Talk:Harold Carswell

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This ambiguous 'graph:

Carswell was convicted of battery, in 1976, after he was arrested for making advances to an undercover police officer in a Florida men's room, which has led to some to claim him as the first homosexual or bisexual nominated to the Supreme Court.

could be misinterpreted as describing his resisting arrest.

More likely, like a Johnson aide who subsequently resigned, he touched the ankle of the cop by reaching under the partition. This would be an unlawful trespass on the cop's person, but lacking assaultive intent. (At battery (crime), we have

Simple battery may include any form of non-consensual, harmful or insulting contact, regardless of the injury caused.)

I am eliminating the ambiguity, treating the interpretations involving more aggression as implausible in the absence of verification.

--Jerzy•t 19:33, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

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Isn't the name of this entry misspelled? Shouldn't it be redirected to "G. Harrold Carswell" - which is how he is known and referred to throughout the historical record? 64.81.147.58 18:11, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

IMO, it's a shame the previous decision or non-decision was not documented; IMO the change is not so urgent that it should be done w/ some carefully thot-thru Google tests, whose results should appear on this talk. If the error is widely enuf repeated, it doesn't matter what he (or rather his parents) thot his hame was.
--Jerzy•t 21:07, 11 October 2005 (UTC)