Michael Oakes
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I think that probably the nitty gritties on that, I really want to tell you about it. We're going to have to wait to court.
I think that probably the nitty gritties on that, I really want to tell you about it. We're going to have to wait to court.
I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right? And I maximized that while I was lying.
I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right? And I maximized that while I was lying.
I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right? And I maximized that while I was lying.
I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right? And I maximized that while I was lying.
I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right? And I maximized that while I was lying.
I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right? And I maximized that while I was lying.
I remember at that time thinking, this can't be real, because no woman alone could go through this amount of harassment.
I remember at that time thinking, this can't be real, because no woman alone could go through this amount of harassment.
I said to her, I think we have a connection that could go beyond friendship, and is that something that you're open to? And I think she, as you may know, she's almost six feet tall, and I'm five foot six. She's never had children. I have four children. So it was an unlikely romance. But she said, you know, I have gone through a lot of things in my life, and I'm open to considering that.
I said to her, I think we have a connection that could go beyond friendship, and is that something that you're open to? And I think she, as you may know, she's almost six feet tall, and I'm five foot six. She's never had children. I have four children. So it was an unlikely romance. But she said, you know, I have gone through a lot of things in my life, and I'm open to considering that.
I ended up training with a lot of the alphabet soup of government agencies and SWAT teams and so on, and it's what we call force-on-force training. I owned a small company in Seattle here, and I managed to get some training equipment and figure out how to use it.
I ended up training with a lot of the alphabet soup of government agencies and SWAT teams and so on, and it's what we call force-on-force training. I owned a small company in Seattle here, and I managed to get some training equipment and figure out how to use it.
Yes, I am a gun enthusiast. I've taught all my kids from the earliest age that I felt they were safe, gun safety, and I have shot competitively for some years.
Yes, I am a gun enthusiast. I've taught all my kids from the earliest age that I felt they were safe, gun safety, and I have shot competitively for some years.
Right. Is that accurate? I don't believe it's accurate. Let's put it that way. She never paid me to be a bodyguard. I did a little bit of research, and I did an analysis of sort of her home security situation and the steps she was taking, looked into the people that she was working with, and made some suggestions on that front.
Right. Is that accurate? I don't believe it's accurate. Let's put it that way. She never paid me to be a bodyguard. I did a little bit of research, and I did an analysis of sort of her home security situation and the steps she was taking, looked into the people that she was working with, and made some suggestions on that front.
And that was the extent of what I would consider my professional interaction with her.
And that was the extent of what I would consider my professional interaction with her.