Holy shit, he actually said that.
This, right here, is a prime example of a political headline that looks like it comes from The Onion.
It’s time we take seditionists out of the Sheriff’s Departments.
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The buildings would be empty
this guy looks like he’s the model for several cartoon characters
Cop literally wants a convicted felon to run the country, I can’t come up with a better satire for how little police care about rule of law… Or a better argument for the “Ban the Box” initiative
I’m definitely all for loosening restrictions on former felons… Look bro, if we can have a convicted felon running for office, no reason why they can’t vote or hold jobs if they’ve done their time right?
I couldn’t own firearms or vote but this motherfucker could be president? Literally makes no sense and moreso if you read the reasoning as to why voting rights and firearm right can be restricted.
You can be president too.
Actually no I can’t.
Not born in the states?
Cant/won’t provide identifiable information.
Look, I’m all for equal representation and equal opportunity for everyone. The US had a black president already, which is awesome, but I’m not thinking the next step here is to “recently convicted felon”. Maybe try for a woman as president first?
Just saying.
There’s a whole long LIST of things we can try long before settling on “first felon president.”
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First Woman President
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First Openly Gay President
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First Asian/Pacific Islander President
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First Albino President
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First Teenage President
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First Werewolf President
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First Teenage Werewolf President
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First Robot President
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First Robot Teenage Werewolf President
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First Normal President
We could go on and on too.
i’m pretty sure theres a lower age limit for president so unfortunately Teenager, Werewolf teenager, and Robot teenage werewolf are out
Drats, we were so close.
First Robot Teenage Werewolf President
I’m ready to serve.
The gnostics wouldn’t accept any president. I’m expecting a response in relation as to why i chose a cult.
I’m expecting a response in relation as to why i chose a cult.
This reminds me of one of those furries who always has to interject in any role playing situation that they’re furries and their character is a furry despite nobody in the gaming session actually asking or encouraging that person.
Why?
First Robot President
Is Nixon available ?
Arooooo
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Yknow there’s a strong argument to be made had Hillary won, she would have been circumventing the 2 term rule
Under the same logic, wouldn’t Biden also be ineligible because he was also in the white house (as vp) for 8 years?
Well no, because Obama wasn’t Bidens puppet.
You have a curious definition of “strong argument”.
Oh cmon. If Bill hadn’t married her, he’d be a retired lawyer in Little Rock today. Any other first ladies end up Secretary of State in another administration a decade later?
Is there more to the argument because it looks like you’re kinda jumping from “she became secretary of state” to “she would’ve been 3 term”. She was qualified to be president despite Bill.
Imagine misunderstanding the implication she was running the show the whole time this hard
Have people been telling you that’s insane when you say it clearly and directly?
No. Most people have a functioning brain and noticed themselves, and it was clear and direct to begin with.
Not going to lie. His felon status has very little to do with why I won’t vote for him
Is it the rape? It’s the rape I bet.
And yet I still can’t believe it’s not satire
I’ve heard you have to think like a criminal to catch one, but i have not heard let a criminal run your goverment to stop crime. but it really makes sense if you don’t think about it, making nothing illegal would mean no more crime.
If congress certifies, Trump wins.
Only if an electoral tie happens and that is t very likely in the upcoming election.
This isn’t for tie breaking. It always happens to know who the president is, it’s the process.
On the surface of only the quote. I agree.
If a felon was in the White House, I think we’d finally see some genuine prison reform, and if we’re lucky, for profit prisons being outlawed.
Can you imagine a Danny Trejo type in the White House? Someone who deeply cares that prison is reformative and not punishment?
But not Donny Felon. He’s just going to commit more crimes.
God I would vote for Trejo. I’m not sure it would work well in the end. I’m not sure he could manage to do the proper negotiations to get anything useful done. But it would be one hell of a statement.
Get the guy that played Dwayne Elizando something Mt. Dew Comacho to be Trejo’s VP
So brave. To be so openly corrupt…
You have to watch the video (or read the whole article), he’s being sarcastic
Oh yeah, I remember hearing about this as a local-ish. He’s bum hurt about criminal justice reform in Cali (non violent offenders getting less or no jail time, that kinda thing). Makes this job “harder” he says.
It hasn’t been smooth sailing, mind you-- but it’s at least the government trying to do something about an overcrowded prison system.
Makes his job harder? GOOD. Policing communities should never be an easy job. And you signed up for it, numb nuts.
So basically he’s saying he has no faith or confidence in the criminal justice system? Wouldn’t that kind of… I dunno… disqualify you from a job in the criminal justice system?
I’ve think a lot of cops express how unhappy they are with the justice systems. Imagine getting a call for a domestic abuse. Show up and see this piece of shit beat his wife and kid. You arrest them and put them in jail. 6 months later you get another call same fucking guy same fucking thing. The courts gave him a reduced sentence. Rinse and repeat for your career. You’re catching the same dirt bags over and over and the justice system keeps putting them back out there cause they either are too lenient or under funded to handle them. Cops can make the arrest but have no control over the justice system. I get a lot of us hate cops but I think we can all empathize how hard it would be to see the same people every couple months victimizing the same people
Interestingly, the rate of domestic abuse among LEO is significantly higher than in the normal population. “Good cops” clean their own house so rarely that when they do, they can become a celebrity and have a book and movie written about them (Serpico).
Higher rates mean what regarding what I have said?
Not necessarily pertaining to your point, which I get, and have also heard directly from people I know IRL who are now or used to be police. I just get surprised every time how indignant they will get over other people committing crimes repeatedly, while they overlook the same things in their own in-group, or even help shelter.
Or we could try a system that actually tried to rehabilitate people. Nah, that’s too much work. Best just keep people in jail.
Many don’t want to change. They know what they know and lifestyle is set in. Like asking if you can be rehabilitated to be a trump supporter. Some thing’s are just in you and will never change
Many may be victims of a legal system that incentivizes recidivism and bullshit laws.
For profit prisons need bodies to get federal cash, plus the cash from the underpaid labor the prisoners provide.
I’m sure it would cost the government less to implement social programs that help nurture and support everyone than to continue to subsidize and pay private prisons.
I have no proof of anything. But saying most don’t want to change seems hyperbolic and dog whistle-y.
A very small minority are probably wired wrong and are indeed unchanging in their ways, I’d say the vast majority were set up to fail for profit.
Ykniw there’s a very large anti cop contingent on the Trump side. Do you really think the Jan 6 types are really into law n order? You think most rednecks like cops? It’s suburban play acting rednecks that are into thin blue line horseshit.
I believe Trump should be sentenced to 4 years of community service… hard labor as the President of the United States. That should teach him a lesson.
Yep, I agree with the sheriff
