Posted on 02/26/2012 8:50:05 AM PST by smoothsailing
Tim Blight
February 26, 2012
Douglas Kennedy, Fox News correspondent and son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, has been charged with assault after a 7 January incident in a New York hospital.
2 nurses at the Mt Kisco hospital alleged that Kennedy became violent after they tried to prevent him from taking his newborn son Bo outside of the ward. Kennedy says he wanted to "get some fresh air" and had already received permission from other nurses on duty, Reuters reports.
The confrontation began after nurses issued a "code pink", an alert that someone is attempting to abduct a baby. The incident was partially caught on surveillance camera; although obscured by a doorway, nurse Cari Luciano can be seen falling to the ground.
Luciano stated that Kennedy "raised his right foot and with tremendous force kicked [her] in the pelvis area". Another nurse, Anna Lane, accused the New York-based journalist of twisting her arm, although this appears off screen on the surveillance video.
Kennedy has been charged with harassment and endangering the welfare of a child.
Kennedy and his wife have labeled accusations "absurd" in an interview with NBC New York. His lawyer, Robert Gottlieb, called the altercation the result of "aggressive and grossly inappropriate behavior by two nurses".
"Whatever Douglas did came about only because the nurse was lunging to grab his child from his arms. What Douglas did was simply to protect his baby," he added.
A date for the hearing has not yet been announced.
Being an American carries serious risks and ever present dangers, not the least being that Kennedys continue to walk freely among us, and may strike at any moment! :)
That has yet to be proven in this instance. Put the ropes and torches down until they at least have a hearing, ok?
Thank y’all for your sensible comments-much of what I see on this thread is the sort of condemnation without evidence that we scold leftists for. If I may add my comments to yours:
I have no liking for most of the Kennedys, but-this man is a Kennedy-so what? He works for a living, is apparently a family man, and I’ve never seen/heard that he abuses drugs or alcohol, or is a bully of any sort. Calling his wife ugly, commenting on her age, speculating that he was drunk, etc seems mean-spirited, and doesn’t have anything to do with the incident. Insisting that he be fired from his job over unproven allegations is uncalled for-it is the kind of thing we condemn liberals for doing.
Babies belong to parents, not the staff of the facilities where they happen to be born. I’m pretty sure the hospital personnel knew who the father of that baby was, and may have acted as they did to get attention, for all we know-society has become so litigious in recent years that everyone is vulnerable to a lawsuit, especially if they have money.
I haven’t always worked in construction-I was a casemanager for many years, until I became totally sick of it. I went to work for the state and stayed for almost 9 of those years before going to a private company-I’ve been in the belly of the beast, so to speak-I’m definately not Pollyanna, and I’ve seen more than one video rigged for future litigation.
My family is an old one in what is now Texas-over 250 years-but just common ranchers, and no money. The family has had a reputation for having a “wild streak” and being downright dangerous-when I was a small child, I heard of a great-uncle killing his wife’s lover and not serving a day in jail, and beating his wife so badly he broke her arm and ran her over with his truck. Several of my cousins were involved in similar insanity. That does not mean that the rest of us are dangerous and mean. If we are to be fair, people should be judged by their own (proven) deeds, not those of others from the same family.
Get a sense of humor, spud.
Kennedy is obviously innocent until proven guilty, everyone understands that. It doesn’t need to be repeated in every post.
Is this the first time a Kennedy Kneed a vagina?
Don’t they usually need them excessively?
A doctor who witnessed the incident said the only people who were aggressive were the nurses
The Mother of the baby also supported the doctor witness, as did the Dad in question.
Seems ya got some nurses who want to be cops.
The issue is not who is right or wrong.
The issue is that he assaulted someone.
If you get into an argument in a bar- even if you are right-and you throw the first blow - you are at fault.
You will get arrested.
I think it is sick if people think asaulting women is a corect thing to do.
I wonder if you beat up the women in your lives for sport.
Sick,sick,sick.
The physician was an ER doctor, who probably does not know maternity ward rules.
Maybe, and maybe they just wanted to be nurses and protect the baby. We'll see, I imagine this will all get sorted out fairly quickly.
See attached video link of incident.
The nurse was kicked across the hallway, and I do not see them touching Kennedy, just blocking him out of the way by their body .
http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/02/25/douglas-kenned-arrested-baby-rfk-son/
Look at the video, that was not a gentle kick.
You advocate beating up on women.
Do you kick or punch out the women in your life because you disagree with them?
One more thing, if they did not want nurses to take care of their baby, they should have delivered at home.
Obviously, you have not looked at the video.
That nurse did not deserve the assault.
The Mother of the baby also supported the doctor witness, as did the Dad in question.
Seems ya got some nurses who want to be cops.
The physician was an ER doctor, who probably does not know maternity ward rules.
And that has what to do with his comment that unequivocally named the nurses as the only aggressors?
Dr. Timothy Haydock: "I witnessed the incident and I can state unequivocally that the nurses were the only aggressors," he said. "To charge Mr. Kennedy with a crime is simply incomprehensible to me."
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