OMFG! The Palins want privacy re Track who beat up his girlfriend

[malaise]

and then threatened suicide with an AR-15. The exhibitionists want privacy - way too fugging late.

[Proserpina]

1. Until it's a matter of public record (courts, etc) the Palins are as entitled to privacy

as anyone else.

[malaise]

4. It is already public record

Ask the police

[CommonSenseDemocrat]

8. Putting the Palins aside, the gory details should not be made public

But America is a very sensationalist country.

[ToxMarz]

10. When you commit a violent crime

And are a danger to yourself and others in society, the details are of relevant public interest

[CommonSenseDemocrat]

54. Difference between arrest information and the offense report being public

The victim gets revictimized when the offense details are public.

[ToxMarz]

65. Journalistic ethics concerning withholding name and information in reporting consider these criteria

Is it or are they:

Rape/Sexual Assault Victims - Nope

Juveniles - Nope

Breaking news (when family may not have been notified) - Nope

Suicide - Nope

Kidnap victims/journalists - Nope

Mass killers (to avoid giving them notoriety) - Nope

People facing intolerance in their societies - Nope (well maybe?)

Information involving public safety, security and military operations - Nope

Public vs private people - they are definitely of the Public variety - Nope

[CommonSenseDemocrat]

66. DV victims belong on that list

[FarPoint]

12. It's fair game....

That is by the Palin Standard for opponents.

[Human101948]

14. Domestic violence should be as much a public record subject to public discussion as...

any other felonious assault. This shows how much we need to address the problem of mental illness as well.

Alaska has the nation's highest rate of men murdering women, more than double the U.S. average, according to a study released Monday by Violence Policy Center.

The study said that 2.57 of every 100,000 women in the Last Frontier were murdered by men in 2012 -- more than double the national average of 1.16. That represents nine women murdered in Alaska under circumstances involving only one female victim and one male murderer.

"One is too many," Gov. Sean Parnell said in response to the numbers.

The study used data collected from the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Report. According to the data, the average age of women killed in Alaska in 2012 was 41. Four were shot -- none with a handgun, according to the study -- three were killed with knives "or other cutting instruments," and one was killed using blunt force. One was not accounted for in the study.

http://www.adn.com/article/20140909/study-alaska-has-nations-highest-rate-women-murdered-men

[snooper2]

40. LOL...let me guess, you think Maduro is dreamy right?

[LanternWaste]

59. An inherent right to privacy in regards to criminal behavior?

You are suggesting an inherent right to privacy in regards to criminal behavior?

[CommonSenseDemocrat]

61. For the alleged victim, yes

[merrily]

2. Hey! If you can't get another reality show, demand privacy.

[onecent]

17. Good one...LOL LOL

[LuvNewcastle]

3. Poor victims

[pinboy3niner]

5. I could see that one coming from my porch

[Fantastic Anarchist]

6. You betcha!

[JonathanRackham]

7. Isn't he an Iraq war veteran?

PTSD?

[jberryhill]

11. He was a delinquent before he enlisted

[roguevalley]

32. he guarded General's in kuwait, another string pulled

It was army or jail for him

[TNNurse]

13. Well, Ms. Palin

If you want privacy.....shut up, stay out of politics and making public statements.

Does she not understand the two are related????

[ProfessorGAC]

55. Yep

Go home. Count the money you've swindled. Drop out of the public eye.

Privacy problem solved.

[stonecutter357]

15. K&R!

[erpowers]

16. Compassion-PTSD

I am not trying to say you are not being compassionate toward Tripp Palin, but I think we need to proceed with compassion for Tripp Palin in that he may be dealing with PTSD. I do believe he spent time in Iraq, or Afghanistan. I am certain he is an Army veteran. This seems like at PTSD incident. He really should be given his privacy in dealing with this issue.

[cwydro]

18. I agree.

I hate these ugly threads where DUers celebrate others' misfortune.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

49. "Misfortune"?

Misfortune is your house burning down because of bad wiring or a car accident on an icy road.

This family reaps everything they sow. The kid was an asshole long before he went overseas, if he in fact ever got near the front lines.

[cwydro]

51. I'll agree with you on that one.

But I'm not going to cheer when peoples' lives go sideways.

He's obviously screwed up, but I just can't laugh about it.

[SkyDaddy7]

20. "Track"..."Tripp" is...

one of Bristol's many kids I believe.

[WatchWhatISay]

21. No, he should be given therapy along with

whatever legal penalties are appropriate. His privacy is not what he needs.

[roguevalley]

33. he never saw combat

[malaise]

41. Huh?

This is not Tripp

[Iggo]

50. Fuck that. You beat women, you take your fucking medicine.

I have absolutely zero compassion for woman beaters.

Fuck.Those.Motherfuckers.

[LanternWaste]

60. What specifically leads you to believe that?

" This seems like at PTSD incident."

What specifically leads you to believe that?

[erpowers]

63. From What I Know

I read a report that said he threatened to kill himself with an AR-15. I realize he was drunk at the time, but it seems that a number of men and women who have been deployed overseas have returned with problems. Track Palin is an Army veteran, who spent a year in Iraq.

[AwakeAtLast]

68. He saw no combat

So, according to you, if MY Iraq War Veteran husband (who does have PTSD) hits me, HE deserves compassion? No, he would deserve jail time.

Besides, you can't just say it's PTSD, it has to be diagnosed. Sarah is not a doctor.

[Fuddnik]

19. I was watching the news this morning, with Sarah and Trump onstage together.

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The look on his face said, "How long do I have to endure this illiterate twit".

[WatchWhatISay]

23. But thats the way he likes his women

dumb and pretty

[malaise]

42. Seriously - I saw the look

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[Nay]

22. It irritates the fuck out of me that this family of grifters is in our faces AGAIN

for another election year. GO AWAY. And BTW, if you want privacy, stop getting into trouble and stop endorsing candidates.

[Divernan]

24. Sleazy detail from the police report

As per 4 paragraph limit, does not include references that he got drunk at "his sister's house" before driving (drunk) to his parents' house Also the police report does not indicate anyone else was present in Sarah & Todd's house when the police showed up.

The incident happened in Wasilla, Alaska, and according to police records, Track Palin, 26, was charged with three misdemeanors including assault in the fourth degree, interfering when the girlfriend tried to report him for domestic violence and possession of weapons in the fourth degree while he was intoxicated.

Court records show that police responded to two 911 calls that came in around 10 p.m. on January 18 at Sarah and Todd Palin's residence. The first call that came through was from the victim. She called the police to report that Track had punched her in the face and he was armed with a gun. The second caller was Track Palin who apparently tried to stop the police from coming as he reported that the woman who had just called them was drunk.

When the police arrived, they found Mr. Palin standing outside talking on the phone. They noticed that he had an injury to his right eye, his eyes were bloodshot, and he smelled of alcohol. Police describe Mr. Palin as “uncooperative, belligerent, and evasive.” They placed Track under arrest because his behavior continued to become more hostile and they had yet to find the victim.

When police searched the residence, they discovered the victim hiding under the bed crying. She told police that Track hit her with closed fists near her eye and then he “held a rifle to his head and threatened to kill himself. During their investigation, they discovered that when Track allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face, he left the area around her left eye bruised and swelled. The girlfriend also told police that Track kicked her in the right knee and it was hurting.

http://www.examiner.com/article/sarah-palin-s-son-arrested-for-domestic-violence-and-suicide-threat

[Divernan]

26. Drunk by 9 p.m. at Bristol's house with small kids

http://www.eonline.com/news/732234/bristol-palin-s-little-brother-trig-officially-loves-his-newborn-niece-sailor

Yes, Monday was a photo op day at Bristol's. Everybody, get bombed!

[Tanuki]

36. There were also little kids present when he and others in his family had a drunken brawl

at a party a few months ago. You can hear a child wailing in the background in the audio of Track's foul-mouthed statement to the police who were called to the scene.
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/10/sarah-palin-alaska-brawl-party-bristol-palin-track-palin-todd-palin-willow-palin/

[Tanuki]

52. Considering that Bristol is in a custody fight with her second baby-daddy,

this incident won't help her case.


http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/dakota-meyer-seeks-joint-custody-child-palin-36130451

[ecstatic]

38. Was he armed when the police got there?

If not, where was the gun? Did he get to keep it?

[malaise]

43. Saw that

and people on this thread want me to be sympathetic to the woman beater - fuck that.

[panader0]

25. Track tried to pick up my daughter in a Wasilla bar.

She said he was drunk and obnoxious. This was a couple of weeks ago.

[Divernan]

27. But he's been "with" the girl he beat up for a year.

And he was pissed at her because she'd maintained contact with a former boyfriend.

[malaise]

44. Looks like your daughter is an intelligent woman

I can see it - drunk and obnoxious - one more entitled scumbag.

[Siwsan]

28. Where is the film crew from the show "Cops", when you need them!

[d_legendary1]

31. "Cops" doesn't film in the suburbs

They usually film in the hood or in the trailer parks. You know, where the riff-raff live.

[Siwsan]

34. In my book of definitions, the Palin family's photo is next to the word 'rif-raf'!

That family would make a better comedy series, than a reality show.

[glinda]

29. Public figures are far game in the media. General rule.

Does not matter if PTSD, alcohol related or whatever.
Have at it I say. The family has so many problems and hopefully they will eventually fade into the sunset.

[left-of-center2012]

30. Protecting the abuser

punishes the abused.

[Javaman]

35. failin quiter, in typical grifter fashion is stalling for time so she can use her sons arrest

to her advantage.

so don't bother her now, she's a schemin"!

[malaise]

45. She's get her new wardrobe no matter what

a classic Grifter

[joeybee12]

37. Track and Field Palin needs some time in prison...

That first deal Caribou Barbie made to keep him out of prison didn't give him any maturity.

[SoCalDem]

39. If you want privacy,

You do NOT seek a public...highly visible job..

Sorry Sarah, you cannot have it both ways..

[hollowdweller]

46. Whot's gun was it?? If it was Sarah's shouldn't it have been secured? If Tracks should it be

Removed by law enforcement.

If he is convicted do they take his guns?

[malaise]

47. Probably the family stash

[Iggo]

48. Of course they do. He beat up his girlfriend.

[onecaliberal]

53. Unfortunately he didn't get the help he needs.

His parents should probably be home helping him, not parading around the country with a bigot.

[UCmeNdc]

56. These crazies almost made it to the Whitehouse?

If John McCain had died look at who would succeed him as a President. Talk about a bigggggggg mistake!

[jwirr]

64. I was thinking that. Can you imagine them in the WH?

Drunken brawls, girl friends hiding under the Lincoln bed, etc. We would be the laughing stock of the world.

[gohuskies]

58. Sounds like another family afflicted by the Affluenza epidemic

The Palins can dish the crap out but certainly don't feel rules apply to them. Just a bunch that have passed on narcissism along generationally. No one should ever take these yokels seriously.

[Blue_Tires]

62. figures...

[suffragette]

67. And now she's blaming Obama for Track's behavior