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Jose Garcia

(2,845 posts) Tue Oct 29, 2024, 07:41 PM Oct 29

Campaigner threatened outside Loxahatchee polling site, suspect arrested

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. —
A man was arrested after allegedly threatening a campaigner outside an early voting site at the Acreage Branch Library in Loxahatchee, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect, identified as Nicholas Farley, reportedly drove past campaigner Lily Loudon, who was campaigning for Republican candidate Meg Weinberger. Farley allegedly yelled antisemitic slurs and racist remarks at Loudon, escalating his actions by returning to the site and driving erratically close to her and others nearby.

"The verbal really didn’t affect me that much, but when he started driving recklessly and things like that, he took it too far," Loudon said.

The sheriff’s office reported that Farley, who has a prior record, now faces charges including voter intimidation and election law violations. Under Florida law, voter intimidation can carry penalties of up to five years in prison.

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Campaigner threatened outside Loxahatchee polling site, suspect arrested (Original Post) Jose Garcia Oct 29 OP

Republican threatening another Republican? LiberalFighter Oct 29 #1

This is the reason we can't have anything nice. John1956PA Oct 29 #2

LiberalFighter

(53,465 posts)

1. Republican threatening another Republican?

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Tue Oct 29, 2024, 07:43 PM

Oct 29

John1956PA

(3,367 posts)

2. This is the reason we can't have anything nice.

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 07:59 PM

Oct 29

We Democrats are seeing our right to political speech being encumbered. The crime described in the OP shows that, on the opposite end of the political spectrum, deranged, hate-filled, sometimes anti-semetic thugs will ratchet up their hateful words to life-threatening acts. I know, the First Amendment protects individuals (and, as per Citizens United, corporations) from the GOVERNMENT imposing restrictions on polical speech. But, still, when a sizeable portion of the populace plans to burn ballots in Democratic districts and to support the early declaration on election night of victory for their fascist candidate, democracy is imperilled.

ON EDIT, I meant to respond to the OP.

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