Larry Craig Defies Police

Good for Larry Craig. He may be a hypocrite and a right wing extremist who cheats on his wife but at least he doesn't take bull from undercover police officers who break the law in order to enforce it. He should call for the discipline, if not termination of the officer involved for entrapping him and lying on a police report about whether Larry Craig committed a crime.

Enjoy.

This was posted yesterday on the AP:

Senator Larry Craig files papers to withdraw guilty plea in gay sex sting
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ‹ Senator Larry Craig filed papers Monday seeking to withdraw his guilty plea in an airport sex sting, arguing that he entered the plea under stress caused by media inquiries into his sexuality.

Craig, an Idaho Republican, pleaded guilty in August to disorderly conduct following his June arrest in a sting operation in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport.

In a "state of intense anxiety" following his arrest, Craig "felt compelled to grasp the lifeline offered to him by the police officer," namely, a guilty plea Craig hoped would keep the matter from being made public, said the papers filed in Hennepin County District Court.

The filing said Craig's "panic" drove him to accept the plea rather than seeking the advice of a lawyer.

In an interview before the filing, Craig's lawyer, William Martin, cited pressure from Craig's hometown newspaper, the Idaho Statesman, which spent months investigating whether Craig engaged in homosexual encounters.

Craig, who has denied such suggestions and accused the newspaper of conducting a "witch hunt," was so concerned about that investigation, he quickly pleaded guilty when arrested in the bathroom sex sting, Martin said.
Craig did not consult with a lawyer or appear in court.

He figured, "I'm innocent but if this will make it go away I'll do it,"
Martin said in an interview on NBC's "Today" show.

A police report alleged that Craig had solicited sex from a male officer at the Minneapolis airport in June.