Republican Congressional candidate who campaigned on 'family values' arrested for slapping wife

[The Straight Story]

Republican Congressional candidate who campaigned on 'family values' arrested for slapping wife weeks after losing election

A Republican Congressional candidate who lost heavily in November's elections has now been charged with domestic assault.
Brad Staats, 43, who describes himself as a 'family matters' conservative, was arrested early on Sunday morning at his home in Hermitage, Tennessee.

Police had received a phone call from his wife Bethany Staats, claiming that he had slapped her during a disagreement.

The police affidavit states: 'Ms Staats did have a red mark on her left cheek consistent with her statement.'

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[datasuspect]

1. well, maltreatment of women is a biblical value

[southernyankeebelle]

2. Don't ya just love those "family values" we have in TN?

[louis-t]

3. Maybe she told him she wanted to get a job.

[meow2u3]

4. Looks like wife beating is a conservative family value

This prick thinks women exist to be men's punching bags. Appaling and disgusting if you ask me.

[Initech]

5. And yet we allow these fucking assholes to dictate who can and can't get married.