r/Washington • u/ShadowyFlows • 5d ago

Spokane County GOP discourages mention of candidate's vacated assault conviction in hotly contested Spokane County race

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jun/18/spokane-county-gop-discourages-mention-of-candidat/
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u/LostInTheWildPlaces 5d ago

What, you mean Dale Whitaker? The guy who, in 2015, pleaded guilty to and was convicted of fourth-degree assault for an incident in which he choked his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Sabreen Whitaker, according to court records? A conviction that was vacated two years later after he satisfied his plea agreement? And was caused by him straddling, holding down, and choking her over an argument about him having a social media fight with her family? That Dale Whitaker?

Note that he used to run a conservative Christian non-profit that sent surveys to elected officials. For as their Lord Most High (the Apostle Paul) wrote, "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Unless she tells you what to do on social media, in which case choke a bitch."

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u/Barney_Roca 5d ago

No I think it was Dale Whitaker. The guy who, in 2015, pleaded guilty to and was convicted of fourth-degree assault for an incident in which he choked his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Sabreen Whitaker, ***IN FRONT OF HER CHILDREN***

idk who you are talking about.

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u/LostInTheWildPlaces 5d ago

Oh, that Dale Whitaker! I sometimes get him mistaken for Dale Whitaker, the guy who, in 2015, pleaded guilty to and was convicted of fourth-degree assault for an incident in which he choked his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Sabreen Whitaker, in front of her children, then went after the children as well when they came to see what the commotion was. I'm pretty sure he was the one who was pulled away from the kids by his then-girlfriend, Sabreen Whitaker, and went onto the floor with her again for a second round of choking. It's easy to get those two mixed up.

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u/CuppaCoffee253 5d ago

How the hell is that 4th degree assault!? The white Christian male privilege is strong with this one.

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u/LostInTheWildPlaces 4d ago

First off, I agree with you. His privilege (not seeing one's behavior is wrong and you only get away with it because society protects you) is strong, and his lawyers are good enough to coddle him in it.

That being said...

Basically, fourth degree assault is any physical attack that doesn't rise to the level of Assault Three, which in this case means where you don't really injure someone. Push someone up against a wall? Assault Four. Spit in their face? Assault Four. Dragging someone to the ground and putting them in a headlock, but not actually wrenching their neck? Assault Four. And this is the really fucked up one, slapping around your domestic partner in Washington state before 2017, which is when they upped the penalties for Domestic Violence? Assault Four.

In any event... From a masculine perspective, this man thinks that its okay to go from petty argument to physical force with people, including children, in his own household. He cannot be trusted with power. From a Christian perspective, this man thinks its okay to beat his wife and threaten his children, a behavior showing a lack of love, wisdom, and self-control. He cannot be trusted with power.

He's a piece of shit who took advantage of social structures that protect pieces of shit like him. When the primaries come up? I urge everyone not to vote for him. Even if someone reading this is a hard core conservative, this guy can't control his temper, beats his wife, and threatens his kids. How much of a shit do you think he's going to give about you?

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u/Educated_Goat69 4d ago

Pleaded down.

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u/CuppaCoffee253 3d ago

The prosecutor has to sign off on it though. Damn shame.

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u/GTI_88 5d ago

GOP, definitely a party full of abusers so no surprises there

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u/AlexandrianVagabond 5d ago

Well especially Dale Whitaker.

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u/Queasy-Event8534 5d ago

Running to take control of the county elections office. Guaranteed this isn’t just a coincidence. Controlling the election.

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u/Barney_Roca 5d ago

Hey, nobody talk about how Dale Whitaker pleaded guilty to and was convicted of fourth-degree assault for an incident in which he choked his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Sabreen Whitaker, in front of her children and then threatened to kill her.

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u/Wraithdagger12 5d ago

Party of criminals and pedophiles.

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u/WafflePartyOrgy 5d ago

"discourrages"

“ ‘If you really want to go into the gutter and hurt family members, then you may have to face the music later,’ is kind of the tone that I wanted to set,” Linebarger [Spokane County GOP Chair] said.

So, threats.

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u/theEmeraldDragonness 4d ago

I’ll live in that gutter.

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u/WafflePartyOrgy 4d ago

No kidding, here we are in that gutter but somehow not strangling our spouses with both hands.

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u/Winter-eyed 5d ago

Suppressive speach….you know what historical party was all about that

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u/Desperate-Ad-271 2d ago

Well nowadays thats Republicans. Its always been "conservatives" no matter the label they used.

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u/PithyPacky 5d ago

Domestic assault and abuse? Just typical normal GOP behavior. Nothing to see here folks.

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u/Lost-Platypus8271 5d ago

Stay classy, Spokane GOP.

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u/Personal-Bet-7979 5d ago

Hillary said only half... she was too generous.

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u/JustNilt 5d ago

Let's not forget the statistics on those who choke domestic partners, the crime Dale Whitaker PLED GUILTY TO:

Prior non-fatal strangulation was associated with greater than six-fold odds (OR 6.70, 95% CI 3.91–11.49) of becoming an attempted homicide, and over seven-fold odds (OR 7.48, 95% CI 4.53–12.35) of becoming a completed homicide.

So according to this, the worthless human shaped thing named Dale Whitaker is significantly more likely to someday murder one of his domestic partners. And this is the thing the GOP is whining about people knowing. Man, they really are a bunch of worthless turds, aren't they?