Former CHRB Chairman Richard Shapiro Charged With Felony

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Former CHRB Chairman Richard Shapiro Charged With Felony

Postby zinn21 » Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:34 pm

See link below but from the article:

"district attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons told the publication. Shapiro allegedly keyed Jamgotchian’s car after a CHRB meeting on April 24."

Anybody know what "keyed" a car means??

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Postby Lisann » Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:35 pm

It's an act of vandalism. Scratching the vehicle with car keys.
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Postby zinn21 » Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:36 pm

Thanks..
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Re: Former CHRB Chairman Richard Shapiro Charged With Felony

Postby docjocoy » Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:11 pm

zinn21 wrote:Anybody know what "keyed" a car means??


Specifically, it is when someone takes the point of the key and scratches the car from the front bumper along the side to the back bumper. High school kids do it a lot in high school parking lots.
I had read about this before and hoped it was not true of Shapiro.
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Postby winds » Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:29 pm

This owner sounds like a pip, he'd be a burr under anyones saddle. But, keying his car is juvinile and shouldn't have been done. I'd have him pay for a new paint job, it's not like the car's undriveable.............

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Postby Sysonby » Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:55 pm

The story I heard was that Shapiro sat in his car, got out, keyed Jamgotchian's Jaguar, got back in his car, drove away, then came back and did it again. (!)

Supposedly the whole thing was captured by security cameras.
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Postby majxmom » Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:53 pm

Is it really possible he could pull a destructive prank like that? Wow. Every time I come into contact with a state official, they disappoint me. Still, I've read the transcripts of the CHRB meetings. I'm sure it was an irresistable impulse. :wink:
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Postby LB » Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:16 am

Hey Sysonby, who's that pretty horse in your new avatar?
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Postby zinn21 » Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:55 am

What an embarrassing post script to a short and troubled tenure as chairman.
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Postby docjocoy » Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:02 am

LB wrote:Hey Sysonby, who's that pretty horse in your new avatar?


I wondered that too. Nice.
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Postby Sysonby » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:30 am

LB wrote:Hey Sysonby, who's that pretty horse in your new avatar?


Thanks! It's my weanling filly by Formal Gold out of a French Deputy mare.

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Sorry zinn for hijacking your thread. Turnabout is fair play so feel free :D
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Postby cng » Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:45 am

Sysonby wrote:
LB wrote:Hey Sysonby, who's that pretty horse in your new avatar?


Thanks! It's my weanling filly by Formal Gold out of a French Deputy mare.

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Sorry zinn for hijacking your thread. Turnabout is fair play so feel free :D


Hey, Hey, now that's a good lookin' filly. That is what they're supposed to look like.
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Postby zinn21 » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:35 pm

You can hijack with a nice horse anytime.
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Postby ireneinwa » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:19 pm

Mal Misch 1' .........darn cameras get ya every time
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Postby NorthStar » Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:02 pm

majxmom wrote:Is it really possible he could pull a destructive prank like that? Wow. Every time I come into contact with a state official, they disappoint me. Still, I've read the transcripts of the CHRB meetings. I'm sure it was an irresistable impulse. :wink:


That Jama****** is one of those people that files constant frivolous lawsuits, literally stalks the CHRB meetings and is probably the evil twin of a certain individual long ago banned from here.

On top of that, Shapiro has had a pretty tough year. He was hit pretty hard by the Madoff scheme, I believe.

Edited to add: Printing up my FREE SHAPIRO t-shirts now! :wink:
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