Shanahan's Son Brutally Beat HIs Mother With A BaseBall Bat

[Me.]

“In November 2011, Shanahan’s then-17-year-old son William beat his mother with a baseball bat, rendering her unconscious in a pool of her own blood. She sustained skull fractures and internal injuries so severe that they required surgery.

Per court records, William Shanahan unplugged the home phone so neither his mother nor younger brother could call 911. As he fled the scene, he allegedly gave his little brother a bottle of rubbing alcohol to “clean her up.” The younger brother ultimately called the police from a neighbor’s phone.

Shanahan took his son’s side at the time, saying that his ex-wife had “harassed him for nearly three hours before the incident.” He also got William Shanahan a hotel room and stayed there with him after he left the house.

Shanahan has said since that he didn’t realize how hurt his ex-wife was when he wrote down his defense of his son, intended for the teenager’s attorneys, though the memo was sent two weeks after the attack”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/patrick-shanahan-defense-secretary

The son served 18 months and 4 years probation

[UTUSN]

1. And after that came SHITLER.

[MineralMan]

2. Dysfunctional? Way worse.

[mcar]

3. Republican family values

[dawg day]

4. And Shanahan says he quit to spare his children any more trauma.

Not a word about the family member with the skull fracture.

[BlueTsunami2018]

5. Gods, are there NO sane people to choose from?

Kid beats his mom half to death with a baseball bat and this scumbag defends the act and claims to have no idea how badly she was injured two weeks after it happened?

These people are all psychos.

I wouldn’t put it past him to have done it himself and had the kid take the fall.

What a disgusting story.

[Me.]

16. Right?

I think there was also an incident between him and the woman who was his ex-wife

[panader0]

6. Happy Father's Day!

[PJMcK]

13. Thread winner! (n/t)

[dalton99a]

7. Fucking assholes, father and son

[CatMor]

8. Wow ...

great family beating up on each other. What kind of kid beats their mother with a baseball bat. He could have just left the house if they were arguing.

[Vegas Roller]

9. Republican family values

On display once again.

Will the evangelicals still support this while cheering on?

[struggle4progress]

10. "I just never know if it's a serious injury when someone's skull is fractured by a baseball bat"

[malaise]

11. The son served 18 months and 4 years probation

for attempted murder

[dalton99a]

14. Both of those penalties were reduced

During William’s initial court appearance, also attended by Jordinson, Byrd argued that William should stay out of jail because he was a college baseball prospect and “has a future.” Byrd also told the judge that being in jail would “traumatize him” and he might get kicked off of the baseball team.

In 2012, a Florida state prosecutor agreed to a “withhold of adjudication,” which shortened his sentence. William was sentenced to spend 18 months at a youth detention ranch and serve four years on probation. Both of those penalties were reduced.

William went on to attend the University of Washington, graduating last June.

[Me.]

17. By All Means

Let's not traumatize the 17-year-old.

[Blue_true]

15. Yeah, that was a stunner. nt

[Me.]

18. Well, As They Say

He had a bright future ahead of him

[tulipsandroses]

12. Where do they find these people?

I wonder where this kid got the notion that he could lay hands on a woman? His own mother?? on anyone for that matter Hmmm
Could it be that he was repeating behavior he had already seen?

[malaise]

19. The Reporter was just on Rachel

Monster father didn't think this would come up - who are these fucking monsters?
Why do they all abuse women?

[Me.]

20. Because They Can

and really, don't actually like women. You don't hurt people you like/love.

[gratuitous]

21. And yet, with this in his background

Shanahan still took a job with the administration, and put his name into consideration for a position that required Senate approval. When the skeletons came clattering out of the closet, Shanahan bolted, whining something about his privacy, leaving Trump to text out some nonsense about Shanahan spending more time with his family.

Why not just stay at Boeing and continue to rake in the moolah, Shanahan? What a fucking creep.

[Demovictory9]

23. "skeletons came clattering out of the closet"

they sure did!!!!!!!!

[live love laugh]

22. AYFKM? And Trump knew nothing about this in advance?

If he knew he is worse than I thought if he didn’t know he’s incompetent.