Woman Spits in Soldier's Face

Jawa Report ^ | December 08, 2006 | Staff

[Anti-Bubba182]

Syracuse radio station WFBL reports that Lauren Maggi, 35, of Thurber Street was charged with harassment for spitting in a soldier's face at Hancock Airport.

The incident happened over the Thanksgiving holiday. Maggi approached a soldier from the 10th Mountain Division, who apparently was not in uniform, and asked if he was a soldier. When he said yes, Maggi allegedly spit in his face.

WFBL's news service is supplied by television station WTVH, which has nothing posted yet about the incident on its website. Syracuse.com carries this blurb:

• Woman accused of spitting on soldier A Syracuse woman was charged after a Fort Drum soldier accused her of spitting on him without provocation at Hancock Airport, Syracuse police said.

On January 18 of this year, Lauren Maggi, 34, of Thurber Street, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

Someone tell me again about how the Left supports the troops, but not their mission.

Update: More details:

Jason Jones, 21, told police a woman he did not know walked up to him near the United Airlines ticket counter, asked him if he was a Fort Drum solider and, when he responded that he was, spat in his face.

Police searched the airport garage and located a woman fitting the description that Jones provided, who was later identified as Maggi. Police escorted her into the terminal, where Jones identified her as the woman who had spit on him. A second soldier on the scene supported Jones' accusation, police said.

Maggi offered no explanation for her conduct, police said. She could not be reached for comment Thursday night.

[Anti-Bubba182]

This was also on John Gibson's on Fox. This may be an isolated nutcake, but the lefties will no doubt be emboldened by the election an incidents like this could increase. It is not a bit more tolerable now than it was in the Vietnam era.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

1. The proper charge is "assault with bodily fluids." In this day and age of AIDS, it could amount to attempted murder under some conditions.

2. They haven't graduated to throwing bags full of urine and feces at the troops. That was my welcome home.

[indcons]

Series question - can she be arrested for assault?

[Mr. Brightside]

Hmmmmm....

I wonder who she voted for in 2004.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

And she still has her teeth?

[PeterPrinciple]

This must be the first time because we were told by the old stream media it NEVER happened in the 60's and 70's.

[Bahbah]

If anything like this happens in my presence, I will probably end up arrested.

[MarkeyD]

If I had been there to witness it I would be in jail for assault too.

[joe fonebone]

she is damn lucky I was not there to see it....I would have been the one in jail, as I would have kicked her a$$ (mama always taught me not to hit a woman, and under ordinary circumstances I would not, but this b*tch needs to be slapped good)

[SolidWood]

Ummmh... Sorry, but words fail me (again). Anything I'd say now would get me into trouble...

[MARKUSPRIME]

IF I was there I would have knocked that B*tch out. File domestic violence charges against me. Stuff like this makes my blood boil with an unhealthy amount of anger.

[ExTexasRedhead]

She may be a campaign worker for either Murtha or Pelosi. Sounds like their type of nut case.

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

The ACLU will probably defend her !

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

Series question - can she be arrested for assault?

In most states, yes. "Assault by bodily fluids" is a fairly recent development, but our friend, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, makes it necessary.

[CrawDaddyCA]

I was just thinking the same thing. That, um...lady, would have felt the back of my hand.

[MizSterious]

"...it could amount to attempted murder under some conditions. "

Especially given the "lifestyles" of these leftists. I'm sorry you had to experience that when you came home. I wouldn't say that kind of "greeting" was common, but I know it happened quite a lot, especially in California.

[Anti-Bubba182]

She could but she was charged with harassment instead. I don't know why the was the charge instead of assault.

[kcvl]

And she still has her teeth?

The soldier is too nice to do that but I'M NOT!

[somemoreequalthanothers]

That was my welcome home.

It has always angered me to hear about that type of thing. How you guys could restrain yourselves is beyond me.

[ElkGroveDan]

If anything qualifies as a hate crime, this sure does.

I'm no fan of the concept of "hate crimes" but if we are going to have them, the the Left needs to be held accountable too.

[La Enchiladita]

It says that she has been charged with harassment. I don't know if that is a lesser charge than assault; probably is... She should be charged to the full extent of the law and punished in a way that makes her think twice about ever doing it again.

[mystery-ak]

It better NEVER happen in my presence.....

[txroadkill]

Send her to DFW and let her try that, there would be a line a mile long of people waiting for their turn to kick her ass before the cops got there.

[TankerKC]

If anything like this happens in my presence, I will probably end up arrested.

No doubt. I have a real problem with spit...I'd hit before I thought.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

How you guys could restrain yourselves is beyond me.

The prospect of six months in "The Castle" at Fort Leavenworth calmed us right down.

[RobRoy]

>>Maggi offered no explanation for her conduct, police said.<<

Yeah, but being high is no excuse.

[The Brush]

I'd give her the choice of enlisting for 3 years or spending 2 years in a Federal prison

[lesser_satan]

I've never hit a woman, but had I witnessed this...well let's just say there's a first time for everything.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

Especially given the "lifestyles" of these leftists. I'm sorry you had to experience that when you came home. I wouldn't say that kind of "greeting" was common, but I know it happened quite a lot, especially in California.

I came home through Travis and was being sent to the Presidio for outprocessing. This happened at a bus depot in Oakland.

[sappy]

She'd a been eating from an I.V. for 9months if I had seen that!

[somemoreequalthanothers]

Reckon that would do it, yeah.

[mkjessup]

How you guys could restrain yourselves is beyond me.
The prospect of six months in "The Castle" at Fort Leavenworth calmed us right down.

I daresay that six months of confinement ANYWHERE might have been an acceptable tradeoff for giving those disloyal SOBs what they truly deserved.

I salute you and admire your restraint that I quite frankly wouldn't have in such a confrontation.

[mystery-ak]

This better not start again!

[Michael.SF.]

Before the War started my son was on liberty in Victoria, B.C. and in uniform. He was standing with some buddies when a woman spat at them (did not hit him). He was shocked at the action, but several by standers intervened, pushed her away, apologized and then invited my son and his two friends into a near by pub for beer.

There are always a few A-holes, but also more good people to support our guys!

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

The one case I know of where it MIGHT have turned violent happened while I was a cop in San Diego--a Marine NCO told the sailor "he ain't worth six months at Portsmouth."

Apparently, Portsmouth Naval Prison was every bit as infamous as The Castle.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

was charged with harassment

Why charged with harassment? This is assault. Do it right and put her in jail for a little while.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

I daresay that six months of confinement ANYWHERE might have been an acceptable tradeoff for giving those disloyal SOBs what they truly deserved.

Nobody in their right mind wanted to go to The Castle. The stories that were passed around were horrifying.

[Iluvpopcrn]

"mama always taught me not to hit a woman" -- I believe what she meant was "never hit a LADY," which certainly would let you off the hook!

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

This better not start again!

It already has.

[HKMk23]

Ma and Pa taught me it warnt right to hit a Lady. Once some bellicose female proves they ain't no lady; she's fair game.

[mkjessup]

Nobody in their right mind wanted to go to The Castle. The stories that were passed around were horrifying.

I'll take your word for it. Still, I admire your restraint and thank you for your service to our Country.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

It has. Wait for Hollyweird to remake some of the "Psycho Headcase Vietnam Vet" movies into "Psycho Headcase Iraq Vet" movies.

Black Sunday remake: the blimp pilot is working with Halliburton, the Mossad, and Christian Fundamentalists to blow up the Super Bowl. Only a peace-loving member of Hizbullah can stop him.

[RoseofTexas]

"Jason Jones, 21"

IS there anyway we can send a card of appreciation to this young soldier...I AM FUMING that the liberal ASSHOLES are starting their 1960 crap again. Sorry for the rant, but we must fight fire with fire and this young soldier must have been totally shocked and hurt. Probably thinks the WHOLE country feels this way. C'MON freepers I know we can find an address or some way to send him a CARD of support!! GET ON WITH IT!! :)

[struggle]

Send the woman to gitmo.

[sodpoodle]

Isn't it a Federal offense to assault a Federal Marshall in the performance of his duty?

While we are at war, should it not be a Federal offense to interfere, or assault any active military personnel?

[LasVegasMac]

That, um...lady, would have felt the back of my hand.

and the front.

Then the back again.

front....back....front....back......

until I got tired.

or she was an uncounscious pile of sh!t on the floor.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Woman Spits in Soldier's Face

But she supports the troops...

It was a botched joke...

Typical damn Liberal/Progressive

With actions like that I have no doubt she'll become part of the Cindy Sheehan team.

[mystery-ak]

If I ever see it, I pity the person who does it.

[TFine80]

According to the Syracuse Police Blotter, it also looks like she was once charged with endangering the welfare of a child...

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:ZoQAE8xk4O4J:www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf%3F/base/policeblotter-0/113878774056680.xml%26coll%3D1%26thispage%3D3+%22Lauren+Maggi%22+syracuse&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1

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[spinestein]

[...a woman he did not know walked up to him near the United Airlines ticket counter, asked him if he was a Fort Drum solider and, when he responded that he was, spat in his face.]




How can anyone be surprised by this behavior? It's being actively encouraged by the Democratic Party. Senators Dick Durbin, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy are three of the worst (but not the only) offenders purposely fueling hatred for our military personnel solely for their own political gain. And anyone who publicly supports the likes of Cindy Sheehan is just as guilty as this woman who did the spitting.