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**(CBS DETROIT) — **A 61-year-old Farmington Hills man faces multiple criminal charges after he allegedly assaulted a female postal carrier Thursday evening upon receiving a flyer in the mail featuring Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Investigators say Russell Frank Valleau was allegedly upset about receiving the particular piece of mail and told the postal carrier that he did not want that "Black b****" in his mailbox. He's accused of yelling derogatory, racist and sexual remarks about Harris and the carrier, calling the postal carrier a "Black b****" and lunging at her with a knife. 

The postal carrier used pepper spray on Valleau to stop the attack. Farmington Hills police later arrested him in a neighbor's yard.

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[-] cnirrad@lemmy.world 85 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't want to see the orange bitch in my mailbox, but if I did I'd just throw it away, like a normal human being.

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 years ago

What? You're a monster!

Recycle it instead.

[-] one_knight_scripting@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Idk, I don't think you can recycle Trump. That little shit belongs in the trash.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

Already happened once actually

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[-] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

I'd probably draw on his face first because I'm a bit childish but yeah. What the hell is wrong with people?

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[-] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 65 points 2 years ago

In court: "It's my constitutional right to be racist, sexist, and derogatory!"

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 2 years ago

It totally is, but it's not their right to try to stab people.

Bear arms, not knife arms

[-] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

So he could have ripped her apart with his claws but not with a knife? Seems a little nitpicky. What if he had just gotten his nails done?

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago
[-] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

I don't know what he looks like. Maybe he's a bear, maybe he's a twink.

[-] nomous@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Idk, we need to ask the postal carrier if she'd rather be alone in the woods with him or a man.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Bear arms

The best he could manage was chicken arms.

[-] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Dem are complicated words my friend, not sure he can muster...

[-] Steve@communick.news 5 points 2 years ago

It certainly is; Otherwise that derogatory comment itself would be illegal.

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Sounds about right

~6:3 Republican SCOTUS majority

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago

Typical GOP publicity stunt to build a conservative fanbase. He must be planning to run for office.

[-] pulsey@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago

Hopefully not for the post office

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[-] ABCDE@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago

Only a possible two years in prison for attempted murder?

[-] protist@mander.xyz 29 points 2 years ago

Valleau was arraigned Friday on one felony count of ethnic intimidation and one misdemeanor count of assault and battery. He pleaded not guilty and was issued a $25,000 bond.

If convicted of ethnic intimidation, Valleau faces up to two years in prison and/or a fine of up to $5,000.

That doesn't include the misdemeanor assault charge. He's not being charged with attempted murder, it sounds like he brandished a knife and yelled slurs but didn't attack her.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago

Repubs are all lunatic terrorists in various stages of radicalization.

[-] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

Charged with assaulting? He tried to kill a government worker with a knife.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

and told the postal carrier that he did not want that “Black b****” in his mailbox.

"That's okay, sir. I'm only authorized to put letters and packages in your mailbox. Bitches are forbidden to be put into mailboxes by federal law no matter what their color."

[-] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 30 points 2 years ago

Imagine being 61 and still having zero idea how the mail works.

Also not sure why it popped into my head, but the thought of this man doing community service (like picking up trash on the side of the road) while a guard blasted "U.N.I.T.Y." by Queen Latifah over and over would just be amazing.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago
[-] Thetimefarm@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

A bitch in the box is actually just a breaking bad themed jack in the box.

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[-] Zementid@feddit.nl 27 points 2 years ago

Conservatives... a danger to humanity.

[-] 800XL@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Wow what a big man. He sure showed Harris what for.

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[-] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Here's hoping this fuckin guy loses his right to vote.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 years ago

Investigators say Russell Frank Valleau was allegedly upset about receiving the particular piece of mail and told the postal carrier that he did not want that "Black b****" in his mailbox. He's accused of yelling derogatory, racist and sexual remarks about Harris and the carrier, calling the postal carrier a "Black b****" and lunging at her with a knife.

Completely normal behavior.

I added a reminder on Oct 8 to check this piece of shit's sentence. Hopeful that he serves time. Political violence is bullshit.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago

Is that one exclusive case or are there a lot of people who take a knife for murder at the needle drop?

Seems like the world went insane, and insanely fragile.

[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

These are the people who call others snowflakes. And here is a guy who can't handle getting a piece of paper in his mailbox. Makes sense.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 10 points 2 years ago

In the thumbnail, the gavel looks like it was manufactured by Tony Stark.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

It's insane how these people can't tell the difference between a delivery person and a true believer.

Oh wait, they can't, because in their twisted little religious brains they're identical.

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 2 years ago

I can't ... what the fuck?

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