Drunk dude bulldozes Biden/Harris signs-Neighborhood reacts & plants a zillion signs in their yards

[kpete]

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Cornelius Marion took this picture of James Blight driving away from his neighbor's home where he tore down a chain-link fence with a stolen front-end loader and removed Joe Biden campaign signs in Haines City.

When the driver got to Adam Burgess’s house at 501 N. Third St., he stopped and pulled up some signs supporting Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy, then got back on the front-end loader and tore through the chain-link fence and gate, Marion said.

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Police have determined that the $40,000 front-end loader was stolen from a construction site at West Main Street and U.S. 27, reports state.

Officers caught up with Blight, whose address on the affidavit is “at large,” at Hinson Avenue and South Third Street and arrested him on three felonies — trespass, criminal mischief and grand theft. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.

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“When people found out what was going on, they got a lot more signs,” Marion said. “They are making an even bolder statement — letting him know they have their rights to vote for whom they choose.”

Drunk dude bulldozes Biden/Harris signs in neighborhood. Neighborhood reacts by planting a zillion signs in their yards.
https://www.theledger.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/26/police-whiskey-drinking-polk-man-stole-bulldozer-dug-up-yards-destroy-biden-campaign-signs/6038928002/

[Bettie]

1. Assholes abound

and they are becoming angry and frightened.

[634-5789]

2. AGREED!

[Jack from Charlotte]

18. This is your Republican Party today.*

*

[stevesinpa]

26. i agree

except to say, they aren't becoming angry and frightened. they have been angry and frightened since well before trump entered the picture. people that follow a personality like trump are scared of things they don't understand, which includes people different from them. trump and the republican party didn't create this fear, ignorance creates it. but trump and the republicans capitalize on this fear and exploit it. then this fear turns into anger.

[DeeNice]

29. on point. nt

[Newest Reality]

3. That guy is like a plant disease!

[mopinko]

4. i dont know how old that machine is, but new they run in the 6 figures.

$40K? not unless it is 20 yrs old.

[Richluu]

21. $40K

According to the news article. And 15 years in jail for a drunk stunt!

[Rural_Progressive]

27. Can't see the model number

but depending on the year and model those machines go from anywhere in the high teens to $70 to 80k obviously depending on condition and number of hours.

[mopinko]

28. rly?

i did some time in construction a long time ago, but a machine like that back in the 80's started at $150k.

i paid $4k for a 30 yr rusty, chugging, old bobcat a few yrs ago. that thing looks like it's in good condition.
i dont rly have much more current experience, tho.

[Rural_Progressive]

31. Yeah, a buddy of mine moves dirt for a living

so checked with him and then went to machinerytrader before I responded to you.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. hes screwed .

need to edit that warrend for his arrest, jail.if charged , fifteen years .

[2naSalit]

6. First off... that's NOT a dozer...

It's a loader, there's a scoop rather than a blade and it has wheels. I think he stole it from reports a couple days ago.

Good on the victims! Hope that asshole sees some time for his ignorance.

[KS Toronado]

12. And it has a backhoe on it.

[2naSalit]

32. Well see!

I didn't see any pictures with the whole unit visible and I only saw one end but I guessed, later that it probably was a backhoe.

[dware]

35. Yeah, it's a backhoe,

you can see one of the outriggers at the back of the machine to support it while using the digging mode.

[2naSalit]

36. I just looked at it agaon and I should have seen the pad.

That's a pretty good tell.

[dware]

38. I guess I have an unfair advantage in recognizing heavy equipment,

after all, I was a heavy equipment operator in the Marines for 35 years, except for a 2 year stint in the Security Forces.

[2naSalit]

40. I have spent a career around heavy equipment...

Operated some but mostly rolled 18 wheelers all over the middle of the continent for too long.

[dware]

41. Outstanding.

And a hearty hello to fellow road warrior comrade.

[2naSalit]

43. That sure is a pretty rig there...

Once in a while I think I'd like to borrow one for a day and drive as far as I can for a day, then come home.

[dware]

45. And it sure cost a pretty penny to buy and maintain.

Hell, one day you just ought to say screw it and do it., might be a fun day.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

30. around here it's a backhoe with a front loader ...

Been seeing that "bulldozer" headline since it happened, but haven't read the stories until now. I kept picturing that maniac in Colorado: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer

A bulldozer would be a lot harder to stop than that backhoe.

Surprised to have to scroll so far down to find a comment correcting the reports.

[2naSalit]

33. I didn't see the whole thing in the one picture I saw...

But I know a back hoe when I see one but I didn't see that part so I went with the part I could see knowing there was probably more to it. I backhoe is worth some bucks and stealing one is like cattle rustlin' offense, so I can see some trouble ahead for that guy.

[BlueJac]

7. K&R

[The Wizard]

8. Another uncivilized

Repubic troglodyte. It's what they are.

[bluestarone]

9. Bet this fucker is out on bail in 5 4 3 2

Very soon!

[dware]

10. I know this is kinda pickyuni,

but that's not a front end loader, that's a back hoe.

This is a front end loader.

[2naSalit]

34. I called it a loader simply because the scoop was all I saw of it in the picture

I saw of it. It is, indeed a backhoe, and it's big trouble to steal one. And dozers usually have tracks.

Btw, what year is that Pete? And what's in it?

[dware]

37. It's a 2015 Peterbilt 389 Long Nose,

it has the Cat C-15 engine, the Trans is an Eaton/Fuller RTLO 18918B 18 speed. It has the full size sleeper that's equipped with the latest technology.

I found her at the Phoenix Peterbilt facility, fell in love with her, negotiated a price, and named her Lucille, and haven't looked back since.

I own my own trucking company consisting of one truck and one driver.

[2naSalit]

42. That's what I did for a while...

Then I discovered it was easier, for me, to just do the driving and locating loads while someone else did all the legal stuff. It was fun for a while, then I went to college so I could have a job where I could be home at night.

[dware]

44. Unfortunately, my wife passed almost 3 year ago and there really was nothing

to stay around for, so I sold the house, bought a 5th wheel, and parked it in AZ, then bought the Pete and found an excellent agent, and the rest is history.

For me, being on the open road is perfect, me and my chihuahua get paid to see the country and I love the nomadic lifestyle and I'm my own boss.
I do have an accountant that takes care of all the legal shit that goes with owning your own company.

Let me ask you this, did you ever read the DOT reg. book?
Just how the hell is someone supposed to read the book and understand and remember all the regs?

[2naSalit]

47. I actually did.

But I also had a cheat sheet so I knew the parts that would be on the test and back then, the test wasn't hard and it was open book. You have to be able to read to get through that so I guess that's how they figured you could read. I started in 1976 and retired in the early 90s. Things have changed so much that I would have to read up on updated regs. and all before I could pass any licensing test, and I used to be a licensed instructor at one brief point. But I can still back one of those up with 2" clearance for the mirrors on either side! Like riding a bicycle, you never forget.

[dware]

48. Luckily I drove semi's in the Marines, but our rigs didn't have sleepers,

and I mostly hauled equipment on low boy trailers, so when I took my CDL drive test, it was a piece of cake with the backing, blind alley dock, weaving in between cones, etc,. I passed the test with flying colors.

In 1976 I was still in the Marines, so you started waaaaaaaaaaaay before me and I would imagine that the trucking industry was a whole different ball game compared to today.

Anyways, a real pleasure talking to but I gotta bounce for awhile.

Have a great evening.

[2naSalit]

49. Indeed!

Have a good drive, keep the dirty side down and stay between the ditches!

[WinstonSmith4740]

11. I know it's not a felony.

But shouldn't he lose his right to vote over this? Asking for a friend.

[Bob_in_VA]

13. What he did is a felony

So, yes, he will lose his right to vote once convicted.

[WinstonSmith4740]

50. Thanks!

Even better. Just re-read the article and saw where it said he was charged with felonies. Just have a hard time getting my head around something titled "mischief" as a felony.

[Richluu]

24. Actually it is a felony

According to the article. Machine stolen from a job site.

[llashram]

14. probably wasn't THAT drunk

just a hateful American racist full of trump orange Koolaid.

[GoCubsGo]

15. Last name is "Blight." How fitting.

This asshole is a blight on humanity. Not sure why he wasn't also charged with vandalism and/or destruction of property. Hopefully, those charge will come soon.

[C Moon]

16. There seems to be an inbred look about him.

[Dem2]

17. Lol

Good job.

[dawn5651]

19. this little bastard needs to be charged with destruction of private property ...

[kimbutgar]

20. One less vote for MF45 though!

[Illumination]

22. Well he just bulldozed his life! Funny how those Biden signs can multiple...

Were are their masks?

[Joinfortmill]

23. Love it

[BobTheSubgenius]

25. Way to go, you f'ing imbecile.

At one stroke, you have strengthened the entire neighbourhood's resolve, cost yourself a bunch of money and ruined your life for years and years to come, and maybe forever. If there is any justice, you will be in a horrible place for several years, and will face hostility and suspicion when you are finally released, and find employment MUCH harder to find.

I note they haven't charged you with DUI, so it might yet get a little worse. And, as a final, delicious bit of irony, you won't be able to vote, either.



Do you think this will get fence-sitters to vote for a candidate with this kind of display of support, let alone change anyone's mind? And, as a final, delicious bit of irony, you won't be able to vote, either.

As I said...f'ing imbecile.

[blugbox]

39. What a blight on the community

Ok, I wrote this and then saw post 15. You win this one.

[11 Bravo]

46. Ummm ... Can I get a chorus of "LOCK HIM UP"?