Did the media treat this man unfairly?
Good Day Readers:
We attended the disciplinary Hearing for Mr. King, as did about 25 others, held at the Law Society of Manitoba's Offices on Monday, March 28, 2010.
While Mr. Chapman freely made himself available to the media at the conclusion of the hearing, including us for about half an hour, Mr. King and his lawyer William Gange did not.
There are those who are of the view Mr. King's punishment amounted to a slight slap on the wrist.
At times like this we're reminded of Oscar winning Hollywood Director Clint Eastwood's comments to black Film Director Spike Lee at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival after the latter criticized him for having no black actors in his films, Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. "A guy like him should shut his face."
Wonder what our Legal Affairs Critic VJH thinks of Mr. King's comments to the media?
Sincerely,
Clare L. Pieuk
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Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION
Lawyer King sends letter to media
By: Staff Reporter
April 4, 2011
WINNIPEG - Lawyer Jack King pleaded guilty March 28 to professional misconduct after a former client claimed he had been pressured to have sex with King’s wife.
The former client, Alexander Chapman, has been the focus of all of the media attention for months since his claims first surfaced in public last summer.
This is the first time King has addressed the issue outside of court, in this open letter April 4 to the two local newspapers.
Dear Editor:
At the conclusion of my disciplinary hearing, I was approached by two reporters asking if I would be interviewed. I declined, both because I considered that all that needed to be said had been said and also because I was not confident that anything I said would be fairly reported. In light of the ongoing coverage that you have given, I consider that that suspicion was well-founded.
You have continued to allow Mr. Chapman the forum in which to broadcast his fabrications. You have reported his statements about conversations that never occurred. You have not asked him the hard questions and challenged him on his answers. You have not asked him why he waited seven years to come forward. You have not asked him about the conditions on which he pretended to return the $25,000.00. You have not asked him why he was dismissed from Great-West Life. You have not asked him why he has not brought a lawsuit against Great-West Life for wrongful dismissal. When the legal system properly reacted to his breached agreements and fabrications by denying him any legal recourse whatsoever against me and my wife, you provided him with the public means to continue to do terrible harm.
In doing so, you have treated me and my wife worse than any thief, child molester, or murderer. That is particularly so regarding my wife because the fundamental truth is that she did not know and had no reason to know of or suspect my improper activities until Mr. Histed’s letter of June 2003. I trust that you will to some small extent remedy the unfairness with which you have dealt with her by publishing this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Jack A. King
We attended the disciplinary Hearing for Mr. King, as did about 25 others, held at the Law Society of Manitoba's Offices on Monday, March 28, 2010.
While Mr. Chapman freely made himself available to the media at the conclusion of the hearing, including us for about half an hour, Mr. King and his lawyer William Gange did not.
There are those who are of the view Mr. King's punishment amounted to a slight slap on the wrist.
At times like this we're reminded of Oscar winning Hollywood Director Clint Eastwood's comments to black Film Director Spike Lee at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival after the latter criticized him for having no black actors in his films, Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. "A guy like him should shut his face."
Wonder what our Legal Affairs Critic VJH thinks of Mr. King's comments to the media?
Sincerely,
Clare L. Pieuk
____________________________________________________
LATEST NEWS
Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION
Lawyer King sends letter to media
By: Staff Reporter
April 4, 2011
WINNIPEG - Lawyer Jack King pleaded guilty March 28 to professional misconduct after a former client claimed he had been pressured to have sex with King’s wife.
The former client, Alexander Chapman, has been the focus of all of the media attention for months since his claims first surfaced in public last summer.
This is the first time King has addressed the issue outside of court, in this open letter April 4 to the two local newspapers.
Dear Editor:
At the conclusion of my disciplinary hearing, I was approached by two reporters asking if I would be interviewed. I declined, both because I considered that all that needed to be said had been said and also because I was not confident that anything I said would be fairly reported. In light of the ongoing coverage that you have given, I consider that that suspicion was well-founded.
You have continued to allow Mr. Chapman the forum in which to broadcast his fabrications. You have reported his statements about conversations that never occurred. You have not asked him the hard questions and challenged him on his answers. You have not asked him why he waited seven years to come forward. You have not asked him about the conditions on which he pretended to return the $25,000.00. You have not asked him why he was dismissed from Great-West Life. You have not asked him why he has not brought a lawsuit against Great-West Life for wrongful dismissal. When the legal system properly reacted to his breached agreements and fabrications by denying him any legal recourse whatsoever against me and my wife, you provided him with the public means to continue to do terrible harm.
In doing so, you have treated me and my wife worse than any thief, child molester, or murderer. That is particularly so regarding my wife because the fundamental truth is that she did not know and had no reason to know of or suspect my improper activities until Mr. Histed’s letter of June 2003. I trust that you will to some small extent remedy the unfairness with which you have dealt with her by publishing this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Jack A. King
posted by Clare L. Pieuk at 3:10 PM
1 Comments:
Well, Mr. Pieuk, and interesting news day indeed,
Mr. King is finally talking, but too little too late.
I have no sympathy for a man who broadcasts his wife on the internet for all to see. That, in my opinion as a man who has been married to the same amazing woman for nearly 45 years, is the absolute lowest betrayal of love and trust. I also do not believe Ms. Douglas to be innocent in all of this.
Whether or not Chapman was asked those questions, and I'm not sure that he hasn't, is neither here nor there. While a less than savoury individual, Chapman was the victim. The media has vilified King, and for good reason:
1. You prostituted your wife Jack, really, you want my sympathy now?
2. You screwed up when you asked a less than upstanding person to "service" your wife - poor judgement of character but not surprising when you seem lacking yoruself. (See item 1 for reference.)
3. Ms. Douglas is responsible for herself and her own behaviours. No woman is that stupid to think that her husband needs dirty pictures of her when she's present 24/7. She took a risk, it backfired.
Sorry Jack, no sympathy here. Just horror and disgust.
Sincerely,
VJH
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