Gary Herndon: ‘Model Citizen’

Posted on | June 13, 2013 | 56 Comments

Readers will recall that the attorney for accused sex offender Kaitlyn Hunt called her client a “model citizen.” And readers may also recall the evidence that the term “model citizen” apparently has a very flexible definition for “Free Kate” supporters:

“Beat her f**king ass, Emily! Beat her ass! Get that bitch!”

Bad causes attract bad people and yesterday I called attention to Gary M. Herndon of Charlotte, N.C., as exemplifying “The #FreeKate Criminal Caucus.” The aforesaid Herndon took exception to that characterization, claiming that the charges were dropped, yadda, yadda, yadda, and threatening legal action against me.

OK, would it surprise you to learn that Gary M. Herndon of Charlotte, N.C., was arrested at least four times between August 2009 and December 2011? The mug shots for each arrest:

Aug. 10, 2009: Trespassing

Aug. 24, 2009: Stalking

Dec. 7, 2011: Stalking

Dec. 7, 2011: Contempt of Court

There seems to be some error in the online records at Mugshots.com, as there are two different mug shots for arrests that the site records as occuring on the same day. But at any rate, so far as we know, Gary M. Herndon of Charlotte, N.C., was entirely innocent of all the crimes with which he was charged. Perhaps there was a conspiracy to frame him for stalking, trespassing, etc., and it may be that, except for this unfortunate two-year streak of arrests, Gary M. Herndon of Charlotte, N.C., has lived an entirely law-abiding life of unimpeachable rectitude.

His support for legalizing sex with 14-year-olds is therefore just what we can expect of such a model citizen, IYKWIMAITYD.

Hey, did I mention that Gary M. Herndon is an Obama supporter?

UPDATE: Readers will notice that Gary M. Herndon has decided that he has the right to comment at this blog, and that if any of his comments are deleted, this proves . . . he’s right!

Also, if I call attention to the arrest record of Gary M. Herndon, he implies, this proves that I am in the throes of an “obsession.”

Uh, no.

When I began covering the Kaitlyn Hunt saga May 22, this story was all over the news; the Hunt family actually got interviewed on the Today show. With the able assistance of many others, I steadily dismantled the lies and sophistry from which liberals had assembled the bogus narrative that portrayed Kaitlyn Hunt as a victim. And those who had jumped aboard the “Free Kate” bandwagon then either (a) recognized that they had been bamboozled, or (b) rationalized the situation to defend their emotional investment in the cause.

OK, fine — huddle inside the fact-free No Logic Allowed Zone where the Hunt family and their sympathizers tell you that their sweet little Kate did nothing wrong and that their attempt to overturn Florida’s-age of-consent law is not dangerous. Yet the “Free Kate” crowd is not content with that, and so we see people like Gary M. Herndon engaging in online attacks against Matthew Mason, Jeanette Runyon and others who have been part of the pushback against the Hunt family’s misleading victimhood narrative.

Notice that Gary M. Herndon, who was accused of trespassing and stalking, seems to think that the proprietors of Web sites do not have the right to decide who can participate in the discussion of the comments field. This involves a concept I’ve called “troll rights” — that people who hate you have the right to use your own bandwidth to stalk and harass you. (Please see my April 7 post, “Bill Schmalfeldt, Violentacrez, Barrett Brown and the Scourge of ‘Troll Rights’.”)

A characteristic attribute of the online behavior of sociopathic personalities is that when their anti-social behaviors lead to conflict, the trolls react by demonizing anyone who objects to their disruptive and/or abusive behaviors. Unwilling (or perhaps unable) to accept the validity of criticism, or to tolerate the conflict as a simple disagreement, they cannot walk away from the fight. Incapable of coping with shame, they lash out at their critics, accusing them of bad motives (mala fides) that serve to justify the campaign of vengeance aimed at the person they feel has wronged them.

Live long enough and pay attention, and this pattern becomes sadly familiar. Ancient wisdom is vindicated: Fools despise instruction, the wicked hate virtue, and liars hate the truth.

Another ancient truth: Hit the freaking tip jar. Sometimes I feel guilty getting paid to have this much fun with trolls. But not too guilty.

UPDATE II: Linked by Matt at Conservative Hideout, “Stalker Supporters and Degenerate Justifications.” Thanks!

Category: Crime, Kaitlyn Hunt

Comments

56 Responses to “Gary Herndon: ‘Model Citizen’”

Ric the Magnificent
June 13th, 2013 @ 11:13 pm

Stalk the Kate! Free Hate!
ChandlersGhost
June 13th, 2013 @ 11:52 pm

Why would #freekate’s dad want this guy showing so much interest in his daughter? I would have blocked him.
K-Bob
June 13th, 2013 @ 11:54 pm

“…unfortunate two-year streak of arrests…”

Heh.
ChandlersGhost
June 14th, 2013 @ 12:03 am

I mean, he’s showing an awful lot of interest in Steven Hunt’s eighteen year old daughter and Hunt doesn’t seem to care.
Evi L. Bloggerlady
June 14th, 2013 @ 12:22 am

Funny how that works…now what does that suggest?
ChandlersGhost
June 14th, 2013 @ 12:32 am

It tells me that Steven Hunt wants to be famous more than he wants to protect his kid. I’m not quite willing to explore even darker motives.
robin
June 14th, 2013 @ 12:40 am

Thank you for bringing us Gary M. Herndon or Charlotte, NC. I don’t know if shaming will work with Gary M. Herndon of Charlotte, NC, though. As they say on South Park: “Free Hat!”
Dianna Deeley
June 14th, 2013 @ 12:41 am

I would usually say “major yuck!”, but it seems redundant.
Ivory
June 14th, 2013 @ 5:16 am

Have you read ole Gary’s comments on this post? Quite the mess he is!
http://www.mondayswithmac.com/2013/05/kate-hunt-internet-and-rationality.html
Gary Herndon
June 14th, 2013 @ 6:25 am

ob·ses·sion (b-sshn, b-)
n.
1. Compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea or an unwanted feeling or emotion, often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety.
2. A compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion.

“Is it true that you are Obsessed with me? Do you feel the emotions running through that thick head of yours just wanting to reach out and try to put your hands on me? Naughty boy,you are obsessed”.

You have a lack of intellect and it shows all to well. You assume too much and it makes you to have headaches,you make false accusations,give incomplete story lines and try your hardest to manipulate the actual facts or truths of every story.I find it hard to believe anyone actually reads this garbage you try to put out,but there are those that have no life such as yourself.

Hatred, you try your best to make others look as low as you do.Funny, everyone else in the sane community is Taller than you,doesn’t judge people the way you do and they have a better understanding of what respect is for their fellow man or woman. “You bought the ticket,now you enjoy the ride”. Isn’t that what you said before to a woman about Date Rape?

Do you say that to your readers when you learn that close friends sisters or wives get raped? “You bought the ticket,now you enjoy the ride”…Sounds a little sexist doesn’t it. Oh, you want the actual article? I believe I posted it on 12 of your stories and you deleted it as quick as I posted it….Funny huh, like you didn’t want your readers to know the truth of Robert Stacy McCain. Womanizer,Racist,Bigot & Liar.

Isn’t it Ironic that you have to sneak around the internet just to find a cause to attack people on??It will be understanding that you delete this comment to protect your ego and what little self worth you have left.Its also Ironic that you actually worked for The Washington Post, which for some reason you left abruptly. Amazingly,they must have not known about your personal habits,dabbling into the lives of others only to attack innocent lives with viscous intent on creating havoc.

I really feel sorry for you and at the same time I utterly Laugh out loud at you.

I do not deny that I threatened legal action against you,but you have to put it back in context that I withdrew the action because you were making a Mockery of yourself. Another flaw in your investigating power….During 2011-to present,I have not been arrested for anything.What errors might be on the URL that you have searched well, they are errors.Please Contact The Mecklenburg County Sheriffs Department for an update into my Background Record or better yet,contact The Clerk of Court of Mecklenburg County. They will assist you in a complete informative search.

Honestly Robert I thought better of you….NOT!

Have a good day and I hope you grow up one day or really grow a set!

Gary M. Herndon
Charlotte,NC
Gary Herndon
June 14th, 2013 @ 6:29 am

THANK YOU,I love Compliments!!
Gary Herndon
June 14th, 2013 @ 6:31 am

Just so you decide to delete this like you have done with so many of my previous posts,its been copied and pasted in different locations so I can shove it back to you on Auto Poster. Ta Ta
Gary Herndon
June 14th, 2013 @ 6:37 am

roflmfao!!, I just located the actual dates from the errors on online records at Mugshots.com that you used to locate the charges, The actual date of these photo’s was Jan. 10th,2010. Not the said December 7th,2011. On December 7th, I was in Hawaii with WWII Veterans celebrating at Pearl Harbor, yes I had family that were veterans of Foreign Wars. Tootles
#FreeKate Update: Stalker Supporters and Degenerate Justifications - Conservative Hideout 2.0
June 14th, 2013 @ 7:02 am

[…] The case of the strange, strange world of #FreeKate just keeps getting, well, stranger. R.S. McCain has been on the case since day one, and he’s now attracting the attention of one Gary Herndon. Mr. Herndon has a unique problem in that he has difficulty with not being arrested. Of course, it just had to get interesting… […]
scarymatt
June 14th, 2013 @ 7:06 am

Yes, because it’s the specific date that’s really important.
Bob Belvedere
June 14th, 2013 @ 7:38 am

Heh, heh.
keyboard jockey
June 14th, 2013 @ 8:52 am

Grown ass man with online mugshots, sign’s off his comments with “tootles” and “ta ta”. Chances are he’s from the ghey brigade. Just sayin….It might not be Kate he’s interested in but Kate’s Dad LOL!
Scribe of Slog (McGehee)
June 14th, 2013 @ 9:11 am

And your trolling of commentary about Kaitlyn Hunt doesn’t betray obsession at all. Of course not.

Sleazeball.
keyboard jockey
June 14th, 2013 @ 9:31 am

Well he’s got that stalker reputation to live up to and all 😉
Mm
June 14th, 2013 @ 9:54 am

Yes. He has helpfully confirmed that it is he in those photos.
Mm
June 14th, 2013 @ 10:01 am

In his comment at that website he admits that he is ” an ex con and convicted felon.”. I wonder what he did? I wonder if he is on probation? I wonder a lot of things….
Dana
June 14th, 2013 @ 10:30 am

Why would it matter if Mr Herndon is “showing a lot of interest in” Mr Hunt’s 18 year old daughter? After all, Mr Hunt believes that not only is an 18-year-old mature enough to take her own decisions about sex, but even a 14-year-old is. Such interest shouldn’t bother the esteemed Mr Hunt — a true model for all of the rest of us as Father’s Day approaches! — in the slightest.
freddy the fixer
June 14th, 2013 @ 10:31 am

Gary likes all the attention. He certainly doesn’t get any from the women( or men) he stalks. Bringing up his arrest record doesn’t bother him in the slightest : sociopaths don’t feel shame.
Dana
June 14th, 2013 @ 10:32 am

NTTAWWT 🙂
Mm
June 14th, 2013 @ 10:33 am

I mean parole, not probation.
Dana
June 14th, 2013 @ 10:36 am

Our esteemed host mockingly wrote:

it may be that, except for this unfortunate two-year streak of arrests, Gary M. Herndon of Charlotte, N.C., has lived an entirely law-abiding life of unimpeachable rectitude.

Well, I’ve been convicted of no more crimes than Mr Herndon over that two year span, but somehow, even though I am as innocent as he is, no one expressed any interest in having me arrested. I wonder why.
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June 14th, 2013 @ 10:40 am

[…] remiss in not thanking Stacy and Smitty for making us the featured blog of the week. Over there, the fallout from #FreeKate continues, with self-privileged troll Gary Herndon asserting that his Fir…. Mr. Herndon has in the past been arrested on charges of trespassing, stalking (twice) and contempt […]
BredRightAndTrue
June 14th, 2013 @ 10:48 am

Gary M. Herndon [Mondays With Mac: “Kate Hunt, The Internet, and Rationality”] wrote:
“How many Haters above have had to deal with a Trial or anything else close to it?. . . . . Right, now STFU. Over 98% of the commentators on this have never been in trouble with the law,never had to deal with their Rights getting taken away or threatened there of. You don’t know jack shit.”

Guilty as charged. Living a life duly following that whole “You will be judged by the company you keep” advice, alongside “Do the crime. Pay the time.” must have really paid off, as I’ve managed to remain in the “98%” category, and have never had my rights compromised due to lawbreaking activity. Funny how that works.

Gary M. Herndon [Mondays With Mac: “Kate Hunt, The Internet, and Rationality”] wrote:
“I’m not proud of my past. . . . “I’m also an ex con, Convicted Felon, That does not want to see Teenagers going through the system and becoming something that they shouldn’t be. I put myself thought the ringer by my own hand and accepted responsibility for my actions, But, I Paid the Price for my crimes.”

Gary M. Herndon (The Other McCain: “The #FreeKate Criminal Caucus”] wrote:
“Since you Failed at Investigating anything Correctly and you do not have the Knowledge that my past cases against me were Completely Dismissed due to lack of evidence against me and no proof of any kind that I had committed such crimes, The Charlotte, District Attorney Dismissed All Charges of Stalking & Trespassing with an Apology in Writing.”

Color me confused. These two blog posts simply don’t sync with one another. How can one continue to wear the hat of “convicted felon” who “paid the price for [their] crimes,” yet have all of the charges for their crimes “completely dismissed?” If a DA “dismissed all charges of stalking and trespassing,” and went so far as to put “an apology in writing,” that would no longer a “convicted felon” make, right?!

Keep in mind, I am a member of the “98%” club, therefore breaking the law, being charged, serving time, and wearing the banner of “convicted felon” are very foreign concepts to me.

Then again, if this member of the #FreeKate mob Gary Herndon is simply full of crap, in the same vein as Saint Kate and her family, no further explanation is necessary.

“I Paid the Price for my crimes.” Sounds like an admittance of wrongdoing/lawbreaking to me. *hmm*
keyboard jockey
June 14th, 2013 @ 11:03 am

Have you been promoting sex with minors on twitter campaign for an alleged 18 year old child molester? That just might be the difference.
robertstacymccain
June 14th, 2013 @ 11:07 am

Well, exactly: I knew before I ever wrote the first workd about Herndon that he had described himself as a “convicted felon,” and so his ridiculous claims of “slander” did not intimidate me at all.

One of the things you learn about people like this is that they seem to think the truth is whatever they say it is, and become enraged at anyone who calls them out on their lies. Thus, the accusations of mala fides — Herndon accuses me of “raaaaaacism” or some other bad motive in an attempt to discredit me. Yet the facts are the facts, and he can’t evade them, although his fellow sympathizers will gladly adopt Herndon’s bad-faith rationalization to justify silencing me or any other critic.
Mm
June 14th, 2013 @ 11:10 am

And I have another burning question: Is there Some Reason why he Keeps Capitalizing words Willy-Nilly? Inquiring Minds Want to Know.
BredRightAndTrue
June 14th, 2013 @ 11:23 am

Well, unfortunately for the Saint Kates and Gary Herndons of the world, real journalism lives to see another day, Stacy.

Let’s see here: He’s accused you of being obsessed, he’s called you a “raaaacist,” and he’s threatened to sue you. If only he’d toss in some sexually-explicit comments about your wife and children, and actually file a lawsuit or two or three or four, he could be crowned the next Bill Schmalfeldt or Brett Kimberlin.

Their tactics never change. Pathetic and sick. Keep up the good work, sir. Your space here is a must-go-to-daily blog of mine. I appreciate your skill and efforts. Yeah. I know…I know. “Hit the freaking tip jar.” lol!
BredRightAndTrue
June 14th, 2013 @ 11:32 am

Who Knows?!

I, For Some Reason, Was Unable To Cut And Paste Some Of His Posts, Hence I Had To Retype Them. In The Interest Of Being Accurate And Truthful, I, Too, Included His Random Capitalization. What A Pain-In-The-Arse Way To Type!
Guy Fromage
June 14th, 2013 @ 11:44 am

Is this our same Gary? Criminal speeding? Must have been going really fast.

http://www1.aoc.state.nc.us/www/calendars.Offense.do?submit=submit&case=9402013701027&court=CR
Jeanette Victoria
June 14th, 2013 @ 12:06 pm

Shakespeare had it right

Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile.
Filths savor but themselves
Becca Lower
June 14th, 2013 @ 2:09 pm

The Kaitlyn Hunt case haunts me. Never more than a few moments out of my
mind. I read every word I can find on the subject. And I search for
similar cases.

I’m no psychologist, but that sounds like obsession to me.
Vivian
June 14th, 2013 @ 3:14 pm

Gary Herndon I never said I was a perfect person or an intelligent one either.I do hold true to any cause I get into,which has been my story from day one.I’m here for the duration and I’m not backing out because a Hater has an obsession with me.And I’ll fight along side the Hunt family until the end and if the end never comes,I’ll still be there.
about an hour ago · Like · 1
Steven R Hunt Jr Thank you Gary. Trust me we don’t give those people the satisfaction of gaining our attention. Not worried about them by no means.
about an hour ago via mobile · Like
Gary Herndon I’ve taken some of McCain’s story away from Kate and onto myself,and thats some relief for the Hunt Family. I really don’t care what he says about me my story isn’t to worry about.I gave up long ago about worrying about what people say about me because I know the truth and they can only fantasize about what could be. Gotta run there’s money to be made today!
Vivian
June 14th, 2013 @ 3:25 pm

Sorry, I’m not very good at the copy and past stuff, below is a conversation on the free kate page from about 6 hours ago
robertstacymccain
June 14th, 2013 @ 3:41 pm

Fascinating, really. They enter the argument telling personal stories to explain why they sympathize with the “Free Kate” cause. But when the facts of their personal stories are examined as objective facts (rather than as self-constructed sympathy narratives), suddenly it’s not about them anymore and their personal character — which they originally offered as an argument supporting their cause — is now dismissed as irrelevant: “I never said I was a perfect person,” etc.

Why is it that these people, who present themselves as vastly more wise than the rest of us, never foresee their own embarrassment?
robertstacymccain
June 14th, 2013 @ 3:47 pm

LOL. I’m a notoriously fast driver myself, but yeah, it looks like our troll has got a July court date on a criminal speeding offense and, given as much of his background as we know, maybe the judge will throw the book at Herndon. Let’s hope they don’t have Internet access in prison.
Vivian
June 14th, 2013 @ 3:56 pm

Well, he said it all when he said, he wasn’t an “intelligent person”
Mm
June 14th, 2013 @ 4:02 pm

I wonder if this is ol’ Gary, as well:
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2002-10-04/news/0210040207_1_marijuana-trafficking-herndon-bartow
keyboard jockey
June 14th, 2013 @ 5:20 pm

“Gotta run there’s money to be made today!”

Okay that last sentence peeked my curiosity. Gary is a day laborer? Gary sells fruit on freeway exits?

Throw us a bone Gary.
Summer Koryo
June 14th, 2013 @ 5:41 pm

I’m going to guess Carnie
rmnixondeceased
June 14th, 2013 @ 10:17 pm

A reservation for express service downwards exists.
Guy Fromage
June 15th, 2013 @ 7:40 am

I don’t think that’s “our” Gary. The age of the man in this article is a little more advanced than “our” Gary.
Gary Herndon
June 15th, 2013 @ 7:03 pm

“Quite the mess”? Hey Ivory,it was all facts. Anymore bright idea’s cupcake?
gary herndon
June 15th, 2013 @ 7:11 pm

Like I said,incomplete story lines,misleading statements,why not copy and paste the entire story where ppl can look at all of it not just a few words that are misleading
gary herndon
June 15th, 2013 @ 7:16 pm

“Name calling”,interesting from such a shallow minded individual. Whether I troll or not, it usually not my style.Like McCain,they attack me first,so I step on their pages and wallow like a pig in their mud then leave. Later Dickless
gary herndon
June 15th, 2013 @ 7:19 pm

Really? I Do? I guess that you have been a Stalker for a long time and you know about other stalker reputations and an Expert on the Subject. “Can I see a Copy of your college Degree that says you know everything about Stalkers”!!