Lawmaker's Son Charged in Tire-Slashing

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Tire slashing story <br /><br />

Rick Wiley, state GOP executive director, discovered the vandalism on the morning of Election Day.<br /><br />"It was unbelievable that people could stoop this low in a political campaign," he said. "I figured it had to be someone from the opposition. But I didn't think someone on the paid Kerry campaign would do this."

Sorta makes you wonder.

 

[Scaaty]

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Just saw it on the tube....My take? The beginning of the end...(and we need a new "Tea" party)

 

[Ross J]

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Send them to Iraq!<br />Ross

 

[Tyme2fish]

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Typical liberal kids doing what Daddy wants

 

[eeboater]

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Local conservatives have been complaining about this for hmm... 3 months? Finally DA Michael McCann got off his lazy ARSE and did something semi-non partisan. We think that these two will walk away with a slight slap on the wrist. <br /><br />I think they should get the 3 years they deserve.<br /><br />Sean

 

[Twidget]

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I think they should get the 3 years they deserve.<br />

Nope, wont happen. They are 'first time offenders', from 'good families', Im sure. My bet, given who the parents are, it will be deferred.

 

[Mark42]

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It's the growing mentality among Democrats that Republicans are the evil enemy and not just the political opposition. <br /><br />Once you believe that someone is evil and your enemy, it justifies attacks against them.<br /><br />Just watch... sooner or later they will kill a Republican. And then they won't understand why they are being arrested. <br /><br />Mark

 

[kenimpzoom]

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How old are these kids? I could maybe understand if they are younger than 18, just a bunch of stupid kids soing what they they thought would be funny.<br /><br />But for older kids, really stooping to the lowest of the low here.<br /><br />Ken

 

[jtexas]

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Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesman Seth Boffeli said the five were paid employees of Kerry's campaign, but were not acting on behalf of the campaign or party.

I don't see how the campaign can escape liability here given the employee/employer relationship. They can claim they were off the clock, working on their own, whatever, I still think their employer (the Kerry campaign) is on the hook. Of course the individuals are still responsible for their crimes.<br /><br />And, Ken, doesn't sound like they were juveniles, or even "kids" at all. Rep. Moore is 54 years old & her youngest son is at least 18 (her press kit says that she had all 3 of her kids by 1986). Since the other defendants were mentioned by name we can assume they are all adults.<br /><br />Jail time or no, they're looking at having felony convictions on their records unless Mom is able & willing to bring a lot of pressure down on the DA. Either way something like this could be fatal to her political career.

 

[eeboater]

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I agree. <br /><br /><br />Funny, if they do something BAD, "we don't want to have anythign to do with em." <br /><br /><br />If they do something good "look at our great democratic employees!!"<br /><br /><br />Sean

 

[Twidget]

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To steal one of the Dems favorite expressions, is this Tiregate?

 

[roscoe]

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Should be charged with a federal election tampering crime, not the damage to property charge.

 

[aspeck]

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Wasn't this a HATE crime? Don't stiffer penalties come into play for hate crimes? Just a thought.

 

[eeboater]

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Originally posted by Twidget:<br /> is this Tiregate?

<br /><br /><br />Sean

 

[WillyBWright]

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Fry em! Don't matter what politics was involved. They infringed on voters, not a party! That is worth the max penalty for any and all they can dig up that applies, times the number of voters affected.

 

[Boomyal]

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Originally posted by WillyBWright:<br /> Fry em! Don't matter what politics was involved. They infringed on voters, not a party! That is worth the max penalty for any and all they can dig up that applies, times the number of voters affected.

You sure you don't want to examine what made them do it, WBW???