Obama’s childhood best friend charged in brutal rape

[StormX]

President Obama’s best friend in high school has been arrested in California on charges he brutally raped and beat a woman.


Keith Kakugawa, who played the role of an older brother to Obama when they were growing up in Hawaii, allegedly attacked the woman in her apartment after going out to dinner with her on Sept. 13.


Following an investigation by police from Arcata, Calif., Kakugawa, 54, was charged with false imprisonment, sexual penetration by force, oral copulation by force and battery. He is being held on $400,000 bond.


Obama wrote about Kakaguwa, whom he called “Ray,” in his memoir “Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.”


Kakugawa, two years older, became friends with Obama when the future president was a 9th grader. Obama praised his “warmth and brash humor.”


In recent years Kakugawa has had a series of run-ins with the law. He was arrested on May 7 for assault, according to the Humboldt County (Calif.) Sheriff’s

http://nypost.com/2013/09/25/obamas-childhood-best-friend-charged-in-brutal-rape/



To quote Obama: 'Judge me by the people with whom I surround myself.'

 

[christiefan915]

So 30+ years ago in Hawaii, Obama should have known a friend would become a rapist. Good point.

 

[Damocles]

And?

Look, I don't like Obama's policies, but who cares what some guy he knew in 10th grade has done?

Of my best friends when I was growing up (about 8 kids in our regular group), I and one other are the only ones that have spent no time in jail. Does this mean I am "bad"?

 

[Steelplate]

Me too...about 10 years ago, my best friend in High School and his wife were hungover from a night of hard drinking and sent their kids out to play early in the morning....in early March....in their PJ's....because they didn't want to get up and deal with them(breakfast, etc..). Pissed me off to no end when I read about it in the Newspaper. it was in the low 40's and the kids were like 5 and 7 years old.

This guy drank himself out of a job where I work about 5 years before that. That's why I have to laugh at people who think unions protect shitty employees all the time.

When I started that job, it changed my life. Helping others, especially our most helpless was what changed me from a boy into a man who accepts responsibility. Too bad it didn't do the same for him at that time.

I guess he turned his life around though.... his brother and him own the local Domino's Pizza franchise in our area. I don't know for a fact, he could be a functioning alcoholic, or he could have stopped drinking...your guess is as good as mine.... we lost touch after he got fired and I don't care for Domino's pizza.

 

[Taft2016]

If Obama had a friend he'd look like a brutal rapist.

 

[Taft2016]

So 30+ years ago in Hawaii, Obama should have known a friend would become a rapist. Good point.

I hope you said the same thing to all the libtards who ran around calling Laura Bush a "murderer" because she was in a fatal car accident when she was 17.

 

[christiefan915]

I hope you said the same thing to all the libtards who ran around calling Laura Bush a "murderer" because she was in a fatal car accident when she was 17.

Maybe you're forgetting why this happened. It was to show the hypocrisy of repubs who've been harping forever about Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick.

This is not to say that I ever made excuses for Ted or believe he handled the accident properly; in a just world he would have been convicted of a crime. And the same applies to Laura.

 

[Taft2016]

Maybe you're forgetting why this happened. It was to show the hypocrisy of repubs who've been harping forever about Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick.

This is not to say that I ever made excuses for Ted or believe he handled the accident properly; in a just world he would have been convicted of a crime. And the same applies to Laura.

If that's what libs were trying to do, the juxtaposition was an epic fail.

People don't go to jail for getting into car accidents, fatal or not. They go to jail for committing crimes. Which Ted Kennedy did. Laura Bush did not.

No, not even running a stop sign is a crime. It's a traffic violation, even if it causes an accident and a death. That's why no charges were filed.

Laura Bush was 17 years-old. Ted Kennedy was from one of the country's most powerful families. The comparison is ridiculous.

 

[Taft2016]

Meanwhile, this rapist fits right in with Obama's other friends.

What do we know about his friends? Well, the only three we know of are:

Bill Ayres
Berandine Dohrn
Jeremiah Wright

So we're supposed to be surprised he buddied around with an aspiring rapist?

I'm not.

 

[monty1]

Ronald Reagan's best childhood friend became a serial murderer but it was kept under wraps.
That makes Reagan a murderer too doesn't it?

 

[christiefan915]

If that's what libs were trying to do, the juxtaposition was an epic fail.

People don't go to jail for getting into car accidents, fatal or not. They go to jail for committing crimes. Which Ted Kennedy did. Laura Bush did not.

No, not even running a stop sign is a crime. It's a traffic violation, even if it causes an accident and a death. That's why no charges were filed.

Laura Bush was 17 years-old. Ted Kennedy was from one of the country's most powerful families. The comparison is ridiculous.

Kennedy had an accident, just like Bush. She was speeding and not paying attention to the road. Today her accident would be called vehicular manslaughter. No charges were filed on her, not even for a traffic violation. She came from a wealthy family in her town also, even though it was Midland wealthy, not Kennedy wealthy. Stop acting like you didn't know any of this.

I like Laura Bush as a person far more than I ever liked Kennedy but I'm not blind to what she did, teenager or not. Your comment that the comparison is ridiculous is dishonest and laughable.

 

[christiefan915]

Ronald Reagan's best childhood friend became a serial murderer but it was kept under wraps.
That makes Reagan a murderer too doesn't it?

According to Daft, the shoe fits.

 

[Taft2016]

Kennedy had an accident, just like Bush. She was speeding and not paying attention to the road.

Wrong. She wasn't speeding. She went through a stop sign. Yeah, they both had accidents, but that's where the similarities end. Going through a stop sign and getting into a car accident is not a crime. Leaving the scene of a fatal car accident, however, *IS* a crime. Which is why Kennedy had to go to court.

Today her accident would be called vehicular manslaughter.

And what the hell are you basing that on? That's unmitigated bullshit that you just made up.

If you go through a stop sign, get into an accident, and the other party complains of pain or injury.... under your theory you would be arrested for vehicular assault.

There's no criminal intent, criminal negligence, or depraved indifference involved in passing through a stop sign. Unless you're driving while intoxicated, or now days texting someone.

No charges were filed on her, not even for a traffic violation.

Nor can there be if the police officer did not witness it. Violations must be committed in the presence of the officer. Violations are not crimes. Misdemeanors and felonies are crimes, and the police officer does not need to witness them. The standard of proof for arrest for crimes is "probable cause." For violations it must have "in fact" happened in front of the officer. Go ahead, ask yourself how I know this....

She came from a wealthy family in her town also, even though it was Midland wealthy, not Kennedy wealthy. Stop acting like you didn't know any of this.

Stop acting like there's even a comparison. It's silly.

I like Laura Bush as a person far more than I ever liked Kennedy but I'm not blind to what she did, teenager or not.

She went through a stop sign. I've missed stop signs before too. I guess I should be behind bars too. You too probably.

Your comment that the comparison is ridiculous is dishonest and laughable.

You're a moron who makes up stuff as you go along to fit an argument, regardless of any basis in reality.

 

[Taft2016]

According to Daft, the shoe fits.

Wrong again, Alpo breath.

We had an extensive biography of Reagan prior to his election. We knew Dutch's pals from his college days, lifeguard days, sports caster days, and Hollywood years.

The only friends we know Obama had are two bomb throwers (who became his friends *AFTER* their convictions), a psychotic racist preacher, and now a rapist.

Time to own up to it. You blindly voted for a blank slate with no documented past. Anyone with a smidge of honesty would admit that and be expressing buyer's remorse by now.

 

[christiefan915]

Wrong. She wasn't speeding. She went through a stop sign. Yeah, they both had accidents, but that's where the similarities end. Going through a stop sign and getting into a car accident is not a crime. Leaving the scene of a fatal car accident, however, *IS* a crime. Which is why Kennedy had to go to court.

Going through a stop sign and getting into an accident is a traffic violation. Going through a stop sign, hitting another car and killing the occupant is a crime. It's called vehicular manslaughter.

And what the hell are you basing that on? That's unmitigated bullshit that you just made up.

vehicular manslaughter
n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving or speeding. Vehicular manslaughter can be charged as a misdemeanor (minor crime with a maximum punishment of a year in county jail or only a fine) or a felony (punishable by a term in state prison) depending on the circumstances. Gross negligence or driving a few miles over the speed limit might be charged as a misdemeanor, but drunk driving resulting in a fatality is most likely treated as a felony. Death of a passenger, including a loved one or friend, can be vehicular manslaughter if due to illegal driving.

If you go through a stop sign, get into an accident, and the other party complains of pain or injury.... under your theory you would be arrested for vehicular assault.

There's no criminal intent, criminal negligence, or depraved indifference involved in passing through a stop sign. Unless you're driving while intoxicated, or now days texting someone.

Commonly applied statutes for reckless driving

§ 46.2-852. Reckless driving; general rule. – Irrespective of the maximum speeds permitted by law, any person who drives a vehicle on any highway recklessly or at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person shall be guilty of reckless driving.

Nor can there be if the police officer did not witness it. Violations must be committed in the presence of the officer. Violations are not crimes. Misdemeanors and felonies are crimes, and the police officer does not need to witness them. The standard of proof for arrest for crimes is "probable cause." For violations it must have "in fact" happened in front of the officer. Go ahead, ask yourself how I know this....

You are deflecting from the issue. The issue is the death of one individual due to the reckless driving of another individual.

Involuntary manslaughter is by far the most common crime charged in vehicle-related deaths. Good examples include:

• A driver running a red light and then crashing into another car, killing the other driver
• Speeding, losing control of the car, crossing over into opposite lanes of travel and colliding with another car, killing a driver or passenger
• Driving at night without headlights and striking and killing a pedestrian in a crosswalk

Stop acting like there's even a comparison. It's silly. She went through a stop sign. I've missed stop signs before too. I guess I should be behind bars too. You too probably.

Oh good point. The next time you run a stop sign and kill someone while doing it, post to us from the facility where you're serving time.

You're a moron who makes up stuff as you go along to fit an argument, regardless of any basis in reality.

There's simple lack of knowledge re: a subject and then there's willful ignorance. You fall into the second category. Get yourself educated on the law. You look pretty stupid at this point. We have a few lawyers posting here. Ask them.

 

[christiefan915]

Wrong again, Alpo breath.

We had an extensive biography of Reagan prior to his election. We knew Dutch's pals from his college days, lifeguard days, sports caster days, and Hollywood years.

The only friends we know Obama had are two bomb throwers (who became his friends *AFTER* their convictions), a psychotic racist preacher, and now a rapist.

Time to own up to it. You blindly voted for a blank slate with no documented past. Anyone with a smidge of honesty would admit that and be expressing buyer's remorse by now.

Turn off the AM radio already. Obama wrote a book about his life more than a decade before he ran for president, and another in 2006. Read them and get back to me about that "no documented past" bullshit.

 

[Taft2016]

Going through a stop sign and getting into an accident is a traffic violation. Going through a stop sign, hitting another car and killing the occupant is a crime. It's called vehicular manslaughter..

No, it is not. It's called an "accident."

I could embarrass you by telling you what I do for a living, where I do it, how long I've been doing it, and what my rank is... but why bother? You're stone-headed and are incapable of listening.

I tried to steer you in the right direction by telling you about the qualifiers like; criminal negligence, recklessness, depraved indifference, but ZOOM!, that soared right over your head.

According to your theory, if you run a stop sign the police should arrest you for reckless driving. But they don't, do they? They give you a ticket for going through a stop sign. Getting into an accident doesn't raise the level of the offense, even if someone dies. It's a traffic violation.

The only way it becomes a crime is if there are one of the qualifiers listed above, like criminal negligence. Those take the form of things like being drunk, texting while driving, etc. At that point it becomes more than just passing through a stop sign.

Just about every fatal car accident involves some sort of traffic violation, but they don't arrest everyone involved in a fatal car wreck, do they?

Meh, keep blabbing.

 

[Taft2016]

Turn off the AM radio already. Obama wrote a book about his life more than a decade before he ran for president, and another in 2006. Read them and get back to me about that "no documented past" bullshit.

Oh, he got to document his own past, did he? That's nice.

He wrote a book about himself? Isn't that special? I'm sure it was a comprehensive account. No need to look any deeper.

BTW: Isn't that the same way Hitler came to power?

 

[Taft2016]

Meanwhile, I still don't expect you to be convinced. So I searched Google and this is the first result that popped up. And it's a good example, from Louisiana:

http://www.knoe.com/story/22691659/fatal-accident-on-millhaven-road-in-ouachita-parish

MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A motorist, trying to pass another driver in a no-passing zone, caused a fatal accident Wednesday morning on Highway 594. The two vehicle accident happened around 7:30 a.m. north of U.S. Highway 80 in Monroe.

The investigation shows a Nissan Rogue, driven by 41-year-old Alice Simmons of Monroe, was traveling south on Louisiana Highway 594 when it attempted to pass a Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven by 34-year-old Lakita Lavender of Monroe, in a no passing zone. State police say the rear right portion of the Nissan struck the front left portion of the Chevrolet as the Nissan was attempting to reenter the southbound lane. This caused the Lavender to lose control, drive off the left side of the road, strike a culvert and overturn.

Lavender was not wearing her seatbelt and was ejected from the Chevrolet. Lavender suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ouachita Parish Coroner's office. The passengers in the Chevrolet, two 11-year-old males, suffered minor injuries and were transported to a hospital in Monroe. Simmons did not report any injuries.

Alcohol use is not suspected. Toxicology samples were taken and submitted for analysis. Simmons was issued a citation for passing in a no passing zone. The crash remains under investigation. According to Louisiana law, where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone, no driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway within such zone, or on the left side of any pavement striping, designated to mark such no-passing zone, throughout its length.

Previous Report:

DATE: Our crew on the scene of the accident confirms one woman is dead and two children were taken to the hospital.

The children are said to be between 8 and 11-years-old. Apparently, the driver killed was being passed by another vehicle, and was knocked off the road causing her car to flip over.

 

[evince]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hool-brutally-beat-raped-woman-apartment.html


drugs and alcohol can RUIN wonderful people.


He has substance problems.