What Did The Five Fingers Say To The Face?
It’s an age-old question, and one that has been weighing heavily on the minds of Palmetto politicos ever since S.C. Rep. George Hearn showed up for work at the State House a few weeks ago with a busted-up nose.
According to our sources, Hearn is the state lawmaker who was involved in some sort of physical altercation at the now-infamous Charleston School of Law “Barrister’s Ball” last month.
The version of events we have heard – from literally dozens of sources at this point – is that Hearn was attempting to assist a partygoer when he was accosted.
The law school, however, has vigorously denied that any fisticuffs – let alone fisticuffs involving a lawmaker – took place at its event.
Hearn is a first-term lawmaker from the Lowcountry. His wife, Kaye, is the state’s top appeals court judge. She is also widely-regarded as Chief Justice Jean Toal’s favorite to fill the next open seat on the S.C. Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, FITS founding editor Sic Willie continues to dodge the slings and arrows of angry CSOL students who feel that the integrity of their institution has been called into question as a result of the publicity over this alleged incident.
“I’m sorry Charleston School of Law,” Sic told the institution. “It was an accident. I was having too much fun.”
Sic then offered the entire school a truce – the stickiest of the icky.
What can we say, people. Sic steps over the line. Habitually. He’s a habitual line-stepper.
Comments
By UpYers on April 24th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I bet Hearn punches like a girl…
By Granby Hanby on April 24th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
CSOL is now #1 in something – Highest ranking of any lawschool in the nation for punching Judge’s spouse/legislator in the face.
I hope the Owners have been making all those buisness insurance payments.
Can this “school” do anything right? It seems like just a really expensive excuse to be in Charleston for 3 years and party.
By ColumbiaMommy on April 24th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
I have never seen a bigger embarassment than this school. who would ever go there? This is just the tip of the iceberg of some of the other problems they are having. I am guessing the Ball is cancelled next year and it will just be a lo key affair over at Music Farm after class.
By Hmmmmmm on April 24th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
CSOL is a great school – what happens at the B Ball is supposed to stay there. That is no reflection on the school – my question is what was G H doing there? But the point is nothing publically is going to happen until Wifey is named to the S Court.
By reggie on April 24th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
SLAP!!!!
best line in comedy.
By Todd on April 24th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Little George will get Auntie Queen Jean to take care of it for him. Now, what was his public position when he was the chairman of the bar exam committee and Queen Jean just trumped all the work his committee did and played politics with it?
By SHJ on April 24th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
So like 40 CSOL people said this did not happen and I guess it did. Here is their #1 “overriding” goal: “To teach students of high moral character and unquestioned personal integrity through a careful and refined study program.” Yet this happens and then they violate the ethics rules by contacting graders about the Bar exam…
Where are they now? I bet the PR-sensitive Owners told them they better not say anything or they can’t go to Forensic Club Meetings.
Pretty funny.
Between this and the Bar Exam flap it seems to be tainted for years to come and they wonder why they can’t get jobs…?
There is more funny business going on their than just a little party.
By Huh? on April 24th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Hmmmmmm . . . “what happens at the B Ball is supposed to stay there” ??? This isn’t Cancun. No wonder we have so many CSOL transfers in my class.
By Mab on April 24th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
***breaking***
Y’all check out the photo on Fox News “Hello Dalia!” Sic, if only you had coffee cups, we could really make some traction around here.
Gotta love this guy!
By walter david on April 24th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
This is hilarious. I’ve actually been to several USC School of Law functions, and if anyone thinks there’s no debauchery going on, they are clueless.
For the record, I’m in favor of occasional debauchery.
By CSOL guinea on April 24th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Barrister ball is a joke, period. I laugh at all my fellow classmates getting their panties in a wad over a few drunk fools putting a bad name to our four year old school. Sure, it does add insult to injury after the bar passage results came in at a blazing 53%, but you have to understand that these adults were mad that they pay $30K a year and there isn’t even a damn liquor bar, and probably wanted to take some angry out on our guest state lawmaker for the wonderful job he and everyone else in government has been doing lately.
Now that I am on my soapbox, I am proud to missed the fun, but the gospel I heard from those who were there was quite different from what the authorities at the school have been saying. Yes, there was sex, urine in or around otter tanks, and the punching of an appeallate court judge’s husband.
Now, to the untrained eye, it may look like there is a bunch of retarded special need potential lawyers here, I will openly admit I wasn’t accepted to the USC law school because it accepts 80% of its people from outside the state (unless of course you are official GOB), but can you seriously blame us for going here? Sure, Columbia is where I want to be from April to October because I like to sweat my balls off, and it probably has the state’s coolest most fratty bar ever in pavlov’s…BUT have you ever gone down Calhoun during class change at CofC? It is very easy to get distracted by all the ass floss peeking from above waistlines. Further more, there are the beaches…I could continue, but im sure the Cola law kids get the picture.
But, to my classmates: get over yourselves. You know what you were getting into when you came down here. Gotta get the JD somewhere, go to Columbia or Appalachain if you don’t like the administrations decisions on letting loose cannons into the school.
Just be happy that the wonders of the modern media allow us to find out the truth, instead of letting our oh so influential founders buy off the papers with your money to keep their Barrister Ball incident quiet.
Keep up the good work FITS, see you in the trenches…
By JKPolk on April 24th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
George Hearn has a weak uppercut, it’s true, but his jabs are like lightening. You don’t see them coming. He does a lot of acrobatics too… flying kicks and stuff. The problem with George’s fighting style, however, is that he needs space. If you can corner him and protect your midsection, you can wear him down without too much trouble. His King Hippo spot is the ’stache, but he guards that pretty carefully. My advice to any CSOL student facing George is to try headbutts.
In all seriousness, his proboscis was undamaged at the bridge run, and that was after the Ball, so George’s rumbling must have happened after that.
By SeeMoreBeMore on April 25th, 2009 at 1:51 am
53.7%=CSOL Pass Rate=Amount of their tutition straight into the “Founder’s” pockets.
By Attorney Tremendous on April 25th, 2009 at 11:56 am
The first thing I notice about this story is that there is not a single named source. The second thing I notice is that many people in attendance deny that any such event occurred. SIC – I think you are trying to create a story where there is none. Having known George Hearn for years, I can personally vouch for him and definitely state that the last thing he would ever do is get in a fist fight with anyone, let alone a student. That is more your turf SIC. I wonder why you dislike the Hearn family so much and seek to spread false rumors about them through your website.
By Give me a break on April 25th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Folks has never made up a story.
He will do the same ole thing with this story, unnamed stories, outrageous allegations that will never be proven with any real evidence.
Add this one to the list Katon/SLED story, “Strom Problem,” and many others
By Burning Sherman on April 25th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
I have heard every morsel of Will’s take is 100% true on from several sources that were there.
These same CSOL-backers are the people who made 152 on the LSAT, but claim they got into Georgetown. The same people that pissed in the otter tank.
By SeeMoreBeMore on April 25th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
I give Mr. Sic Willie a BETTER than 53.7% chance of being right about this Hearn punch to the dome. One of his best stories of all time. Need more about this place.
By Attorney Tremendous on April 25th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
I have also spoken with several folks who were in attendance that night. They are positive no such altercation took place and that there was absolutely no run in with George Hearn and anyone else. Everyone tells me that George Hearn attended Barristers Ball, had a perfectly pleasant evening, and left at the end of a night without a single scratch on him. I think this story is pure hogwash without a shred of evidence to back it up. FITS news strikes again.
By in-state on April 26th, 2009 at 1:28 am
CSOL guinea:
Please don’t feel like you gotta get the JD somewhere. You don’t. In fact, five years ago you and many of your classmates wouldn’t have had the opportunity to get a JD, unless your backup school (what was it — Puerto Rico Law?) let you in.
Now, I have what is considered an untrained eye, but I will openly admit that your in-state application status was probably not the reason USC denied you admission. USC’s website states that 61% – not 20% – of the current 1L class are S.C. residents.
Regardless, I’m so happy that the wonders of modern media allowed me to read about Charleston’s ass floss and beaches.
Keep up the good work, FITS. And for CSOL’s sake, hopefully this guy will drop out before he has to take the bar.
By Charleston SC on April 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
The rumor that a drunk student punched or accosted a House member is not true. As for “CSOL guinea”, you don’t know what you’re talking about.
By Pierson on April 27th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I love how all these CSoL customers vigorously deny that anyone punched Hearn. But whether or not anyone punched Hearn, it seems that no one denies that students peed in the otter tank. So either way CSoL, you’re still a bunch of otter pissers. And while us USC students do loosen up at our barrister balls, at least no otters were harmed in the process.
By Burning Sherman on April 28th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I doubt CSOL will be around in 5 years.
They will implode.
Does CSOL have a mascot yet? Maybe they should be the pissing otters.