Cross Posted from The Albany Project
Escape
She stumbles down the stairs,
Lip bleeding, left eye swelling-
A not uncommon situation,
But she knows in her heart
This time it's different-
If he catches her, he'll kill her.
As he reaches the stairs
She reaches the door
And vanishes into the darkness.
-A poem by Jane A. White,
reprinted by permission of the author
Please sign the petition and ask your friends to do likewise. It's at FireMonserrate.com
Escape
She stumbles down the stairs,
Lip bleeding, left eye swelling-
A not uncommon situation,
But she knows in her heart
This time it's different-
If he catches her, he'll kill her.
As he reaches the stairs
She reaches the door
And vanishes into the darkness.
-A poem by Jane A. White,
reprinted by permission of the author
Domestic abuse kills.
For those unaware of this story. Hiram Monserrate is a 1st term New York State Senator. Following his election but before he was sworn in he slashed his girlfriends face with a broken bottle. The video tape above is surveillance tape from the apartment building. She tries to knock on a neighbors door with towel clutched to her (now scarred) face. He comes down and grabs her and as the second camera view shows drags her out the door with her clinging to the door frame to avoid going wherever he is trying to take her.
Mr. Monserrate was sworn into office anyhow.
Mr. Monserrate was arrested and indicted (see Daily News links in my comments below).
Monserrate later was a key member along with Pedro Espada in the June coup that turned the newly Democratic controlled State Senate back over to the Republicans briefly... until Monserrate and Espada were welcomed back to the Democratic caucus following a deal with the Democratic "leadership."
This paralysed New York government. One of the results was that Marriage Equality, poised for a victory did not come up for a vote.
Monserrate was found guilty of a misdemeanor this past week. Had it been a felony he would have automatically been removed from office.
Consequently it is up to us to remove him from office.
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