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A cop’s take on Campbell’s cry for help
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Guess what? Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell’s semi-prison environment has made him realize that he’s a champagne alcoholic.
That’s right. He tried to get into the substance-abuse program back in October but the drug abuse coordinator in Miami, where Campbell is struggling through the hardships of the prep-school style semi-prison life, denied his entry into the program based on the lack of documentation that he had a substance problem. Here’s how the conversation went:
Bill: “Uh, hi. I was sitting over by the pool and I realized that I’m a drunk and / or other substance abuser.”
Substance Person: “Really?”
Bill: “Yeah—uh, substance abuser.”
Substance Person: “What substance?”
Bill: “The kind that if I go into this program, I can get out in June instead of October.”
Substance Person: “Do you have any documentation?”
Bill: “Sure do. I have a letter right here.”
Letter: To Whom It May Concern: Bill has a substance problem. Please put him in the program that gets him out of the semi-prison in June. Thank you, Bill’s cousin, Pete.
Substance Person: “Mr. Campbell, this letter is written on semi-prison stationary.”
Bill: “Well I’ll be—I didn’t know Cousin Pete was here!!”
Substance Person: “Look Mr. Campbell, stop trying to lie your way into this program. You need to get back out there and put in your two hours a day work and your four-o’clock tennis lesson. Suck it up mister! This ain’t no country club—well, not yet, we still haven’t gotten the golf course finished—but you need to do your time and quit trying to con your way out!
Bill: “No fair! My ordeal was too painful and embarrassing to recollect! I can’t tell you how many bottles of champagne or whatever I consumed!”
Substance Person: “Apparently too painful for anyone else to remember as well. Look Mr. Campbell, there has to be documentation that you abused the same substance—champagne in your case, that you want treatment for now. Your documentation says you occasionally made toasts.I mean, how many toasts did you do, let’s say, in a week.”
Bill: “Uh, I don’t know, maybe 849.”
Substance Person: “Nobody can confirm that you ever had a substance problem. They testified in court on it!”
Bill: “My God!! Do you know what this means?”
Substance Person: “No, what?”
Bill: “Those people are on drugs—and / or alcohol! They can’t remember a thing! They need rehab!!”
Substance Person: “Okay Mr. Campbell, I think that you need to go now. You’re late for your spa treatment.”
Bill: “That’s no fair!! This whole justice system is no fair! I should sue you! This whole semi-prison is a sham! I’m boycotting the putting contest tomorrow! No—I’m going further with this protest. I’m voting Libertarian!
Substance Person: “Look Mr. Campbell, this turkey ain’t flying if you know what I mean?”
Bill: Listen to me! I was in self-denial until I was sort of incarcerated in semi-prison where I no longer had access to the alcohol or that stuff you toast with to self-medicate my stress from the trial and the media pressure and the personal tragedies—and all that stuff.”
Substance Person: “Well, by chance was there any stress from accepting tens of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions, cash, travel, and home improvements in exchange for city contracts?”
Bill: “Uh, well, would there by chance be a rehab program for that? You know, something getting me gone by say, June?”
Comments
By Jais
June 13, 2008 10:57 AM | Link to this
OH MY GOD that is hysterical. Lord knows If Bill Campell was me (white and not filthy-rich) Mt rotting corpse would still be swinging by a rope in the front lawn of the atlanta courthouse.
What, how, who, why or even where this asswipe was sent instead of normal people prison is beyond me. This being said, next time a cop pulls over any one of you and attempts to arrest you, remember old Bill campbell and the fact he can do whatever he wants to anyone and because he is a rich celebrity, he will get away with it.
Shoot two cops and fire a black man for every time a miscarriage of justice like this occurs. Sooner or later Georgia will get with it when washington puts some pressure on corruption in this state.
I also want to point out that yesterday a pretty young black woman was shot in the mouth at one of my mom’s properties, and when she arrived the atlanta cops basically refused to call an ambulance for the shot IN THE FACE BLEEDING WOMAN.
Now I havenever included atlanta pd on my corrupt cops aka ‘the shield” list, but now I will. My mom makes too much money and her record is too clean for this to be horse sht. She told me they basically laughed when mom asked if they would call an ambulance right away. The two cops are named “Jenkins” and “MOntgomery”, both of which now have complaints lodged with the dept of homeland security. We have turned their unit and badge numbers into their boss, but the cheif of police for dekalb co says we’re stupid. I’m waiting for his response when the feds show up at his office door =)
word to the wise: If you are a cop or politician in Georgia, you WILL be a boy scout and act accordingly or you WILL spend time in jail for it. The people of this state are far from powerless to put you in prison.
By Stone
June 13, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
I was shocked, yes shocked, that Bill Campbell would lie, being such an upstanding citizen and all. He even sued the corrections department for throwing him back in jail after they found out about his fraudulent champaign alcoholic claims. As soon as he gets out I’m sure he’ll try to get his law license back, which will be that much harder once the bar finds out that he’s still up to his old tricks. Same old Bill, who would have thought?
By BossLady
June 13, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this
Jais, did the ambulance ever come?
By Fred
June 13, 2008 7:18 PM | Link to this
“I was shocked, yes shocked, that Bill Campbell would lie, being such an upstanding citizen and all. He even sued the corrections department for throwing him back in jail after they found out about his fraudulent champaign alcoholic claims. As soon as he gets out I’m sure he’ll try to get his law license back, which will be that much harder once the bar finds out that he’s still up to his old tricks. Same old Bill, who would have thought?”
Stone, you racist. Saying such evil things about a black man. Next thing we know YOU will demand equal justice under the law.
By G. Mauricio
June 13, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this
freddy boy is getting really desperate now stone he’s even quoting u. think how long it took the inbred redneck 2 copy your post and 4 what? keep ignoring him and he’ll totally come unglued. this is geting good. poor desperate freddy almost feel sorry 4 him. almost.
By Fred
June 13, 2008 10:42 PM | Link to this
It took a nano second to copy/paste buttwipe. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD.
By Fred
June 13, 2008 10:43 PM | Link to this
I see you don’t have the Stones do a face on face dialog though. How telling.
By Fred
June 13, 2008 10:58 PM | Link to this
Oh and P kelly walked after doing a 13 year iold chick while peeing on her. Aren’t you proud Mauricio, a brother does a 13 year old chick, p** on her, video tqapes it and walks free. lIFE IS grand FOR YOU NOW ISN’T IT? Oh wait, it’s all cool, to you, it was a black chick he debased, besides, the brother walked right? He was being wrongly prosecuted.
Sorry, I don’t share your view. She wasn’t a “black chick” to me, she was my child. So the rapper paid her family for their testimony, that may be cool with you but not with me, she was me child. She was my sister. To you she was just another ho right? Now we are getting somewhere.
“All a brother needs is a b*** and a gat. a n**** ain’t down if it ain’t like that.”
He had his 13 year old b*** didn’t he. I’ll bet you are proud of his verdict……… bet you like them 13 year old chickies yourself don’t you………
By G. Mauricio
June 14, 2008 7:05 AM | Link to this
“cut and paste” freddy. oh really? didn’t see any quotes on stones post lol. more lies. you said “show me where i said n****” and claimed u used it in context. I pointed out where u called me a n**** racist hypocrite and u don’t deni it. “how telling”. all stone did was point out thats wrong and u have come unglued. poor desperate freddy so sad so mad. forgive me but i am enjoying this.
By BJJB
June 17, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this
Jais, You’re an idiot!!! If you think your complaint against the Atlanta PD officers will go anywhere, you’re even more of an idiot. An ambulance and even fire rescue are dispatched automatically at the same time PD is dispatched in shootings. Since PD arrives first 99% of the time, all they can do is wait along with the victim. Your beef is with Grady EMS or fire rescue if you think she waited too long. Absolutely nothing is going to happen to those officers.
By catlady
June 17, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
Can’t BC be kept in jail an EXTRa 4 months for perjury and 4 more months for “stealing” treatment he did not need? THAT would get his attention!
By catlady
June 17, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this
Also, jail those who tried to assist him in this deception/theft of services. That would get their attention, too! And demote the bureaucrat who okayed it.
By Stone
June 17, 2008 7:09 PM | Link to this
No s** Catlady, he took a slot from someone else who could have used the treatment and the four months knocked off their sentence. His Dr. friend should face some charge of fraud or falsifying records or something. Good ol’ Bill Campbell, never thought the rules applied to him.
By Don
July 7, 2008 12:44 PM | Link to this
A father’s cry for help falls on death hears in Atlanta: This is what I have discovered on the internet.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Senator, Robert Kennedy stated, "Justice delayed is democracy denied." Democracy has eluded the American people for far too long. God comes to each of us in many ways. God, will put people, places, and things in our lives to assist us. God would not let us go threw something we could not handle. I truly believe that God has sent me on this journey to bring you a message to fight for what's right. Please don't think I woke-up one day and decided to walk from Chicago to Atlanta on my own. God has sent me on this journey. I'm not a Christian man, but I am a man of God; and I believe that God has directed me to deliver this message of change. Like many of us I have been searching and praying for God's help. One day I picked up the Bible and with my eyes closed I opened the book of truth and placed my finger with-in its pages. I opened my eyes and began reading God's words and his message came to me. During my journey I have discovered many things. I discovered that the State of Michigan had given ten miles of in-land to the State of Indiana so it could have a coast line with Lake Michigan. This area is called Michiana. I discovered some of Americas most important moments in history from reading the many historical markers along our nation's highways and byways. Ladies and Gentlemen, I've walked along the coasts of Illinois and Michiana to bring this message of change to you, I've walked across the farmlands of Indiana and Ohio to bring you this message of change, I've walked over the Mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee to bring you this message. When I walked into the State of Georgia, I walked along the trail of tears and cried. I cried not only for myself, but for every parent who has suffered the injustices that have befallen them at the hands of Officials from Law Enforcement, the Department of Family and Children Services, and Juvenile Court System. The message I present to you is not much different from the words of the Bible. Dear Parents, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. We must put on the whole armor of God, so that we may be able to stand strong against the evil ones. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, and evil spirits in high places. As for me, I pray that God gives me vocal expression and open my mouth boldly, to make known the tyranny, and injustice of the evil ones. We must pray and stand strong, because we cannot win this fight in the flesh but only in the spirit. We must pray for God's help to over come the evil that men do. We cannot do it without God's help. We must fight for our children, we must fight for our families, and if we stand strong in the Lord and be tireless in our effort we can win. If we stand strong together we will be victorious! Today's news is tomorrow's garbage. We cannot let-up for one moment; for if we do things will not change. I will begin another walk for this change. I will make preparation to bring a petition to every major city in Georgia and beyond for citizens' signatures. This petition would demand that changes be made in the Department of Family and Children Services. No family should have to suffer the injustice from the very people who are supposed to assist families. If any Organizations, Churches, Parents, or Advocacy Groups wishes to support this effort please contact Mr. Steven Walker of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children @ info@acfc.org or visit the web site @ http://www.acfc.org/Mr. Lynch is in Atlanta www.kllundypublishingllc.com
By Sam
July 9, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this
and that, folks, is how a moron filibusters on a blog.
what a dope, honestly.
By bob
January 21, 2009 12:00 PM | Link to this
cops are stupid a* m*******
By bob high
January 21, 2009 12:07 PM | Link to this
f*** cops