In all fairness, he left the country on Detroit business; he was putting the needs of Detroit before his personal self.
"Kilpatrick apologized for the trip, telling Giles his first priority was taking care of the city."
"Parkman noted that Kilpatrick's trip "wasn't a personal trip over there to go to Caesar's Palace and play" but for Detroit business. "He believes it was the right thing to do, and on the spur of the moment, he just went," Parkman told reporters."
Mr. Parkman apparently believes that court orders only apply to play time and not business time. Mr. Kilpartick - well, I would like to stay on this board.