Man Accused of Forcing Pregnant Teen Girlfriend to Sign "Abuse Contract"
Aisha Send a noteboard - 05/06/2010 03:06:07 PM
Wow....Im not sure who is the bigger asshole int his story,the guy of the girl? im furious at the woman for signing it. How fucking stupid do you have to be to sign something like that, if she didnt care about her own safety what about the baby? even though he said he would hit her anywhere but the stomach choking her deprives the baby of oxygen too. why does god let stupid people procreate?
Graydon Smith's career in contract law is off to an unpromising start.
Police were called to the Haller Lake home of the 31-year-old's parents in April. There, Smith's pregnant 19-year-old girlfriend told them that her boyfriend had threatened to kill her.
She took these threats seriously, she told police, because Smith had beat her up in past. He'd also asked her to sign an "abuse contract:" a letter that stated he was free to pound on her as much as he wanted for perpetuity, so long as he avoided her pregnant belly.
When cops contacted Smith by phone he denied the abuse. But strangely, he admitted to the part about the contract. Which in a way is an admission. Or at least an admission of profound stupidity.
For some reason, it took cops another month and another incident to arrest Smith. This time, it was his stepfather who called 911.
The dad had confronted Smith after he watched him choke his girlfriend for 10 seconds. Unhappy with the interruption, Smith tried to land a shot on pop's face but only ended up with a glancing blow.
When cops arrived they found the girlfriend bleeding from the face with a contusion on the back of her head. Smith was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, two counts of fourth-degree assault and two counts of felony harassment.
He's currently being held on $100,000 bail in King County Jail. And if karma exists, he'll have a cellmate as punch-happy towards him as he was to his pregnant girlfriend, only without all that messy legalese.
Graydon Smith's career in contract law is off to an unpromising start.
Police were called to the Haller Lake home of the 31-year-old's parents in April. There, Smith's pregnant 19-year-old girlfriend told them that her boyfriend had threatened to kill her.
She took these threats seriously, she told police, because Smith had beat her up in past. He'd also asked her to sign an "abuse contract:" a letter that stated he was free to pound on her as much as he wanted for perpetuity, so long as he avoided her pregnant belly.
When cops contacted Smith by phone he denied the abuse. But strangely, he admitted to the part about the contract. Which in a way is an admission. Or at least an admission of profound stupidity.
For some reason, it took cops another month and another incident to arrest Smith. This time, it was his stepfather who called 911.
The dad had confronted Smith after he watched him choke his girlfriend for 10 seconds. Unhappy with the interruption, Smith tried to land a shot on pop's face but only ended up with a glancing blow.
When cops arrived they found the girlfriend bleeding from the face with a contusion on the back of her head. Smith was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, two counts of fourth-degree assault and two counts of felony harassment.
He's currently being held on $100,000 bail in King County Jail. And if karma exists, he'll have a cellmate as punch-happy towards him as he was to his pregnant girlfriend, only without all that messy legalese.
Aisha - formerly known as randschicka
Man Accused of Forcing Pregnant Teen Girlfriend to Sign "Abuse Contract"
05/06/2010 03:06:07 PM
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How about: if you don't sign this I'll kill you, your parents, and your baby sister
05/06/2010 04:10:55 PM
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Re: Man Accused of Forcing Pregnant Teen Girlfriend to Sign "Abuse Contract"
05/06/2010 05:08:41 PM
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How do you think one goes about negotiating a contract like that?
05/06/2010 11:24:48 PM
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I think they both deserve some criticism
06/06/2010 03:43:33 AM
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It's inappropriate for you to judge an abused woman for sticking with her abuser.
06/06/2010 04:17:31 AM
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i have known alot of abused women
06/06/2010 05:34:22 AM
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Again, if he threatens to track her down and kill her, and threatens to kill others dear to her
06/06/2010 07:55:11 AM
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Nuh-uh. Obviously she's stupid because she has psychological issues. Or something. *NM*
06/06/2010 08:59:14 PM
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Someone crazy enough to make someone sign a contract like that is also crazy enough to hunt her down
06/06/2010 09:29:53 PM
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Re: Again, if he threatens to track her down and kill her, and threatens to kill others dear to her
07/06/2010 02:36:30 AM
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Exactly
06/06/2010 09:48:32 AM
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The problem for women like this one is that leaving the relationship is the most dangerous time.
07/06/2010 03:57:11 PM
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I'll judge all I want, thanks
06/06/2010 09:39:25 AM
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Ah, yes. That little known method of psychological therapy--calling people stupid. *NM*
06/06/2010 09:01:20 PM
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I don't think that "contract" has any legal standing, but of course IANAL *NM*
07/06/2010 03:07:00 AM
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There is no way in hell any court would uphold that purported "contract".
07/06/2010 08:16:28 PM
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A not-really-realted case but with similarities is currently up in the Swedish courts
07/06/2010 08:40:01 PM
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The House of Lords decided the same point for English law in 1993.
07/06/2010 09:47:54 PM
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