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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.

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[–] [email protected] 234 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 164 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's crazy, it's always the party you'd most expect.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The one prone to violence and has control issues, then wonders why no one likes them except dumb, or sociopathic people, so they make up false equivalencies and conspiracies to justify their own sad existence? Hopefully the voters wake up and do a purge. Especially in the midterms.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago

"Libertarians" who always seem to vote Republican

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That of law and order, supposedly

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago

Gotta keep the pigs employed somehow.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Man, so much violence from both sides... It's hard to say.

[–] [email protected] 144 points 2 weeks ago

I hate Illinois Nazis.

[–] [email protected] 120 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Is this the second elderly who got punched in the face this election by a magat? I think it's the second elderly punched in the face by a magat.

❤️Family values❤️

[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 weeks ago

It's like the fifth or sixth. All Trump psychos doing the attacking, of course.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

The day is young, so many elderly out there for a young MAGA to assault!

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[–] [email protected] 120 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's one way to stop a trump vote, ask them to follow the rules and be curtious to others till they punch you in the face and get ejected from the voting location.

We need more people that can take a punchat voting locations. We only have so many old people.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Magats PUNCHING elderly people is JOE BIDENS fault because Joe Biden NEVER told Republicans NOT to Punch Elderly People! Family Values!

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Let me guess: registered as Republican, yes?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Let me guess who he was planning on voting for.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

FUCK YOU OLD MAN I NEED TO PROTECT WOMENS HEALTH!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago

according to the article he didnt wait in line. thats the punch line

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago

Hopefully he did this before he voted

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like he won't have to worry about voting for a long time, since I'm guessing theres at least one felony somewhere in those charges.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago

What a piece of schmidt.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Well on the plus side, if he gets convicted (likely) he'll be a felon who won't be able to vote again ever.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago

Illinois allows felons to vote once they’re not actively serving a sentence in prison.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

If his party wins, no one will vote again ever. Or if they do it will be in a sham election.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

I'm usually not one for disenfranchising felons, but when the offense is attacking the elections process itself I can make an exception!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

He may just be counting on a lifetime Trump dictatorship (complete with a pardon for his assault, since he did it for the "greater good")

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

That's OK, he can still run for president!

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago

24-year-old Daniel Schmidt

tch. Danny, Danny, Danny. You done fucked up Danny boy.

Schmidt, huh? Good German name innit. Is that a tattoo on your neck there ol Danster? Hey - I hear in prison you can meet new people!

Y'see Danny - what we have here is something we call an egregious crime. Can you say egregious? . . . very close! Anyway, you've got a room full of people who saw you act like a total MAGAt and punch a poll worker. They don't like that Danny. They're gonna testify, Danny. You're fucked on this one Danny.

But hey. Your demented rapist sociopath god will surely pardon you right? Good thing you didn't make the national news with a big ol' picture of your stupid ass face for - y'know - future gangs or whatever it is you may have wanted to do with your life or whatever.

On the other hand - it's a hell of an origin story for someone who never shows up in social media or the news again and spends their life helping others because they fucked up so bad. There's some audacious hope!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

The funny thing is agg. battery is a felony in Illinois which means he would lose his right to vote.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Another trump turd who will not vote.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Now they will claim the election is rigged because someone was prevented from entering the voting area.

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