Posted on 11/06/2012 11:39:45 AM PST by markomalley
Tensions are high all over the country at the polls today. The Michigan Republican Party is alleging that a poll watcher in Detroit on Tuesday morning was threatened with a gun. According to the Michigan GOP the poll watcher's 911 call was rejected. Below is a press release from Michigan Republican Party spokesman Matt Frendeway:
This morning, a legally credentialed poll watcher was threatened and intimidated while attempting to perform his legally allowed duties of observing the election process at precinct polling location 289 in Detroit. The poll watcher, a lawyer, was confronted by a voter in line, who demanded the poll watcher produce his credentials, which he did.
However, the voter said that wasn’t good enough and that he had “a badge and a gun” and told the poll watcher get out of the precinct. Rather than allow the situation to escalate, the poll watcher left before the voter produced a badge or brandished a gun. Fearing for his safety, the poll watcher exited and called 911, however the Detroit Police refused to respond to the call – neglecting the fact that a voter alleged to have a ‘badge’ and a ‘gun’ in a precinct, putting other voters at risk.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Bump
It’s okay, it’s Detroit. Nothing is supposed to work.
How would one be able to tell the difference?
My gun is in my car.....just in case. Surprisingly little trouble in Ann Arbor.
Why did he hang around?
I left the very day I retired and never looked back - and I lived in a "safe" suburb.
Good for you..Gerald obviously didn't and it was likely due to the fact that he didn't have access to your financial resources....
Your self righteous attitude is noted but you have to consider that there are people in this country that aren't as educated as you are, that aren't as financially responsible as you are and they don't have the mobility that you obviously have. In fact, Gerald was the guy that was doing the job that you never would have considered doing..........
You know, one of "those" people.........
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/11/police_43-year-old_wixom_man_a.html#incart_river_default
Good for you..Gerald obviously didn't ...
Thanks cripplecreek. The truth is, I was eyeing one of the poll watchers, *and* she had no rings on her fingers. Okay, yes, she wasn’t age-appropriate. The only drawback though was, she wasn’t wearing a nametag.
Hey, it’s only stalking if ya get caught.
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