Is it me
In the 90's Bill Clinton could not take a shit without having some oppertunistic Seantor, or Congress(person)man shove their head up his ass. Now 10 years later we have a new President who everytime you turn around, someone he had attached his wagon to is in trouble. The latest is some woman in BOISE, Idaho - A woman once held up by the Bush administration as a crusader against domestic violence is now facing kidnapping and drug charges.
Barbara Dehl, 49, conspired with her live-in boyfriend and another man to abduct a young couple after the three found money, jewelry and drugs missing from Dehl's safe, police said in court documents.
Dehl was indicted by a grand jury this week on two felony counts of kidnapping and one count of trafficking methamphetamine. The men also were indicted on a variety of charges.
All were in custody awaiting arraignment May 4, and they were appointed public defenders. Dehl's lawyer, Joseph Ellsworth, was not immediately available for comment reachable by telephone Friday.
Five years ago, Dehl stood teary-eyed next to Gov. Dirk Kempthorne as he signed a law named after her deceased daughter, Cassandra.
The 17-year-old was killed in 1999 by her boyfriend when he purposefully drove off the road while they were arguing. State courts had refused to issue a protective order against him, contending Idaho's domestic violence law did not apply to dating teenagers. A jury eventually convicted the boyfriend of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
After Cassandra's death, Dehl, a divorced mother, tirelessly lobbied state lawmakers to extend domestic abuse protections to teenagers trapped in abusive dating relationships.
When "Cassie's Law" passed, Kempthorne said Dehl's efforts would become "one of those lasting legacies ... that will save lives in the future."
In 2002, Dehl was appointed by Attorney General John Ashcroft to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women. She attended a ceremony at the White House the next year when President Bush announced initiatives to combat domestic violence.
She appeared on national talk shows, won state citizenship awards and formed an educational nonprofit foundation dedicated to teen domestic violence prevention.
This post was partialy lifted from the Associated press, well a little more partially.
Barbara Dehl, 49, conspired with her live-in boyfriend and another man to abduct a young couple after the three found money, jewelry and drugs missing from Dehl's safe, police said in court documents.
Dehl was indicted by a grand jury this week on two felony counts of kidnapping and one count of trafficking methamphetamine. The men also were indicted on a variety of charges.
All were in custody awaiting arraignment May 4, and they were appointed public defenders. Dehl's lawyer, Joseph Ellsworth, was not immediately available for comment reachable by telephone Friday.
Five years ago, Dehl stood teary-eyed next to Gov. Dirk Kempthorne as he signed a law named after her deceased daughter, Cassandra.
The 17-year-old was killed in 1999 by her boyfriend when he purposefully drove off the road while they were arguing. State courts had refused to issue a protective order against him, contending Idaho's domestic violence law did not apply to dating teenagers. A jury eventually convicted the boyfriend of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
After Cassandra's death, Dehl, a divorced mother, tirelessly lobbied state lawmakers to extend domestic abuse protections to teenagers trapped in abusive dating relationships.
When "Cassie's Law" passed, Kempthorne said Dehl's efforts would become "one of those lasting legacies ... that will save lives in the future."
In 2002, Dehl was appointed by Attorney General John Ashcroft to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women. She attended a ceremony at the White House the next year when President Bush announced initiatives to combat domestic violence.
She appeared on national talk shows, won state citizenship awards and formed an educational nonprofit foundation dedicated to teen domestic violence prevention.
This post was partialy lifted from the Associated press, well a little more partially.
posted by MoroseJew at 9:44 AM
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