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Semi-News: Democrat Tire Slashers Offer Bizarre Defense
AZCONSERVATIVE ^ | 27 Jan 2006 | John Semmens

Posted on 01/29/2006 1:54:35 PM PST by John Semmens

Five Democratic activists are on trial for slashing the tires of vans rented by the Republican Party to shuttle voters to the polls on the morning of Election Day in 2004.

Michael Pratt, the son of then-acting Milwaukee Mayor Marvin Pratt; Sowande Omokunde, the son of Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.); and the three other defendants are charged with criminal damage to property — a felony that carries a maximum sentence of three and a half years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Republican campaigners had rented more than 100 vehicles for a get-out-the-vote campaign. The vehicles were parked in a lot adjacent to a Bush campaign office, and party workers planned to drive voters to polling places. Prosecutors contend that the five men punctured the tires of the vans early in the morning, before the Republican headquarters opened.

Attorneys for the five defendants, however, argued that since the slashings were part of a broader national campaign by the Democrats to prevent a large Republican turnout in key states, it was a legitimate campaign tactic. “Look, we all know Bush stole the 2000 election,” said defense attorney Ivan Steele. “Our clients were only trying to fight fire with fire.”

Defense attorneys also demanded that charges of public urination against one of the defendants be dropped on the grounds that those running the Republican campaign headquarters failed to provide timely access to a restroom.

(Excerpt) Read more at azconservative.org ...


TOPICS: Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: democrats; publicurination; satire; vandalism; wisconsin

1 posted on 01/29/2006 1:54:38 PM PST by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens

Figured the defense would say "Civic duty to prevent the take over of our civil goverment by Haliburton" but this works too


2 posted on 01/29/2006 1:57:23 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Is there a satire god who created Al Gore for the sole purpose of making us laugh?)
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To: John Semmens

Have fun in jail, fools.


3 posted on 01/29/2006 1:57:31 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: John Semmens

Ignorance of reality is no defense.


4 posted on 01/29/2006 2:01:10 PM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: MNJohnnie

They know that they're going to land in the klink anyway, so they're grandstanding. They've got a spotlight and they're using it.


5 posted on 01/29/2006 2:01:39 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: Gordongekko909

I'm curious as to why you think they will be found guilty.

Can a Wisconsin jury really be trusted with such a verdict? I fear that like OJ, the Rats will get off scott free.


6 posted on 01/29/2006 2:04:28 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. Slay Pinch)
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To: Gordongekko909

Good, I am sure the rapist, murders and thugs they will soon share cells with will enjoy knowing what noble upstanding citizens they are.


7 posted on 01/29/2006 2:05:40 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Is there a satire god who created Al Gore for the sole purpose of making us laugh?)
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To: bert
Well, they've admitted all the elements of the crime. They're trying an affirmative defense that doesn't exist.

But yeah, Wisconsin jury...

8 posted on 01/29/2006 2:06:52 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: John Semmens

During election season, the libs in my town put two bullets through the front door of the Republican headquarters. But I guess they were just fighting fire with fire, since after all, Republicans are fascists.

That's the problem with the left these days. They've convinced themselves that they're fighting pure evil, so all means are justified.


9 posted on 01/29/2006 2:07:48 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: John Semmens

"Attorneys for the five defendants, however, argued that since the slashings were part of a broader national campaign by the Democrats to prevent a large Republican turnout in key states, it was a legitimate campaign tactic. “Look, we all know Bush stole the 2000 election,” said defense attorney Ivan Steele. “Our clients were only trying to fight fire with fire.”

The way they think is just scary.


10 posted on 01/29/2006 2:07:56 PM PST by mlc9852
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To: Yardstick

"They've convinced themselves that they're fighting pure evil, so all means are justified."

Sounds like Muslims.


11 posted on 01/29/2006 2:09:04 PM PST by mlc9852
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To: John Semmens

The democrat party. When farce meets reality.


12 posted on 01/29/2006 2:10:28 PM PST by bad company (A foolproof plan fails to take in to account the Ingenuity of fools.)
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To: John Semmens

bump


13 posted on 01/29/2006 2:11:50 PM PST by lowbridge (All that is needed for evil to triumph is for "RINOS" to do something)
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To: Yardstick
They've convinced themselves that they're fighting pure evil, so all means are justified.

Yeah, they're fighting "pure evil" with pure stupidity.

14 posted on 01/29/2006 2:21:07 PM PST by Bullish (Proudly and consistently hating the Clinton's since 1992)
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To: Bullish

Make them all felons and then they won't ever have to worry about votes and elections again.


15 posted on 01/29/2006 2:23:50 PM PST by manglor
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To: manglor

This is the hidden face of the Democrat. No matter how middle of the road, or mainstream they try to act, this is what they are. This is how they think.

They cannot change the way they are, it would be unnatural for them.

That's what people who get disgusted with the GOP need to think about when they make a "protest vote."


16 posted on 01/29/2006 2:37:21 PM PST by Armedanddangerous (Master of Sinanju (Emeritus))
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To: John Semmens
“Our clients were only trying to fight fire with fire.”

When was the last time Republicans slashed tires on cars that were being used to get the voters to the polls? When was the last time Republicans fired gunshots into Democrat Party campaign offices?

17 posted on 01/29/2006 3:10:55 PM PST by lowbridge (All that is needed for evil to triumph is for "RINOS" to do something)
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To: All

Looking at the article source page, it's pretty clear that that story is an "Onion" or "Scrappleface" kinda thing ... and the Milwaukee trial was settled mostly by the defendants pleading out some two weeks ago. Clever author, tho.


18 posted on 01/29/2006 3:41:57 PM PST by SamKeck
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