Kansas lawmaker arrested after allegedly kneeing student in groin, asking about kids' sex life on vi

[BlueStater]

Source: Washington Post

Kansas lawmaker arrested after allegedly kneeing student in groin, asking about kids’ sex life on video

By Hannah Knowles
May 2, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. EDT

One video allegedly shows Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel asking students about their sex lives.

Another reportedly shows the Republican lawmaker pushing someone against a wall while working as a substitute teacher and warning, “I could put the wrath of God on you right now.”

And yet another, reviewed by the Kansas City Star, allegedly captures the moments right after the legislator kneed a student in the crotch Wednesday. Samsel stands over the boy, the Star reported, and asks, “Did it hurt?” — then asks him why he’s about to cry and queries a classmate, “Do you want to check his nuts for him, please?”

“Class, you have permission to kick him in the balls,” Samsel says at one point on video, according to the newspaper.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/02/mark-samsel-arrest-videos/

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What the fuck?

Yeah, I got nothing. Sorry. 😕

[msfiddlestix]

1. This is the sort of behavior a former President said was permissible and welcomed

[secondwind]

2. WTF isn't strong enough!!!!

I hope the parents will sue his ass off, then let law enforcement take it from there.

We truly are living in strange times....

[mac2766]

22. Sue? If I were the boys father,

I'd find him out and about and kick his ass. A grown man putting their hands on a child needs to be punished. Corporaly.

[Escurumbele]

25. I would have the same feelings as you do, but you don't want to make the jackass a victim

let justice take him away, then he can grab the balls of all the prisoners while in jail, and asked them about their sex life too.

[ZonkerHarris]

32. Hit my kid like that and he would just disappear.

Look all you want for him. Never find him.

[GulfCoast66]

37. Right there with you. Not all we liberals are pacifists.

Or always law abiding.

[Grokenstein]

39. Sue first, make vanish later.

[Mr. Evil]

35. Law enforcement?

Hell, he'll be fired from substitute teaching and probably become a cop.

[magicarpet]

3. Toxic masculinity runs high in this one,... keep away from the kids.

[Escurumbele]

27. That is not masculinity, that is psychopath

Sex life, wrath of god, check his balls, everyone can kick him in the balls...If that is not psycho, not sure what is.


Masculinity:
qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men.
"handsome, muscled, and driven, he's a prime example of masculinity"

[I_UndergroundPanther]

4. Another republican psychopath

All psychopaths want to get away with abusing people. Republicans are psychopaths.

Just look what they say,do and how they gaslight and what they vote for,or don't support.

[people]

13. What a sick sick Sicko!!!

How about his use of the imperial "we"?

[rhiannon55]

5. it's this guy and all his idiot Repug cronies

who block every good thing that Governor Laura Kelly tries to do. It is monsters like this guy who won't allow her to expand Medicaid to make it available to to all low-income Kansans, regardless of their age. It's monsters like him who will never allow cannabis legalization in this backward state, even for medicinal purposes. And so many other things.

I despise Republicans.

[panader0]

6. I need to remember to not click on Wapo links.

Paywall.

[crickets]

20. Here's an article from the KC Star covering the same points.

The man is a dangerous nut. Red flags everywhere. Worth reading for more background, but here are the lowlights:

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article251069219.html

In one video shared with The Star, Samsel tells students about “a sophomore who’s tried killing himself three times,” adding that it was because “he has two parents and they’re both females.” [snip]

In another video, Samsel is recorded telling students, “make babies. Who likes making babies? That feels good, doesn’t it? Procreate ... You haven’t masturbated? Don’t answer that question....God already knows.” [snip]

In another video, he tells students, “Class, you have permission to kick him in the balls.”

Parents told The Star that Samsel “put hands on the student” and allegedly kneed him in the crotch. In a video apparently taken immediately after the incident, the student is shown on the ground. Samsel is standing over him and says, “did it hurt?”

Speaking about his vote against a bill that would have ended an exemption for spouses from the state’s sexual battery law:

“To me, it gets to what does the sanctity of marriage mean?” Samsel was quoted as saying, according to the Kansas Reflector. “And I’m single, so I’m not the best person to speak to this. But when you do get married, what does that mean? And what implied consent are you giving?”

He claims he was worried about "criminalizing sexual relations between spouses." Oookay. He may have been fired from the school, but so far, the Kansas House GOP is still "gathering information." Wow.

[PatSeg]

24. Thank you

I have the New York Times, but not the Washington Post. I appreciate the link.

[crickets]

29. You're welcome. My subs are the other way around.

I subscribe to WaPo but not the NYT. I completely understand the paywall frustration.

[PatSeg]

31. And I understand the need for the paywall

but subscriptions to two major newspapers would be overkill for me.

[llashram]

7. christian warrior?

[Retired Engineer Bob]

8. I'll bet this puts the lead in his stubby little pencil

He should be evaluated, punished, and end up on a registry. Perhaps give the parents an opportunity to spend some unhindered “quality time” with him.

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Did a bunch of goggling for another thread about this, and he was almost immediately...

fired from the school. The school district is in serious apology mode over this.

Now, if the politicians could just get their asses in gear.

[plimsoll]

14. GOP- Thoughts and prayers.

Not sure who for, but hey they're praying.

[ZonkerHarris]

33. That's cause the district is about to get sued. Huge settlement coming.

[2Gingersnaps]

10. From under what rock

did this raging idiot crawl? Sounds like that jockstrap "humor" associated with Gym Jordan.

[PatrickforB]

12. So...let's get this guy as FAR from a classroom as possible.

This is what the Republicans have become.

[Ziggysmom]

15. I AM THANKFUL FOR DU AND EVERYONE WHO POSTS HERE!

I work a lot of hours and I am also the caretaker for my disabled husband. I don’t have a lot of time to watch news on TV or read a lot of sites. DU gets me straight to the the content that matters most to me.

I never saw this story, and many others posted on DU, on other websites. I would miss a lot without this site and all the great folks here.

[world wide wally]

16. Did people vote him into office?

We have a serious problem with some of the people that people vote for.
ex: Trump

[niyad]

17. May he receive everything he deserves, in full measure.

[BobTheSubgenius]

18. I have to wonder about a person like this.

How could anyone POSSIBLY act this way, to start with, but let's jump ahead. How could that person POSSIBLY run for office with skeletons like that in the closet? An arrogance that says "They'll never catch a smart/connected/powerful person like me?"

Does he honestly believe he did nothing wrong? Ever?

FML

[Bayard]

19. A real man of the people.....

[bullimiami]

21. first the asshole should be arrested for child abuse. he should be registered as a sex offender.

[RVN VET71]

23. It is amazing how glib this perverted bully is in the video.

He’s just a good guy, isn’t he, even a great guy. The school sucks. He fears for our future.

Hold on, Jake, you kneed a kid in the groin and invited the class to kick him in the testicles. Yeah, sure, he says, but that’s just because the media is only showing one side of this. There was no altercation. No altercation? You mean the kid just lay on the ground holding his groin and moaning for funnies? You mean you just called the rest of the class to assault him -- in jest? That’s the only side anyone needs to see. If things got so out of control in the classroom, that’s on you, bubba, not on the kids. And the correct responses would have been a) to call the principal’s office immediately and b) resign by walking away. You did neither.

His ability to lie so easily about what is evident on video suggests a serious, deep psychological problem. I hope that jail helps straighten him out.

(No, I’m kidding. Jail won’t straighten out a slime ball like him. I just hope it makes him suffer, a lot.)

[ZonkerHarris]

34. He probably bullied kids this same way when he was in High School. This is his happy place

old habits

[RVN VET71]

40. Yep. This behavior didn't start after he became a failed adult

But I do believe there’ll be a lawsuit coming, and soon. So he’ll most likely lose his job and his property -- so at least there’s that.

I just hope some enterprising journalists does a follow up on this punk, maybe in 5 years, just to see how he’s doing, now that he’s out of jail and sued into the poorhouse. (I know it won’t happen that way, but it gives a certain amount of actual satisfaction just thinking about it.)

[ZonkerHarris]

47. there will be a huge lawsuit and settlement.

[RVN VET71]

50. I pray you are correct!

But bear in mind, I’m not a believer in God.

[Lonestarblue]

26. He is a serious child molester and should be prosecuted.

No student should be subjected to such abuse. And no one who abuses should be allowed to remain in public office. Shame on the Kansas legislature if they do not expel him.

[Escurumbele]

28. Question. If it is on video where anyone can see, how is that "allegedly"?

Why do publications have to change facts into doubts?

[PatSeg]

30. In the past few years,

I've noticed the word "allegedly" used excessively, sometimes right after seeing a video of the "alleged" suspect committing the crime.

[intheflow]

44. A couple reasons come to mind.

First and foremost, people are innocent until proven guilty (allegedly ), so including "allegedly" protects news media from libel and slander suits.

Second, video can be staged or framed in a way that grossly misleads. This is propaganda 101: control the narrative.



I'm not saying that's what's going on in this instance, only giving plausible reasons why journalism includes that kind of disclaimer.

[ZonkerHarris]

48. because legally, in this country, everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

[AllaN01Bear]

36. whom the heck does he think he is ?? i cant finish the rest of my scentence wo getting banned .

[IronLionZion]

38. Republicans are a party of perverts and abusers nt

[iluvtennis]

41. This jackass needs to be fired from the school, his teaching credentials nullified, and never be

allowed near school children again.

WTF.

[Judi Lynn]

42. Kansas lawmaker arrested for battery of student amid bizarre day as substitute

By Eileen AJ Connelly
May 1, 2021 | 6:01pm | Updated

- video at link -

A Kansas state representative was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor battery after he reportedly went on a religious rant while working as a substitute teacher and ended up in a physical altercation with a student.

Rep. Mark Samsel, a Republican who represents parts of four rural counties southeast of the capital Topeka, was busted by the Franklin County Sheriff Thursday, a day after the bizarre incident at Wellsville United School District’s high school.

Students in Samsel’s classes were recording videos of the lawmaker throughout the day, talking about suicide, sex, masturbation, God and the Bible, The Kansas City Star reported.

In one video shared with the paper, Samsel tells students about “a sophomore who’s tried killing himself three times,” adding that it was because “he has two parents and they’re both females.”

In another video, Samsel is recorded telling students, “make babies. Who likes making babies? That feels good, doesn’t it? Procreate. … You haven’t masturbated? Don’t answer that question….God already knows.”

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More:
https://nypost.com/2021/05/01/kansas-lawmaker-arrested-for-battery-of-high-school-student/

[Blue Owl]

43. Would he knee Matt Gaetz in the nutz?

[redqueen]

45. I've said I'm afraid for this country many times.

I've felt that way even more often.

There just really are no words ...

[intheflow]

46. Interesting that no students have come forward to corroborate that this was staged.

The KC Star article reports,

In a Snapchat post shared with The Star, Samsel wrote that “it was all planned.”

“Every little bit of it. That’s right. The kids and I planned ALL this to SEND A MESSAGE about art, mental health, teenage suicide, how we treat our educators and one another. To who? Parents. And grandparents. And all of Wellsville,” he posted.

It was supposedly about "art, mental health, and suicide"? WTF was he supposed to be teaching? I could see if they'd pulled him in to teach social studies (as a lawyer, that's the only thing he might be qualified to teach). But I am 100% positive he was not hired to teach art and/or health and wellness. And NONE of that excuses bringing God into the public school at all.

Where are the students who agreed with this? And also: if the kids did agree to do this, it may not have been of their own volition. How can kids give consent or object to what's being taught in school as it's being taught? To do so is to be labeled a troublemaker and sent to the office. Kids are literally in school to learn to be compliant and unquestioning (as opposed to learning and using critical thinking skills, per the DeVos education agenda).

[pressbox69]

49. Just another

Psychocon.