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Man who beat Kerigan wants his record expunged!
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This turned out correctly I think. He could not achieve his dream? Wa wa wa!


PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -- A judge refused to clear the record of the man who whacked Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan on the knee in 1994, likely ending his hopes to become a Navy SEAL.


Multnomah County Circuit Judge Julie Frantz told Shane Stant at a Thursday hearing that the law does not allow an assault conviction to be expunged.


Kerrigan had opposed the request, saying in a letter that to grant it "would send a message to others that such a crime can ultimately be swept under the rug."


Stant, 34, said he made the request because the Navy's special warfare unit will not accept anyone with a felony conviction.


Stant served 14 months in prison for the conspiracy involving skater Tonya Harding and her ex-husband when Harding was seeking the U.S. figure skating title and a spot on the 1994 Winter Olympics team.


The plot was aimed at disabling Kerrigan, Harding's chief competitor.


Stant struck Kerrigan with a police baton as she prepared to compete in the U.S. championships in Detroit, leaving Kerrigan crumpled on the floor, grabbing her knee and crying out, "Why? Why?" Kerrigan recovered from the injury and won the silver medal in the Olympics.


Stant, Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and two other men went to prison; Harding served probation.


This summer, his lawyer filed court papers asking for Stant's conviction to be set aside, saying Stant had lived a law-abiding life since leaving prison and needed a break to achieve his dream of joining the SEALs.


In court Thursday, Stant asked for the expungement so that "my case doesn't overshadow who I am as a person."


Prosecutors objected and presented a November 25 letter from Kerrigan, who also opposed the request, saying she is still asked about the attack.


"To allow Mr. Stant to have this act removed from his record would be an insult not only to me but to the thousands of athletes that strive to live by the Olympic credo," she wrote.


"At the same time," she added, "I believe that granting Mr. Stant's motion would send a message to others that such a crime can ultimately be swept under the rug."


Stant now lives in Southern California and said Thursday that he works in marketing, although he declined to give details.


Oksana Baiul of Ukraine collected the gold medal in 1994, edging out Kerrigan. Harding was eighth.



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You know, the Navy SEALS have that rule in there for a reason! Just him asking for it to be expunged should disqualify him from every becoming a SEAL. It takes a lot more integrity than that. That's insulting to current SEALs.

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The idea of him being on the front lines in Iraq is kind of appealing though!

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He can be in the front lines without being a navy Seal...

You're right Mz...character has got to count for something, and for him to say he is not that person anymore may be true...but he has done nothing to warrant the exemption either.
So how do we know he has evolved?

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I mean that in a different way. Instead of letting him be a SEAL, force him into battle. Maybe to look for landmines or something useful like that!

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What a wonderful idea Ruby

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I have no sympathy for anyone who lays a hand on a woman...I hate bullies.

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        More PC run amock ! is all I can say. now I'm not saying what the guy did to Nancy was right , this is directed at the military.


   In there efforts to have a "squeeky clean -apple pie image ", the military has been turning away people with records for years which in my opinion is assinine .


 Stop and think about it , Who would you rather have in your fox hole ? a" goody 2 shoes " or some guy from east LA with a record for assault with a deadly weapon .


 If someone is WILLING to put his life in grave danger to protect our country , why would you want to say no ? 



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Dave , I would be inclined to agree with you to a point...the regular forces might benefit from someone willing to go in harms way for whatever reason....but we are talking about our Elite forces. Elite in all ways.

This guy could warrant a chance at the Seals if he had exemplary service in a regular branch first. In my mind...then he would have earned the chance to try and qualify for an Elite branch like the Seals or the Rangers.

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I agree with Dylan. I have no problem with him going into the regular navy, but to be a SEAL, it is an elite, and it takes a lot more trust. These aren't the people in the foxholes, these are the people on covert missions and with top secret information.

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Maybe let Kerrigan whack him one across the knee, then one across the head for interest on legacy due, then let him re-apply- record expunged. If of course, Kerrigan is game to that.

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