Susan Mwarabu, Middle School Teacher, Bites Off Man's Ear in Restaurant

By Pete Kotz in Stupid Criminals, assault, bizarre, classroom creepiness

Wednesday, Mar. 17 2010 @ 6:08AM

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Breakfast Reading from the Village Voice Empire: Sixth grade teacher Susan Mukuhi Mwarabu was a little hammered in the wee hours of the morning at a Minneapolis diner. When someone commented on her less than teacherly behavior, she bit off his ear. City Pages has the story.

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HYEmark77 said:

She related to Tyson?

Posted 03/17/2010 at 09:04:05 AM

Susan Mwarabu said:

Dear Editor,
I chose this response format because of the significant changes to my life based on poor choices that I made on the night of March 13th, 2010 that ultimately led to the biting of part of a man’s ear. My hope is that you will publish the letter in it’s entirety.
The question that I have heard over and over, from everyone, friend, foe and reporter is “Why?”
Does it really matter why it happened? Isn’t it bad enough that it even happened? We have become so accustomed to demanding explanations that we are willing to accept any plausible excuses for what is obviously poor decision making on my part. When a celebrity cheats on his/her spouse we eat up the ‘sex addiction’ explanation. When someone robs, we eat up the ‘wrong place wrong time’ excuse. Being drunk is not an excuse that I am willing to use. I could have come up with a few additional excuses, or even my own counter accusations to try and exonerate myself.
I CHOOSE NOT TO! I CHOOSE TO OWN my part in it instead.
Did something happen that night? Absolutely! In my refusal to explain why and what happened to the public, I of course accept the fact that conclusions will be drawn that I might not like, but I think everyone is smart enough to suspect the sobriety level of everyone at 3 am in a cafe following a night of clubbing.
I am shamed and constantly guilty about what happened to the man as a result of my encounter with him and I will eternally regret the harm that came to him, and his family. I am also saddened at the pain that he experienced following the incident and the disruptions in his life. I humbly accept the repercussions meted out today and even when they have expired will never forget how this terrible experience will affect his life.
So for a change, I choose to deviate from the norm and own my responsibility in the unfortunate incident. That it happened is enough of a deterrent for me. What is important to me, my family and to the ones close to me is that I look at the events that led up to the altercation in the first place. Own my part in what transpired. Accept the consequences that followed and ultimately seek to salvage the charred remains of lives of those close to me, my own life and my career. What is critical is that I continue to be a productive member of society and not succumb to being just another statistic.
That I erred in the choices that I made that night is quite clear and I will experience the consequences of my actions for some time to come. My hope of course, is that I can set an example for others in the future so that we can get away from being a society of drumming up excuses to one that owns up to our mistakes, fixes them and finds solutions to problems.
Sincerely,
Ms. Mwarabu

Posted 05/20/2010 at 11:25:52 PM

Deborah Jean said:

I wasn't even thinking about Tyson, I was actually thinking about Anna Godfrey. I wonder if the man told her she was fat.

Posted 05/21/2010 at 12:29:54 AM

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