Summary

A 24-year-old man, Daniel Schmidt, was arrested after allegedly disrupting a voting line and assaulting an election judge in Orland Park, Illinois.

Schmidt reportedly attempted to skip the line, ignored repeated instructions to wait, and punched an election judge who tried to stop him, knocking off their glasses.

Other patrons restrained him until police arrived, at which point Schmidt resisted arrest. He faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery against a person over 60 and resisting arrest.

    • @DBT@lemmy.world
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      368 months ago

      This is a good thing. It applies to everyone, not just the people we disagree with.

    • @tortina_original@lemmy.world
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      128 months ago

      Felons can’t vote in the USA?

      How can a felon be a presidential candidate but another felon can not vote for him?

      I truly do not understand USA.

      • @leadore@lemmy.world
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        108 months ago

        How can a felon be a presidential candidate but another felon can not vote for him?

        Easy. Laws do not apply to the rich and powerful.

      • I truly do not understand USA.

        Just imagine three weapons manufactures hiding in a trench coat pretending to be a government, and you can work backwards from there.

      • EleventhHour
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        18 months ago

        Until the last decade or so, felons could not vote. Recently, several states have opened a pathway for felons to regain their right to vote.

    • billwashere
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      58 months ago

      And he obviously hasn’t been convicted yet so yeah he’d be free to vote.

      • EleventhHour
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        68 months ago

        Something tells me that, being under arrest, he’s not gonna be allowed to vote.

          • EleventhHour
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            28 months ago

            Considering the circumstances, that may just end up being the case.

        • billwashere
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          18 months ago

          Yes under arrest he’d be screwed but as someone else stated he’ll likely be out in time.

          • EleventhHour
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            18 months ago

            I’ve been arrested before, and never was I out in fewer than 18 hours. That would not give him enough time to get back to the polls to vote.

            • billwashere
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              18 months ago

              Oh I completely agree on both counts. I’ve had family members that have been incarcerated before and it was a very slow process.

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                  8 months ago

                  Because they likely WANT him out in time to vote. But that’s just a guess. Plus it’s a different state with different rules.

                  • EleventhHour
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                    8 months ago

                    Good thing it’s not up to the cops. He would have to be arraigned first, and the wheels of justice move so goddamn fucking slow. That’s not going to suddenly change today.