An ATL Exclusive: Kumari Fulbright Gets Saucy With Us!
So what's going on with everyone's favorite beauty queen turned law student turned alleged kidnapper, Kumari Fulbright?
First, she's still suspended from the University of Arizona's law school. As reported yesterday in the UA student newspaper, The Wildcat (yes, The Wildcat -- how apropos):
On Jan. 7, Fulbright and her lawyer, Marc Beginin, met with UA officials and Fulbright was placed on interim suspension by the Dean of Students Office, said Johnny Cruz, a university spokesman."There's no designated end date as to when the status will change," Cruz said Thursday. "Any student on interim suspension cannot be on campus."
Beginin pointed out that the suspension is a mandatory part of school policy. "It's only an administrative suspension that is an automatic function when someone's involved in an investigation," he said Thursday. "It wasn't a decision based on merits of the case."
Second, on a much more exciting note: Kumari Fulbright has contacted us! Since the scandal broke, she hasn't been speaking with the media, letting her lawyer to do the talking. So we were thrilled and honored to receive this message from her, via Facebook:
You forgot a quote of mine on your blog....."God gave you 2 ears and 1 mouth.... Take the hint"
With all that Ivy League education under your belt that should be reasonably self explanatory... but maybe not.
Well, God also gave us two (2) hands, with which to type up blog posts. Anyway, back to Kumari:
Also, where is your country of origin? In the United States we believe in innocent until proven guilty.We usually enjoy being abused by beautiful legal divas, but for some reason we didn't take kindly to this. Read our response, after the jump.THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!
For various reasons -- e.g., our status as a natural-born U.S. citizen, former federal prosecutor, law firm associate (where we did a little white-collar criminal defense work), and federal appeals court clerk -- we did not appreciate being lectured, by a 2L, on the presumption of innocence in American law. But we issued a fairly temperate response:
I was born in the United States (New York). As a former prosecutor, I'm familiar with the workings of the criminal justice system, including the presumption of innocence.I've never said or written anything to call into question the presumption of innocence as applied to your case. In my coverage, I have noted that the allegations against you are mere allegations.
See, e.g., this post. After quoting a tipster who referred to Kumari Fulbright as "felonious," we wrote: "We object -- strenuously. The 'felonious' part is not established; she's been indicted, not convicted."
We concluded our message to Kumari as follows:
You're most welcome for my past support, and you can certainly count on my continuing support in the future. I think you are fabulous. Don't let the haters get you down!
We toyed with the idea of ending our message by writing, "Go on with your bad self!" But after brief reflection, we decided that would be unwise. If Kumari Fulbright misbehaves while out on bail, we don't want to be tagged with aiding and abetting.
In case you're curious, here's the Facebook exchange in its original format:
UA law student to remain suspended [Arizona Daily Wildcat]
(75) Comments
Nice use of the royal we.
she would make a great FoxNews commentator. Blonde, dumb, afraid of non-whites
Nice Lat.
she would make a great FoxNews commentator. Blonde, dumb, afraid of non-whites
Rumor has it that Kumari has retained the Q Firm and P'ta Mon John. Not guilty, ya'll gotta fill me!
12:07=weakest troll fu ever.
LOL @ 12:07, so true!
What are the 2 ears and 1 mouth for? She should transfer to Hofstra!
12:07, 12:13, you idiots do realize that Kumari Fulbright is of mixed ethnic background, right?
12:07, 12:13, you idiots do realize that Kumari Fulbright is of mixed ethnic background, right?
Posted by: Anonymous | January 23, 2008 12:17 PM
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And?
Nothing says classy like a myspace pic on a facebook profile.
(Wild)Catfight!
great, Kumari is up at 1245 am...her medication is not working.
nice rebuttal Lat, I hope you are ready for her to show up with some rope and gags... fun!
On behalf of the United States: You are NOT innocent, we are just merely waiting to prove you are guilty. See you in court psycho!!!
Kumari: Kill yourself!
If OJ and Baretta walked after killing their wives, I think Kumari has a shot.
Like my man Peter John says, "No evidence, no conviction!"
2ears1mouth.com?
Little defensive weren't you Lat? Were you really born in this country? Maybe Lou Dobbs ought to check. I'm all for illegals in restaurant and landscaping, but blogging is an American industry.
Jealous
(as in Napoleon looking at Pedro's bike)
Kumari: Kill youself!
Little defensive weren't you Lat? Were your really born in this country? Maybe Lou Dobbs ought to check. I'm all for illegals in restaurants and landscaping, but blogging is an "American" industry.
Nice Lats.
May be Kumari thinks that Lat was one of the stars in "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay."
two ears, one mouth sounds like some asian porn ....those asians are freaks!
Lat, working is SDNY clearly indicates that one does not believe in the presumption of innocence!
Kumari, post naked pics and you will garner a LOT more support... justice may be blind, but judges and jurors and bloggers love porn!
I would eat the corn out of her pooh!
Lat was a prosecutor in Newark, not SDNY
Kumari's attitude is puzzling. Sure, the courts have a presumption of innocent until proven guilty, but why does Lat (or anyone else) have to maintain the same presumption?
In the alternative, I'd like to make a counter argument using an equally misused and incorrect "this is America and therefore law of nature X applies" argument:
In case you've forgotten Kumari, this is America and Lat has a right to free speech - so he can say whatever he wants whenever he wants and you can't criticize him for it.
Lat just ate it big time ... what's with all you morons congratulating him? Congratulations for looking like a bitch who just got his salad tossed?
1:07(2)
It is better to have one's salad tossed than to toss someone else's salad.
I agree: 2ears1mouth.com!!! Why didn't I see it before?!
That 2 hands comment was brilliant!
She got lat-slapped.
2 hands was good, but 10 fingers with which to type would have been better
Queen v. Queen... MEOW!
OPPS!!!!!!!!!
1:07.... she also has free speech to criticize as much as she wants. looooooove pompous douche bags who selectively bash stuff...
Lat - You should use this opportunity to get the exclusive interview. She's waiting for you to ask.
God gave me two ears and one mouth, but in the past five years, he's also given me hair to accompany my ears... it's annoying... and disgusting...
The thing I found puzzling was her search for Lat's country of origin. I didn't realize it had been misplaced. Wouldn't the correct question be: What is your country of origin?
1:07 is a dolt. Of course anyone can criticize anyone for saying anything at anytime.
Go Lat!
Nice one, 1:25.
1:24 and 1:26 - notice that I said its an "incorrect" argument. I was trying to poke fun at people who think "right to free speech" = "right to say what you want and not be criticized." It was an analogy to Kumari's "innocent until proven guilty"="you can't say anything that insinuates I did this" argument. Both are misunderstandings of law that I hear occassionally.
U of A is trash.
Lat, you should have corrected her grammar. Teach that bitch how to speak English.
1:00:
you would eat the corn out of her pooh? as in Winnie the Pooh? maybe she hasn't washed her pooh in a while, but i'm not sure this is such a sacrifice....
or maybe you meant poo, which is just NARSTY WRONG.
Now this is the ATL that I love and remember! Lat, how about "we" get into a little back and forth with Kozinski?
"Lat has a right to free speech - so he can say whatever he wants whenever he wants" TRUE
"and you can't criticize him for it." EPIC FAIL
1:24(1):
Way to go dip shit, you completely missed the point: she doesn't understand the context in which a def is entitled to a "presumption of innocence".
He/She makes the point by way of an equally, but just as common, incorrect construction of a fundamental Constitutional right.
While she can criticize, she cannot construe the Constitution in whatever manner is temporarily convenient.
2 ears
1 mouth
30 years to life
priceless!
Sorry Kumari, just joshing. But if you still look more like your mug shot photo (and not like your facebook photo), I meant it.
She sounds like a pretentious airhead whose ambitions once she received her J.D. would be limited to prosecuting state misdemeanor cases and eventually moving into a domestic relations firm. There were more than a few of these in my law school class.
I would otherwise have ben loath to inquire, but since Kumari queries LAT's national origin, what is HER ethnicity?
According to Wikipedia, Kumari literally means virgin in Nepali--perhaps a bit of a misnomer in this instance....
2Ls who think they can argue make me giggle.
Well done, Lat. Here in America, we get to "believe" whatever we want to believe about anyone, so, no, Kumari, here in America we don't "believe" in "innocent until proven guilty" -- even though our laws impose a rebuttable presumption of innocence for criminal defendants. Fortunately for Kumari, though, I want to believe that magical twirling vodka martini gnomes kidnapped Kumari's boyfriend and are now trying to frame her. We have to stop the magical twirling vodka martini gnomes!!!!!!!!! Someone get me on that jury!!
2Ls who think they can argue make me giggle.
Well done, Lat. Here in America, we get to "believe" whatever we want to believe about anyone, so, no, Kumari, here in America we don't "believe" in "innocent until proven guilty" -- even though our laws impose a rebuttable presumption of innocence for criminal defendants. Fortunately for Kumari, though, I want to believe that magical twirling vodka martini gnomes kidnapped Kumari's boyfriend and are now trying to frame her. We have to stop the magical twirling vodka martini gnomes!!!!!!!!! Someone get me on that jury!!
I'm applying for the Kumari Fulbright scholarship.
12:48 - too soon, too soon.
Nice response, Lat, to what appears to be a thinly-disguised racist and xenophobic attitude underlying Kumari's haughty Facebook message. I don't know if I would have been so civil.
She's my little dumb spicy train wreck!
After she is found guilty do you think Kumari's lawyer will use the "too pretty to go to prison" argument like Deb LaFave?
Google her. You'll find photos right off the bat that make it apparent she's had plastic surgery.
Oh yeah, according to the Miss America site[FN1], her "platform" was "S.H.A.R.P.: Students Helping and Reaching People." Helping them kidnap, maybe. Also on the site:
"Talent: Monologue."
Indeed.
[FN1] Kumari's name and photo are on the Miss America site since she was a contestant for Miss Arizona in 2005. And now I know more about the world of beauty pageants than I ever wanted.
Any naked pics on google search?
Don't get saucy with me, Bernaise.
I dont know if ya'll saw Good Morning America but Kumari is BLACK so fear of non-whites seems a bit far fetched.
Saw on another site that her myspace and facebook has been hacked so I doubt that comment was really her?
I dont know if ya'll saw Good Morning America but Kumari is BLACK so fear of non-whites seems a bit far fetched.
Saw on another site that her myspace and facebook has been hacked so I doubt that comment was really her?
If she's black, what's up with the pic of the white girl in her facebook photo?
Also, black people can be racist too.
People always ask me, "where did you REALLY come from?" We called them racist bitches. It was no big deal.
I went to a Top 20 undergrad institution, had a 3.5 and a 167 on my LSAT, and this girl got into a better law school than me?
For some reason, I am reminded of my grandmother, who told a waiter in a Chinese restaurant, "You speak very good English!" He replied, "Thank you, ma'am. So do you."
10:32PM. Don't hate. It's not her fault that you lack personality.
U has 2 handz and one mouf, much like teh miranda warningz....nome sayn...right 2 remain silent represent MICHIGAN SON
Lat and Kumari Go To Whitecastle? Anyone?
10:32- How do you know she didn;t get a 168?
Lat, she has her cell on facebook - call her for the exclusive interview!
Sounds like a veiled threat to me...God gave you 2 ears and 1 mouth...and I can take them away...