Berkeley Mayor steals 1000 copies of school newspaper that endorsed his opponant

Opinion Journal ^ | December 6, 2002 | JAMES TARANTO

[BJungNan]

We often hear about left-wing thugs on college campuses stealing newspapers that print politically incorrect material, but usually the perpetrators are students. In this case, it's the mayor of Berkeley. The Daily Californian reports "Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates has admitted responsibility for stealing and trashing about 1,000 copies of The Daily Californian that carried the student newspaper's endorsement of his opponent." The mayor had earlier denied involvement in the heist.

[Puppage]

Ah, yes. Once again we see how tolerance goes only ONE WAY.
Now, those on the left will excuse this act because of the perceived "greater good" that will be served. Does this piss ANYONE off?

[MotleyGirl70]

The mayor had earlier denied involvement in the heist.

Of course he's going to deny it. He's not resposible for his actions...he's a democRAT!

[Tennessee_Bob]

I'm glad to see that someone was kind enough to point that out on behalf of this kind, benevolent, and good man. The rules simply don't apply to the democrats - people just don't seem to understand that.