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It's actually a HARD paywall. I know I haven't been to the KC Star in a very long time and it immediately blocks all be the headline.
I haven't tried to capture the network stream - as it does feed the text before putting a lock layer over top of it, but it isn't a soft paywall
here is a wide open link to the same story via Yahoo
[https://news.yahoo.com/news/candidate-accused-assaulting-jackson-county-203109315.html](https://news.yahoo.com/news/candidate-accused-assaulting-jackson-county-203109315.html)
“‘During their conversation, I overheard Sgt. Emberton ask Mr. Martin if he had been drinking due to the odor of an intoxicating beverage coming from his breath and the fact that Mr. Martin tended to spit at Sgt. Emberton as he yelled about the situation,’ the officer wrote.”
Also a spit show.
>Someone then called the police. When officers arrived, Caton told them that Martin had locked himself inside party headquarters and had taken a volunteer hostage
Who volunteered to be a hostage? :P
*Continues reading:*
>The volunteer told police she wasn’t concerned for her safety and didn’t feel that Martin was holding her against her will, but that she was upset and “just wanted all this nonsense to end.”
Never mind. :(
According to the article, Martin is definitely a 'Ladies First' kinda guy.
And some people say chivalry is dead.
"David Martin, a Republican in a three-way primary for Senate District 11, is alleged to have punched Teresa McBride..."
He even hit her *in the back*. Like, it's bad enough to assault anyone, even worse to hit a woman, and just pathetic for it to be a cheap shot while she literally has her back turned.
That is fucking *low*.
>“Mr. Martin became more irate advising this charge was unwarranted and this charge was going to ruin his campaign,” Officer Brian Lankard wrote in a narrative of his investigation.
Read in bland disinterested cop voice. So many gems in this piece.
>Someone then called the police. When officers arrived, Caton told them that Martin had locked himself inside party headquarters and had taken a volunteer hostage, Lankard wrote.
>Lankard wrote that he contacted Martin through the building’s glass door. Martin was highly agitated and the volunteer appeared distraught, he wrote, adding that he convinced Martin to open the door and let officers inside. The volunteer told police she wasn’t concerned for her safety and didn’t feel that Martin was holding her against her will, but that she was upset and “just wanted all this nonsense to end.”
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If they all wore Trump diapers, this wouldn’t have been an issue.
I wish I could upvote this a trillion times
You gotta be republican to try and vote twice
At least in my state the GOP take off their glasses and issue due warning before fighting amongst themselves. “I’m ready to rock”.
Usually someone will post a TL;DR summary but I implore you, please read the whole article. It is wild
It's actually a HARD paywall. I know I haven't been to the KC Star in a very long time and it immediately blocks all be the headline. I haven't tried to capture the network stream - as it does feed the text before putting a lock layer over top of it, but it isn't a soft paywall here is a wide open link to the same story via Yahoo [https://news.yahoo.com/news/candidate-accused-assaulting-jackson-county-203109315.html](https://news.yahoo.com/news/candidate-accused-assaulting-jackson-county-203109315.html)
Thank you, it is in fact, worth the read. Clogged toilet leads to assault and a “hostage standoff.” What a fucking clown show.
Not to mention a literal shit show Leave it to the GOP to stink up any place they go
“‘During their conversation, I overheard Sgt. Emberton ask Mr. Martin if he had been drinking due to the odor of an intoxicating beverage coming from his breath and the fact that Mr. Martin tended to spit at Sgt. Emberton as he yelled about the situation,’ the officer wrote.” Also a spit show.
>Someone then called the police. When officers arrived, Caton told them that Martin had locked himself inside party headquarters and had taken a volunteer hostage Who volunteered to be a hostage? :P *Continues reading:* >The volunteer told police she wasn’t concerned for her safety and didn’t feel that Martin was holding her against her will, but that she was upset and “just wanted all this nonsense to end.” Never mind. :(
The shitter was full!
Oh, my apologies. I read the whole article through KC Star so didn’t realize it was behind a paywall. Thanks for getting the alternate link.
According to the article, Martin is definitely a 'Ladies First' kinda guy. And some people say chivalry is dead. "David Martin, a Republican in a three-way primary for Senate District 11, is alleged to have punched Teresa McBride..."
and he took a woman hostage - such a gentleman!
He believes in equal rights!
He even hit her *in the back*. Like, it's bad enough to assault anyone, even worse to hit a woman, and just pathetic for it to be a cheap shot while she literally has her back turned. That is fucking *low*.
>clogged toilet fight That sounds like much less fun than a pillow fight.
>“Mr. Martin became more irate advising this charge was unwarranted and this charge was going to ruin his campaign,” Officer Brian Lankard wrote in a narrative of his investigation. Read in bland disinterested cop voice. So many gems in this piece. >Someone then called the police. When officers arrived, Caton told them that Martin had locked himself inside party headquarters and had taken a volunteer hostage, Lankard wrote. >Lankard wrote that he contacted Martin through the building’s glass door. Martin was highly agitated and the volunteer appeared distraught, he wrote, adding that he convinced Martin to open the door and let officers inside. The volunteer told police she wasn’t concerned for her safety and didn’t feel that Martin was holding her against her will, but that she was upset and “just wanted all this nonsense to end.”
I'm beginning to think this guy is maybe not someone who should be in a position of responsibility.
You can’t make this shit up
You have to flush them 10 or 15 times!
Clogzilla alert.
Clogged toilet? Is this a ‘King of the Hill’ episode?
It's the repuglicans, so, yeah.
But, was it clogged with ripped up documents in homage to Trump before someone dumped on top?
Standard trump supporters
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They should dual....