Dad blasts 'obscene' $1 million bail set by judge for sorority member daughter charged with BLM rioting, arson

The Blaze ^ | 9/17/20

[Impala64ssa]

A Franklin & Marshall College Kappa Delta sorority sister is one of nine people charged with crimes connected to the riots in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, last weekend. The girl's father on Tuesday blasted a judge's decision to set her bail at $1 million as "obscene" and unconstitutional

Kathryn Patterson, 20, faces felony and misdemeanor charges including arson, vandalism, riot, and disorderly conduct after her arrest early Monday. She was allegedly a participant in the protests over the fatal police shooting of Ricardo Munoz, who according to bodycam footage chased a police officer with a knife in a threatening manner.

Patterson is a Black Lives Matter supporter, posting on Facebook "BLM, all day every day" and commenting, "my left fist, to symbolize black power."

The girl's father, Chip Patterson of Mercersburg, called the $1 million bail set by the district judge "obscene."

"Everything that I know so far, which is not a lot, indicates that Kat is not guilty of those charges. But then again, we'll have to wait and see," he told the Associated Press.

"I cannot tell you how long this night has been," he said. "I think regardless of what these people did or didn't do, the bail amount is just outrageous and clearly against the Eighth Amendment." The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits "excessive bail."

Patterson's defenders say she and her friend Taylor Enterline, another individual who was arrested by police, were doing nothing more than acting as "medics" before they were arrested. The social justice advocacy group Lancaster Stands Up characterized the "absurdly high bail amounts" as "a politically motivated attack on the movement for police reform and accountability."

A GoFundMe page set up for Patterson has received support from the Franklin & Marshall College chapter of Delta Kappa, members of the Black Student Union, and as reported by the Washington Free Beacon's Brent Scher, even the college president Barbara Altmann thanked students for creating the GoFundMe, posting on Instagram that "many of us in our community will be contributing."

Kat was providing medical attention to injured demonstrators and has now been wrongfully accused of crimes she could not possibly commit," the page states. "We as members of the Black Student Union and Kappa Delta Sorority, have created this fund to raise money to support Kat and her family."

The fundraiser has so far raise just over $54,000 toward its goal of $60,000.

An update to the page also urges donors to support the GoFundMe pages for "activists and friends" Enterline and Alexa Wise, a "Black Trans Activist" who was also arrested on charges of arson, riot, and vandalism.

[Wallace T.]

The environment in which this Emma Goldman wannabe grew up in, Mercerburg Academy, is emblematic of the degeneracy of what is left of the Northeastern elite. Tuition is extremely high: $36K for day attendees, $61K for boarding students. This is a school for the children of the top 5% in income brackets. They receive the same brainwashing and secular worldview their less privileged peers receive at no cost to their parents in public schools. As with the French and Russian revolutions, a decadent elite unwilling to defend their country's values invite Robespierre and Lenin.

[ALASKA]

oh

[kosciusko51]

It wasn’t always that way at Mercersburg...

:-(

[Robert DeLong]

Yeah those medics and journalists roaming with BLM. What a joke Dad is. No wonder his daughter is such a radical bleeped. Sorry dad, have no sympathy for either you or your daughter.

[af_vet_1981]

I allowed for that possibility until I read what her dad said.

He is probably shell shocked his daughter is in jail on $1million bail.

• But he later conceded, “I understand the police building itself was damaged and it was a nasty scene. I don’t blame them [ie., the police] for taking action.”
• “She was crying when I answered. First thing she told me was, ‘I’m sorry I did this to you,'” said Chip while choking up. “I said, ‘It’s OK. We’re going to get you out.'”
• “I don’t know what she did or didn’t do,” said Chip, who works as the head of the English department at Mercersburg Academy, a co-ed boarding school in the family’s hometown. “I would be shocked if she did something violent. The charges against her are way out of line.”
• “I think it’s pretty clear they’re trying to send a message,” the dad said about the police and judge who set his daughter’s bail. “They’re not going to tolerate protesting in their city, they’re not going to be like other cities in this country. That’s just not going to happen here.”

[Sgt_Schultze]

Thanks for that link. I believe Biden will receive 100% of that faculty vote. According to the bio in your link, Mom and Dad live on campus, in a residence hall at the school where he teaches. Here is a link to a story Dad wrote about the experience.

[Abbeville Conservative]

He coach’s squash. What a putz.

[cyclotic]

Correct

[ladyjane]

So this father, Chip, works at the head of the English Department. Her mother is a ‘dean’ of a dormitory.

These are the people who are indoctrinating our children.

[ridesthemiles]

NOW-—THERE are the chickens coming home to roost!!!

You raised this criminal, Daddy-—You have to wise up.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

He is probably shell shocked his daughter is in jail on $1million bail.

Why, yes I am sure he is.

High bail is for the little people not special snowflakes like his offspring. She should be allowed to rampage like Oh Golly-zilla without any negative consequences because her heart is pure. Pure WHAT we will leave aside for the moment.

[TigersEye]

Go to hell, Chip. Take your wife and daughter with you.

[Abbeville Conservative]

He will have a nice Obama halfie one day.

[jughandle]

“has now been wrongfully accused...”

ALWAYS someone else’s fault, they do no wrong.

[Jolla]

Burn HIS house down and then let us know how he feels.

[Abbeville Conservative]

Nice target rich environment there.

[Abbeville Conservative]

No, that’s the look of little psycho bitch.

[af_vet_1981]

These are the people who are indoctrinating our children.

"Our children?"
Who sends their children to a 60k a year boarding academy ?

[The Antiyuppie]

“I cannot tell you how long this night has been,” he said. “I think regardless of what these people did or didn’t do, the bail amount is just outrageous and clearly against the Eighth Amendment.” The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits “excessive bail.”

“Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.”

I see an apple and a tree here.

[The Antiyuppie]

“I cannot tell you how long this night has been,”

Ah, the victim!