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Mettler: Sued over street fight.
This tidbit slipped by us quietly last month. Rob Badewitz filed a civil lawsuit against Kern High School District trustee and local "Yes on 8" chairman Ken Mettler on July 10. A preliminary hearing on the case (an order to show cause hearing) is set for next month. The scuffle between the two men during opposing street rallies on Proposition 8 in October was captured on video. The video clearly shows Mettler punching and kicking Badewitz. But part of the video is obscured and it isn't clear if Badewitz threw blows of his own while the camera's vision was blocked by an intervening body. Mettler claimed he was acting in self defense. In November Kern County District Attorney Ed Jagels declined to press assault charges against Mettler stating that witness testimony was unclear and the video's gap made it impossible to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.
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posted by
FloridaStateGrad
on Aug 4, 2009 at 10:54 AM
I saw this coming.. posted by
jfrancais
on Aug 4, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Just pay him off, Ken. You've got to focus on keeping gay influence out of school and posting In God We Trust in every classroom. posted by
Lingtaowoo
on Aug 4, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Ahhhhhhh.......the GOP way...examples set forth from Washington D.C. posted by
zapped
on Aug 4, 2009 at 12:41 PM
posted by
UncleToad
on Aug 4, 2009 at 01:29 PM
And now Ken "Kimbo Slice" Mettler is eyeing an assembly seat. Do they have whiffle canes like Jon Stewart told me the Senate has? posted by
ProgressivePete2
on Aug 4, 2009 at 01:54 PM
In the words of Nelson Muntz, Ha Ha! posted by
theoppressedone
on Aug 4, 2009 at 03:02 PM
Mettler has lost all touch with reality if he think he's gonna get elected. posted by
ProgressivePete2
on Aug 4, 2009 at 03:09 PM
theoppressedone, This is Kern County. He'll probably win in a landslide. posted by
siouxcityranch
on Aug 4, 2009 at 03:14 PM
the little gay girl beating drug addict??hahah he had people that knew him writting me that they hated his guts for beating up their daughter..he doesnt stand a chance...his character is questionable and I think theres a law about lying on the witness stand.. posted by
InTheKnow
on Aug 4, 2009 at 04:48 PM
way to go Badewitz.. Sue the pants off of him. All we need is a "kick boxer" running .... or should i say "ruining" ...our state. posted by
defyinggravity
on Aug 5, 2009 at 09:37 AM
Ya... sue him. He's the devil. posted by
randomfactor
on Aug 5, 2009 at 09:41 AM
Mettler has lost all touch with reality if he think he's gonna get elected. Uh....this *IS* Bakersfield, remember? Reality isn't all that important here. posted by
AudreyB
on Aug 5, 2009 at 09:47 AM
I bet the teachers at the KHSD are footing the bill for the attorney. Privately, of course. Whatever it takes. Heck, I'll even donate a dollar. posted by
motopoet
on Aug 5, 2009 at 05:22 PM
Here's to hoping the wimp Badowitz loses. I guess people forgot HE instigated the whole thing. As ave said in the past, the first amendment doesn't give you the right to accost another person in any way shape or form. Mettler just has to say he was fearful..Badowitz has to prove he was not going to provoke anything...sorry, but the video clearly showd HIM pursuing Mettler. Also, the sissy boy had no injuries other than a bruised ego. He's lucky it wasn't a REAL badass that nobody knew. Of course he wouldn't have been man(girly?)enough to confront anyone of no import. posted by
Shwaine
on Aug 5, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Throw around enough name calling in that comment there Motopoet?
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