Republican Sen. John Moorlach of Costa Mesa, CA, did not have sexual intent ?

[left-of-center2012]

A Southern California senator was reprimanded for playfully putting a woman in a headlock and rubbing his knuckles against her head, according to documents released Friday. Republican Sen. John Moorlach of Costa Mesa did not have sexual intent and didn’t mean to make the woman uncomfortable, but he exercised poor judgment by giving her a so-called noogie,
investigators wrote.

The woman was attending a reception in June for Republican lawmakers held by a health care advocacy organization with which she was affiliated, the records show. The woman told investigators that Moorlach gave her a noogie while they were taking a photo, and she says was bothered by it. The letter of reprimand, dated Aug. 27, says Moorlach told investigators he gives noogies “quite a bit.” It also says he was reprimanded one other time for poking an employee in the stomach.

“I am a fun-loving individual who is guilty of occasional playfulness. I apologize for giving a ‘noogie’ to someone who requested a photo,” Moorlach said in a statement. “It was done during a light-hearted moment with others present. However, I will discontinue this innocent and gregarious behavior in the future.”

Moorlach is the latest California lawmaker to face accusations of inappropriate conduct or behavior. The state Legislature has been re-examining its harassment policies since last year, when nearly 150 women signed a letter detailing what it said was a pervasive culture of harassment by men at the Capitol.

The Legislature hired two law firms to investigate allegations of misconduct and promised to release substantiated allegations against lawmakers and senior staff members.

https://www.dailynews.com/2018/09/01/sen-john-moorlach-reprimanded-over-unwanted-head-rub/

[Chemisse]

1. I wonder if his disrespectful "playfulness" is aimed at men as well.

Either way, he seems to have a poor understanding of personal boundaries.

[CatMor]

2. I would not appreciate anyone giving me a noogie...

whether it had sexual intent or not. Scary that a senator would be that childish.

[left-of-center2012]

3. "putting a woman in a headlock and rubbing his knuckles against her head"

Republicans love grabbing women.
Must be those 'family values'.

[yellowcanine]

4. Unwelcome touching of that kind could be assault.

Sue his ass.

[Sherman A1]

5. What a goofball

[FuzzyRabbit]

6. He's a bully. Simple as that.

Adults do not give other adults "noogies" unless they are trying to establish physical dominance.

[Shrike47]

7. I could not readily find his height by googling. From photos of groups, he appears quite tall & big.

Why would it make a woman uncomfortable to be put in a headlock and given a noogie? Just a little dominance demonstration, get over it. The big gorilla is pounding his chest.

[raging moderate]

8. I witnessed Ill. Repug. gov. Bruce Rauner doing something like this.

I was setting up a table for the Democrats at an Illinois county fair, with a fellow local Dem., a nice quiet guy who was much smaller than Rauner. I was laying out pamphlets from inside the tent while he laid out pamphlets from the outside. Suddenly, Bruce Rauner, the Repug candidate for governor, appeared around the corner. He strode up to my fellow Dem., threw his arms around him tightly, and rocked him back and forth, crooning to him, "Oh, if only I could hold you and rock you like this long enough to turn you into a Republican!" Then Rauner announced grandiosely to us, "Hi, I'm Bruce Rauner, and I'm running for governor." Then he turned and strode off around another corner. I asked my friend, "Are you friends with him or something?" Visibly shaken, my fellow Dem. said, "I never saw him before in my life!"

I told as many people about this as possible, of course without the details that would expose my fellow Dem's identity. Somehow, this outrageous assault on a total stranger never got much traction. Furthermore, I am certain that a man who would do this must surely be committing similar offenses now and then. It was a shock to me when Rauner was elected governor, and I was glad to move to a different state soon after.

[Lucky Luciano]

9. Next thing you know he will pull his pants down and scream AMERICA

...to scare ISIS into thinking he can turn them gay if his butt touches them.