
love eternal
tad
OK, maybe what I was trying to point out was that the Incident at Avalon placed a HUGE neon sign on the rift, and those of us who were unaware of it were suddenly drawn in.
-boy
It also facilitated the largest gathering of deaf and blind people in the history of the county. Even more amazingly, they all seem to have recovered their sight and hearing in the interim.
Don’t think this incident didn’t make a deep impression on Rob. He and Cherie were rocked by it. But I have my doubts it will have any lasting impact on him because I fear he’s well into the downaward spiral of rage that all Arkley men seem prone to.
Recovered their sight and hearing?
It’s a miracle, it’s a miracle!
Surely this is in the Bible someplace.
Hard to see things that don’t happen.
The Chief of Police Garr Nielsen was there that night, wasn’t he? Rex Bohn was there too, right? Who else? Mayor Bass? Silence is golden.
Oh it happened alright and I saw it. I am ashamed to admit I approached one of his employess that I know and negotiated a deal to keep quiet. In my own pathetic way I am as bad as he is.
Omigod. Theo is one of them.
Wow, Theo, are you confessing?
Nah, I just don’t want the billionaire and his henchman to claim exclusive rights to lying through yer teeth.
hehehe
I was there hovering over the crowd.
I did not see it.
Does that mean it did not happen?
No.
Do some things happen at parties that no one sees but the participants?
Sure.
What happened upstairs at Avalon that night?
Glass says that an ex-councilman was watching the whole thing but claimed he saw nothing. Who would that be? Worthen?