Monday, October 19, 2009
A True Love Story
Now that New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate has been found not guilty of felonious assault for allegedly slashing his girlfriend's face, the State Senator from Queens is looking towards the future. A large number of lawmakers of both major political parties are demanding he step down due to his conviction of a lesser misdemeanor. The misdemeanor was captured on video by a building security camera, the Senator plainly dragging his bleeding girlfriend down a stairway and through the building's lobby.
After Senator Monserrate's girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, stated to emergency room doctors and nurses that the Senator had attacked her, she recanted, stating that it was all an accident. She accidentally fell onto the broken glass, cutting her cheek and facial muscles to the bone and requiring twenty stitches to close the accidental wound. Yeah, sure. She fell onto a glass that happened to be in the Senator's outstretched hand.
In a bench trial, a judge found that there was insufficient evidence to prove felonious assault.
In the mind of this politician, being guilty of misdemeanor assault is full vindication. He has stated that he will remain in office. A guilty verdict of the felony charges would have meant automatic dismissal from the State Senate. The ever increasing voices of his fellow Senators on both sides of the aisle demanding he step down coupled with newspaper editorials throughout the state mean nothing to Senator Monserrate. He will hold on to his power for as long as he can.
Staying in the State Senate is not his only plan for the future. Senator Monserrate has another idea. An announcement was made for Senator Monserrate through his criminal defense attorney: The Senator will propose marriage to his target, I mean, his sweetheart.
How romantic. What girl can refuse a proposal of marriage via the news media by her sweetheart's criminal defense lawyer?
Why didn't the Senator take her to a romantic restaurant that features a live violinist, or maybe Ms. Giraldo's favorite place, like a Hawaiian getaway? It could be that he has a restraining order against him, preventing him from getting too close to his lady love.
Some have been speculating about proper wedding gifts for the couple. I have seen some tasteless jokes about unbreakable glassware. I will not sink to that level. My suggestion is far more practical. A gift certificate for emergency services at Roosevelt Hospital in Jackson Heights.
After Senator Monserrate's girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, stated to emergency room doctors and nurses that the Senator had attacked her, she recanted, stating that it was all an accident. She accidentally fell onto the broken glass, cutting her cheek and facial muscles to the bone and requiring twenty stitches to close the accidental wound. Yeah, sure. She fell onto a glass that happened to be in the Senator's outstretched hand.
In a bench trial, a judge found that there was insufficient evidence to prove felonious assault.
In the mind of this politician, being guilty of misdemeanor assault is full vindication. He has stated that he will remain in office. A guilty verdict of the felony charges would have meant automatic dismissal from the State Senate. The ever increasing voices of his fellow Senators on both sides of the aisle demanding he step down coupled with newspaper editorials throughout the state mean nothing to Senator Monserrate. He will hold on to his power for as long as he can.
Staying in the State Senate is not his only plan for the future. Senator Monserrate has another idea. An announcement was made for Senator Monserrate through his criminal defense attorney: The Senator will propose marriage to his target, I mean, his sweetheart.
How romantic. What girl can refuse a proposal of marriage via the news media by her sweetheart's criminal defense lawyer?
Why didn't the Senator take her to a romantic restaurant that features a live violinist, or maybe Ms. Giraldo's favorite place, like a Hawaiian getaway? It could be that he has a restraining order against him, preventing him from getting too close to his lady love.
Some have been speculating about proper wedding gifts for the couple. I have seen some tasteless jokes about unbreakable glassware. I will not sink to that level. My suggestion is far more practical. A gift certificate for emergency services at Roosevelt Hospital in Jackson Heights.
