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Detroit mayor jailed
Aug 7, 2008, 19:28 GMT
Washington - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was jailed on Thursday for violating the terms of his bond, the latest twist in a long-running political scandal that has rocked one of the largest US cities.
Kilpatrick already faces eight charges brought against him in March including conspiracy, perjury, misconduct in office and obstruction of justice. He was released on bond.
But a Detroit judge revoked the bond Wednesday after Kilpatrick admitted and apologized for making an unauthorized trip across the river to Windsor, Canada on city business.
'What matters to me ... is how the court overall is perceived,' Judge Ronald Giles said in his decision. 'If it was not Kwame Kilpatrick sitting in that seat, if it was John Sixpack sitting in that seat, what would I do? And that answer is simple.'
Kilpatrick became Detroit's youngest mayor when he was elected in 2001 at the age of 31. He has refused to resign from his post since a scandal erupted seven months ago over an alleged affair with his chief of staff and the inappropriate firing of a police official.
Detroit's city council in May asked Michigan's governor to remove Kilpatrick from office.
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To go from the frying pan into the fire?????
You have lost touch with reality. That ain't pot you're smoking, it's got to be Crack.
I dare you to crawl ot of your hole, come to Detroit and call anyone here a loser and this a loser town. It's nice and safe in your drug den, isn't it, rat-brain?
It would make perfect sense that you were from Detroit. Too bad you are such a nut.
..assed posts from Mommy's basement. Guys, get your hand off your privates, drop the porn, go get a job, buy some decent clothes and try getting a date with a real girl, or in some of your cases, a boy. Note: a girl is not that blow up doll you abuse nightly in the basement.
'SP4: More weak Aug 7th, 2008 - 23:46:49
..assed posts from Mommy's basement
Note: a girl is not that blow up doll you abuse nightly in the basement.'
When I first heard about Kilpatrick's misdeeds, I was sure he was republican.
Anyway, he should jump down a hole and take the hole in after him. He's stinking up the place. He's a disgrace to the city of Detroit, democrats, and Irishmen (!) all over the world.
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SP4: Loser Town, Loser MayorAug 7th, 2008 - 20:36:34
You guys need to trade up. Time to elect a republican.
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