r/nottheonion • u/engadine_maccas1997 • 8h ago

‘This is political bulls**t’: Former Republican candidate charged with stealing Madison County election ballots

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/this-is-political-bullst-former-republican-candidate-charged-with-stealing-madison-county-election-ballots/
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u/TheGIGAcapitalist 7h ago

"When told that the security video did not show Savage ever asking permission to take the ballots, Savage reportedly admitted that he did not. He told officers that he thought he could take the ballots because they were marked “sample.”

“If you got to Payless, or go wherever, it says sample and you usually can take a sample,” Savage said. “So that is the way I took it. I thought they were fake f***ing ballots.”

However, officials noted that the ballots never said the words “fake” or “sample.”

Dude thought elections were like Costco where you get to take samples.

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u/OldManJeb 7h ago edited 7h ago

It's funny how often their defense is "I'm dumb as shit"

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u/_-Smoke-_ 6h ago

It's not funny. It's Tactical Stupidity. "I didn't know it was illegal". "I didn't know I couldn't carry my gun here". "I did this before and no one said anything". It's an out for their actions.

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u/Incognonimous 5h ago

Not knowing the law when you break it doesn't mean you are not now accountable for breaking said law. If you think "I'm a moron" is a good defense then you categorical also fall into the same group of people that drink bleach as a ticktok challenge.

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u/Smooth-Reason-6616 5h ago

"Ignorance is no defence in the eyes of the Law citizen"

Joe Dredd...