Assault Charges Against State Senator Are Downgraded

NY1 News, News of the Weird ^ | AUGUST 10, 2006 | NY1 News

[hadit2here]

The story as posted by NY1.com, datelined August 10th, is:

Assault Charges Against State Senator Are Downgraded

Criminal charges against a state senator accused of assaulting a staffer in her Albany office have now been downgraded.

Ada Smith is accused of throwing hot coffee in her employee's face after she made a comment about the senator's weight loss.

In April, Smith, from Queens, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges, but on Friday Smith's lawyer said charges were reduced to harassment.

Smith pleaded not guilty to that charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 days in jail.

Chuck Shepherd had this as his lead story on August 6th:

New York state Sen. Ada Smith, known to some as the "Wild Woman of Albany" for her temper, pleaded not guilty in April for yet another alleged outburst (accused of assaulting a staff member with hot coffee after a comment about Smith's weight). According to Senate officials cited by the New York Daily News, more than 200 of her staff members over the years have either quit or been fired.

Besides Smith's previous run-ins with Albany police, New York City police and United Airlines, other former employees have claimed that she assaulted them (the latest being a woman who said Smith threw a phone at her). Smith has denied virtually every accusation, but her exasperated Senate party leader has stripped Smith of seniority privileges. [New York Daily News, 7-21-06; Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), 4-5-06]

[hadit2here]

Being the bigoted, racist, sexist pig that I am [in other words, a conservative, logical and rational, un-PC thinker], an image of Cynthia McKinney immediately leaped to mind. The next thought was that this venerated, reputable person, elected by the people of Noo Yawk, just had to be of a certain color to get away with this kind of behavior.

Then I thought of Shrillery!, Schmuckie Chuckie and other similarly elected...ummmm, wackos and realized that I could be wrong... she just may be some white low intelligence elected schmuck. But I just had to Google her picture to find out.

Yep, I was right the first time.

If you can't tell from the "weight" reference in the article, the very honorable Ms. Smith is the one on the left.

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
--Mark Twain

"I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a disgrace, two men are called a Law Firm, and three or more are called a Congress."
-- John Adams

"There is no distinctly native American criminal class... save Congress."
--Mark Twain

[colrpfournier]

She's been working with glue too much.

[CremeSaver]

This is appalling. How is it that someone who repeats the same outrage is still in office? New York or not, enough is enough. She needs to be committed.

[TankerKC]

Smith has denied virtually every accusation, but her exasperated Senate party leader has stripped Smith of seniority privileges.

What party would that be?

[paddles]

Staffer: "Good morning Ms. Smith, here's your morning coffee, how are you this morning?"

Sen Smith: "Thank you, I feel great! Why, I got on my bathroom scale this morning and you wouldn't believe what it said."

Staffer: "One at a time, please?"

OWWWWWWWWWW!

[geezerwheezer]

ROTFLMAO !! I was thinking the staffer got "creamed" by this P.O.S. dimwit democrap when she threw her coffee on her. Somebody ought to sue this bitc* for all she has.

[JamesP81]

Also, don't forget this little gem: "No man's life, liberty, or property are secure while the Legislature is in session." --Mark Twain.

[robertpaulsen]

When she sits around the office, she sits AROUND THE OFFICE!

[lowbridge]

How is it that someone who repeats the same outrage is still in office?

laws do not apply to Democrats.

[lowbridge]

What party would that be?

The article doesnt mention her political affiliation.

So she must be a Republican /sarcasm

[MonroeDNA]

The rest of us would have been charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

Hot coffee in the face?

That can blind you, disfigure your face, even kill you.

But fat lesbian democrat lawmakers are exempt.

Just like McKinney.

It will take a murder, a death, before a dem is brought to justice.

Then again, the swimmer got away with it.

[AmericaUnite]

"The deal would have required Smith, a Queens Democrat, to plead guilty to an assault count, pay up to a $1,000 fine and participate in unspecified anger management treatment, the senator's attorney, James Long, said."

This was from April.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=475937&category=ALBANY&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=4/27/2006