Liberal in the Land of Conservative

The jury later heard Heidi Olson say her husband had pushed, grabbed, wrestled or thrown books at her at least three times after they were married and before the Nov. 12 incident.

They also heard Heidi Olson admit that, just a few months into her marriage with Mark Olson, she punched him once in the chest when she was angry with him.

She also admitted using a knife in a separate incident to stab holes in the drawer of an antique dresser that Mark Olson had bought.

*It seems as though both of these individuals have anger issues. However, I was always taught that a real man NEVER hits a woman. While some might cite the fact that he "pushed" her rather than "hit" it seems to me that those that try this defense are quibbling this egregious behavior away.

Testimony Wednesday from Olson's brother, Brian, showed that Mark Olson is a deeply religious and spiritual man who had strong beliefs that the man must be a strong presence at the top of the family structure.

*Olson believes in the subservience of women and apparently cannot accept an equal partnership!

An incident two days after the election — and three days before the alleged assault — involved Heidi Olson's autistic son, she said.

Mark Olson had reacted to a mistake the autistic son had made during a game of Monopoly.

Heidi Olson thought Mark Olson had been too harsh, and she wanted to discuss the matter.

*This poor boy was apparently a victim of Olson's distorted world view and child services really ought to investigate this incident further. What kind of "man" gets worked up at a boy (an autistic boy at that!) over a game of monopoly?

Olson went to their home after church and wanted to go out to eat with his wife and talk.

But she told him by phone that she had no baby sitter and couldn't leave. Heidi Olson then realized that Mark Olson was calling her from his vehicle parked in the couple's driveway.

Heidi Olson came out of the house and met him at the rear of their house. She told him to leave, she testified, and Mark Olson then began to measure the distance of a portion of the house where they had planned an addition.

*What is wrong with Mark? Was that really the appropriate time to go measuring the house when you are trying to resolve a conflict? It seems like a passive aggressive way of marking ones territory!

She described another incident in which he repeatedly threw Bibles at her during an argument, bruising her arms.

*A "deeply religious and spiritual" man using the Bible to physically harm another person? If this isn't the antithesis of everything the Bible stands for I don't know what is.

Olson recounts mistakes, arguments
By David Unze, dunze@stcloudtimes.com
Published: July 13. 2007 12:30AM