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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenator Rand Paul's son charged with assaulting flight attendant
Put this asshole on a no fly list
Link to tweet
The Charlotte Observer reported over the weekend that 19-year-old William Paul was charged with misdemeanor assault on a female by aggressive physical force. The paper had previously reported that he also was charged with underage drinking, disorderly conduct and being intoxicated and disruptive.
The newspaper quoted Lt. Shawn Crooks as saying all the charges against Paul were filed the day of the incident, Jan. 5.
madashelltoo
(1,698 posts)Oh, Rands kid committed a misdemeanor. Your son or mine wouldve committed a f..ing felony. More bullshit. And they wonder why people keep raising hell.
SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,054 posts)It can be a felony, but not all such charges are.
I looked it up back when this disruptive behavior started to get too common.
However, putting hands on any flight operations crew is a FELONY.
So, why was he only charged with the disruption misdemeanor? If he touched a flight attendant, that instantly rises to a felony.
It's not just this punk. They're simply not maxxing out the possible charges against these tools.
SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,054 posts)Now, this was 9 years ago, so there wasn't a rash of incidents that might require nipping with severe consequences.
If he did this in '21, he might have gotten smacked harder.
Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)first of all. And he was probably pegged as a drunk and entitled kid, not somebody who was trying to take the flight down.
Knowing how douchey his dad is NOW doesn't help, but this is also an old story.
ificandream
(9,373 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,288 posts)Talitha
(6,591 posts)Oh, btw - - fuck Paul.
Cha
(297,257 posts)Cha
(297,257 posts)ol daddy Paul doesn't like the Flight Mask Mandate.
Blue Owl
(50,383 posts)dalton99a
(81,513 posts)RockRaven
(14,967 posts)Like Frederick to Fred Sr to Donnie Dumbass Sr.
Don't forget the psychopath grandfather who made the psychopath father.
RockRaven
(14,967 posts)But I'm sure justice will be done.
Grokenstein
(5,723 posts)2013. (An assault charge was added in 2015.)
RockRaven
(14,967 posts)But it does explain why this sounded vaguely familiar.
Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)So it's not been kept quiet for 1.5 months. Somebody just chose to share the story now.
Lunabell
(6,082 posts)Same deplorable, entitled ilk.
ShazzieB
(16,407 posts)In the sense of being mean, snooty, and entitled, I mean. Don't know if his daddy ever actually assaulted a female.
Emile
(22,771 posts)SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)kirby
(4,441 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)9-year-old news story from CBS.
That's what the link says.
SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)The tweet provides some information on why Rand might be taking that position.
Cha
(297,257 posts)is that just a coincidence?
Why would he assault a Flight Attendant for cripe's sake?
Rt TY
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)jmowreader
(50,557 posts)In NC, that probably is a misdemeanor.
Now for the fun part: because he did this on a commercial airliner, the Separate Sovereigns doctrine says the feds can also charge him with assaulting a flight crew member, and that's a felony with a 20-year maximum prison sentence.
jimfields33
(15,808 posts)I wouldnt mind seeing the jerk having to relive it though in court.
Joinfortmill
(14,425 posts)czarjak
(11,277 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)Trueblue1968
(17,220 posts)Norbert
(6,040 posts)when you figure assaulting flight attendants at that time was few and far between.
I am old school. A 'man' never hits a woman no matter what. He is scum raised by scum.
Oh but Hunter Biden...
Emile
(22,771 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Maybe Skittles can take care of his egregious behavior.
stopdiggin
(11,312 posts)and incident is. If you want to draw a line between this and Rand Paul's position on 'no-fly' that's fine - but then do so.