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Likening people in the U.S. illegally to “human locusts,” Zuchowski wrote on a personal Facebook account and his campaign’s account: “When people ask me... What’s gonna happen if the Flip-Flopping, Laughing Hyena Wins?? I say ... write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards!” That way, Zuchowski continued, when migrants need places to live, “we’ll already have the addresses of their New families ... who supported their arrival!”

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 192 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (15 children)

Some of those that work forces

Are the same that burn crosses.

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[–] Letme@lemmy.world 105 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think this terrorist cop needs to spend some time in the state penitentiary

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 72 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Anyone else feel like we've returned to some era where people in positions of power no longer get punished? What the hap is fuckening?

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

We never really left that era, they were just good at hiding it for a while.

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Skua@kbin.earth 54 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

If only

The Ohio secretary of state’s office said it did not plan to take any action. “Our office has determined the sheriff’s comments don’t violate election laws,” said Dan Lusheck, a spokesperson for Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “Elected officials are accountable to their constituents, and the sheriff can answer for himself about the substance of his remarks.”

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Apparently threats and intimidation don't count as long as elections are involved.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently ~~threats and intimidation don’t~~ no laws at all count as long as elections are involved.

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago

What a chickenshit response.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

Great, so it’s up to people of good conscience to spend their time organizing to raise money and awareness in order to try and hold this sheriff accountable for voter intimidation. Instead of, you know, law enforcement. Wonderful system.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

And this is why popular vote may not be a good way of choosing a sheriff. It produces some truly awful pick me candidates who are more interested in political power and grandstanding than serving their office.

Without a strong code of ethics backed up by the law people can get away with a lot of bullshit.

This guy should resign and if not then disbarred for his conduct. It boggles my mind that elected officials have no oversight. Instead he will probably face no repercussions for othering people and denigrating his office.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly I would prefer it be an appointment but every election there should be a confidence vote where if at least 50% of people don't approve of them they get barred from office

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That is an interesting proposal. I think we should spend a lot more time kicking around alternatives and then trying them out.

Surely the people who want these positions of power are rarely the ones that should have them.

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 53 points 2 weeks ago

This redditor claims his department is also harassing people after doubling down.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ohio/comments/1fkxxvk/portage_sheriff_leaving_threatening_phone_calls/?rdt=48821

[–] Soup@lemmy.cafe 51 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Please tell me “condemned” is new slang for fired.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope, he'll probably be re-elected by a landslide

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 weeks ago

The most depressing thing about the last 9 years or so, apart from climate doom, is discovering that fascism turns out to be extremely popular.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Will I be banned for posting his address? He is a public employee so it's publicly available data

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago

Posting where to find that information will probably be OK.

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[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Is it illegal to just leave one in his yard that mysteriously replaced itself?

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 weeks ago

Genocide types like this absolutely have cameras watching their yards

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Only if you get caught

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ohio revised Code Section 2909.23 - Making terroristic threat

(A) No person shall threaten to commit or threaten to cause to be committed a specified offense when both of the following apply:

(1) The person makes the threat with purpose to do any of the following:

(a) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

(b) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or coercion;

(c) Affect the conduct of any government by the threat or by the specified offense.

(2) As a result of the threat, the person causes a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent commission of the specified offense.

(B) It is not a defense to a charge of a violation of this section that the defendant did not have the intent or capability to commit the threatened specified offense or that the threat was not made to a person who was a subject of the threatened specified offense.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of making a terroristic threat, a felony of the third degree. Section 2909.25 of the Revised Code applies regarding an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this section.

R.C. §2909.23

. . . just sayin'.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 18 points 2 weeks ago

Rules for thee, not for me!

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fascist piece of shit. Also, I hate this fucking ridiculous argument they take up - that people that support immigration have to put them up in their houses, personally? WTAF?

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'll accept that if people who vote against abortion access are banned from having them

[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago

No. Voting against abortion means they must now house, feed, and maintain legal responsibility for all children who would have been aborted, through adulthood.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This would require that the government be able to retrieve your individual voting record, and then stand in the way of your healthcare based on how you vote. Sounds like a neofascist pipedream.

I, for one, don't accept your authoritarian proposal.

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

in my experience police do not like it when you dox them

it is especially true with secret police and ex police

[–] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

i am disappointed that the photo is not accompanied by the address.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I'm not interested in doxxing anybody, because I don't believe in terrorism.

But I do think this sheriff would feel very differently about having his home address tracked and shared.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

He could literally be any one of the "Bruce Zuchowski"'s listed on the Inerwebs as living in Portage county Ohio.

There's just no way to know!

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, an equivalent response would be for a government figure to tell the public to record these judges addresses for making the decision to call it a non threat. Which of course would be threatening.

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[–] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oohhh... Condemned... Absolutely no teeth

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

The entire sheriff's office got removed from providing security at a voting event. It's not actual election day stuff, at least not yet. But the city did send a message

[–] makatwork@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

At least it wasn't "slammed".

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[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Someone should write down his address and fill his yard with shit

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[–] TTH4P@lemm.ee 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe we should all record his address...

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[–] dubious@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

ohio democrats, here's what you do: buy guns.

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[–] dmMeYourNudes@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ohio sherif announces he is a fascist

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

For both law enforcement and magas I see the same thing over and over --

What? People think we're awful? Those people don't know us. By the way, I'm just gonna be over here being awful.

This guy managed to do it for both aspects of his personality.

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