Former 49ers First-Round Pick In Court For Allegedly Beating Up His Ex-Boyfriend After Underwear Dispute
John Koblin
Well, this is awkward! Former 49ers and Raiders offensive lineman Kwame Harris now joins a pretty amazingly short list of former NFL players who we know to have been involved in a gay relationship. Welcome aboard! Not the best way of putting the news out, though: Today, the San Mateo Daily Journal reports that Harris will appear in court on a whole litany of charges after allegedly beating the crap out of his ex-boyfriend.

The San Mateo Daily Journal reports that they were at a Chinese restaurant when things started to go awry:

Harris was to drive [his ex-boyfriend Dimitri Geier] to San Francisco International Airport but instead became upset when he poured soy sauce on a plate of rice, according to the suit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court.

The men argued for approximately seven minutes and Harris said he would no longer take Geier to the airport, the suit states.

As the men left to remove Geier’s belongings from Harris’ car so that he could instead take a cab, Harris tried pulling the other man’s pants down and accused him of stealing his underwear, according to the suit.

Geier unsuccessfully tried pushing Harris away but the bigger man shook him violently and punched him in the arms, the suit states.

Geier apparently wound up at the emergency room instead of the airport. The San Mateo County Times reported: “The punches from Harris broke bones around Geier’s eye socket and led a metal plate being installed in his face to repair the physical damage from the beating, his suit says.”

And what of their relationship? That was confirmed by a county lawyer and Harris’s lawyer:

Harris and his alleged victim had been in a romantic relationship but were no longer involved when they met at Su Hong restaurant in Menlo Park, said Chief Deputy District Attorney Karen Guidotti.

Harris’ attorney Alin Cintean confirms the pair were previously involved but were just friends at that point.

Gays have been a hot topic for the NFL this year. Some players have come full out in support of gay marriage and embraced the idea of a gay teammate. That is all very heartening! And then we get a reminder, like last week from Manti Te’o, that some form of gay panic remains perfectly a part of the game’s consciousness.

So, as weird as this Harris court appearance is (and this is probably a good time to say that being in a relationship with a man and declaring yourself as gay, which he has not done, are two different things!), it’s helpful to remember that, yes, some people get involved in man-on-man action in the NFL. This isn’t the first time that stuff about Harris and a boyfriend was out there, either. And whether this is good news to Harris or not, this story will probably wind up defining him more than this remarkable 10-minute video dedicated to how just how terribly he played in 2006.

[San Mateo Daily Journal] via PF

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Ministries Spend Millions On Xmas Parties
Published: Sunday | January 27, 2013 5 Comments

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Tyrone Reid, Senior Staff Reporter

At a time when Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has told the country that “it makes no sense to raid an empty cupboard”, the State still found millions to party away at Christmas.

The Sunday Gleaner’s access to information requests on Christmas party expenditure for all ministries have so far pulled in only three responses.

The ministries of finance and planning; transport, works and housing; and foreign affairs and foreign trade indicated that they kept parties and spent the bulk of the money on the venue, meals and drinks.

The Ministry of Finance and Planning spent a total of $1.275 million on its shindig that was held at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club.

The ministry paid close to $1 million for the venue, food and refresh-ments. A guest artiste was paid $130,000 while the MC and disc jockey earned $60,000 and $55,000, respectively. Another $40,000 was spent on the sound system and lighting.

Efforts to ascertain the number of employees catered for by the ministry at its staff soiree were not successful.

$1.13M PARTY

In 2011, the finance ministry spent approximately $1.13 million for its Christmas party which was held at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel.

“Please note that for both events, alcoholic beverages were not procured separately. As per attached invoice for Terra Nova hotel, the total beverage cost including a beverage service charge was $214,928.45 inclusive of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks,” read a memo to The Sunday Gleaner from Delroy Simpson, director of human resource management in the ministry.

Over at the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, a total of $735,590 was spent to fête the staff at its 2012 Christmas party at the National Housing Trust’s Sports Club.

Approximately 450 employees were slated to attend.

“The record reflects that there was no Christmas party in 2011,” read a section of the document prepared by the transport, works and housing ministry.

A highly-placed source in the ministry told The Sunday Gleaner that a decision was taken not to host a staff party in 2011.

However, she said the event was staged in 2012 to serve as morale-booster for the staff, as well as to provide a means of socialisation with the new members because the housing portfolio was added to the ministry’s purview last year.

The source also pointed out that members of staff contributed personal funds to offset the cost of staging the event.

According to the source, the money spent by the transport, works and housing ministry was well below the $4,000 per person stipulated by the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade hosted its staff Christmas luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel at a cost of $357,820.49.

Of that amount, $341,900 was forked out for the venue and meal, while $15,920.49 was poured on wine.

The official document also revealed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade contributed $80,000 to the Jamaica Foreign Service Association’s staff party that was held at the Spanish Court Hotel.

NO RESPONSE FROM GOV’T

There has been no word from the Government if these Christmas parties were sanctioned by the Cabinet, which would be a reversal of a policy instituted in 2010 by the administration then led by Bruce Golding.

At that time, the Cabinet had decided that no public funds should be spent for Christmas parties, given the state of the economy.

That directive was applied to the entire public sector and was expected to save the State millions.

Last week, an ill Sandrea Falconer, the Government’s chief spokesperson, declined to comment on whether staff parties should be held, considering the current fiscal constraints being faced by the cash-strapped Government, which is yet to sign off on a deal with the International Monetary Fund.

“I don’t have the facts … . The best person to speak with is the Cabinet secretary,” Falconer told The Sunday Gleaner.

Efforts to contact Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Douglas Saunders were unsuccessful.

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4 arrested (1 Kenyan and 3 Chinese) for COOKING SNAKE stew in NAIVASHA….

Sunday, January 27, 2013- KWS officials in conjunction with police officers yesterday arrested 3 Chinese and one Kenyan for killing and eating snakes in Naivasha, Olkaria. The police acting on a tip- off found the four in the process of preparing snake soup after killing a black mamba in the nearby Hell’s Gate National Park.

According to Naivasha deputy OCPD, Paul Korir, the Chinese who are involved in the construction of Olkaria IV power plant had made it a habit of visiting the park for snakes. He further disclosed that there have been complains from the public the suspects had been eating dogs and snakes in the area.

The suspects were taken to the Naivasha police station together with the exhibit in a cooking vessel for safekeeping. The four will be arraigned in court on Monday.

Investigations in to the incident are still in progress.

The Kenyan DAILY POST