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trumad

(41,692 posts)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:52 AM Nov 2012

3 Republican Douhcebags busted in Orlando for stealing Obama signs and yelling racial slurs.

Take a look a this story. stealing Stop Signs as well.

Oh---and throw in the fact the driver was 2 times over the legal limit for alcohol.

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The signs were sticking out of the bed of his pickup, video shows. They included two stop signs, a street sign from Lee Avenue and Citrus Street, a day care loading-zone sign, the Lynx sign and a mailbox, according to the report.

Kupp was arrested about 1:30 a.m. on charges of DUI and grand theft after a breath machine measured his blood-alcohol level at .202 — 2.5 times the legal limit. Kupp, whom a trooper stopped at Gore Street and Parramore Avenue, said he and his friends had come from Stagger Inn bar in downtown Orlando.

David Hatmaker, 23, and Austin Bowen, 22, both of Orlando, were arrested on grand-theft charges. Hatmaker told the trooper the trio was upset because President Barack Obama had been re-elected. Callers complained to Orlando police that the men were hollering racial slurs at pedestrians, according to the report.
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Sgt. Kim Montes, a Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman, said stealing stop signs is extremely dangerous. In 1997, three people were sentenced to 15 years in prison each for removing a stop sign at a Tampa intersection, leading to the deaths of three teenagers whose car was hit by an 8-ton truck.

"It's Russian roulette if a car is coming the other way," Montes said.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-stolen-obama-signs-20121107,0,4629052.story

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3 Republican Douhcebags busted in Orlando for stealing Obama signs and yelling racial slurs. (Original Post) trumad Nov 2012 OP
"Stupid is as stupid does"........ (Thanks Forrest)nt Buddaman Nov 2012 #1
... driver ... claimed he found the signs ... and was going to take them to the police ... arrested struggle4progress Nov 2012 #2
The sign thing is funny ... the stealing thats stupid but ... kydo Nov 2012 #3
Cool trumad Nov 2012 #4
funny thing about boston kydo Nov 2012 #6
At this rate yashoo Nov 2012 #5
To paraphrase Animal House... Javaman Nov 2012 #7
I remember this case alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #8
"Damn Soshullist Stop Signs! Tsiyu Nov 2012 #9
Yeah, daycares might be edumacatin' kids!!! HopeHoops Nov 2012 #10
Damn Commie READERS! Tsiyu Nov 2012 #11
They MIGHT even be watching SESAME STREET - OOOOOHHH NOOOOOO!!! HopeHoops Nov 2012 #12
We needs to KILL some Big Bird Tsiyu Nov 2012 #13
Looks a little gamey to me. Go for Oscar. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #14
EEEWWWW! Tsiyu Nov 2012 #15
If you're Republican, you already eat out of a trash can. What's the fucking difference? HopeHoops Nov 2012 #16

struggle4progress

(118,332 posts)
2. ... driver ... claimed he found the signs ... and was going to take them to the police ... arrested
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:21 AM
Nov 2012

... after a breath machine measured his blood-alcohol level at ... 2.5 times the legal limit ...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-stolen-obama-signs-20121107,0,4629052.story

einstein he ain't

kydo

(2,679 posts)
3. The sign thing is funny ... the stealing thats stupid but ...
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:34 AM
Nov 2012

where I live, a very red (well used to be deep red more purple now) seminole county fl, in my hood lots of robme signs. one house like 5 robme signs and a jewish flag .. but any way I am regressing ... by wed afternoon most of the robme signs are gone. Obama signs still up (I have spotlight on mine).

the streets were so empty wed and of the people I saw they either had huge smiles or this stunned almost trace like wtf just happened stare.

ps trumad about 8 years ago I ran into you on university & forthysh rd. You saw my DU sticker and we chatted at the light. I just lurk thats why my post count is very low.

 

trumad

(41,692 posts)
4. Cool
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:45 AM
Nov 2012

Still living here---at least until my kids get out of school.

I may stay---move over to Winter Park from Oviedo.... or---I may head up to the Boston area..

Good hearing from you.

kydo

(2,679 posts)
6. funny thing about boston
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:56 AM
Nov 2012

I'm still in Winter Park not leaving if I can help it, kids are in college now. But the Boston thing is my son marches with the Boston Crusaders (5th year - he ages out this year). Actually The Boston Crusaders really should change their name to the Mostly Central Florida Boston Crusaders as half the Corp is from here and all but one of their camps are held here.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
8. I remember this case
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:00 AM
Nov 2012

"In 1997, three people were sentenced to 15 years in prison each for removing a stop sign at a Tampa intersection, leading to the deaths of three teenagers whose car was hit by an 8-ton truck."

They were initially sentenced to 30 years, so the sentences must have been reduced. That was a tragedy all around.

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
9. "Damn Soshullist Stop Signs!
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:15 AM
Nov 2012


And Daycare Loading Signs!

Why do my tax dollars have to support signs that make me stop? What if I don't wanna stop?

I should be able to decide when and where I want to stop, dammit! And if people want other people to know where their street is, they can post the name of the street on their OWN property at their OWN expense.

Damn nanny state.....*brip* ....now pass me another beer, Ned."






Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
11. Damn Commie READERS!
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:07 PM
Nov 2012


How the HELL did we git all these durn soshullist signs ennywayz?

Our hard-earned taxes, that's how!

Down with signs!


 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
12. They MIGHT even be watching SESAME STREET - OOOOOHHH NOOOOOO!!!
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:57 PM
Nov 2012

Bert and Ernie are gay, Big Bird's a socialist, Elmo's, well, Elmo, Prarie Dawn couldn't get a job on FOX to save her, Cookie Monster expects handouts, The Count can do math, Kermit's a frog, Miss Piggy hasn't been turned into bacon yet, and Oscar is the only one on the show that appreciates the GOP trash!!!

And on TOP of all of that - the show TEACHES STUFF TO KIDS!!! They might grow up to be Democrats!!!

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
13. We needs to KILL some Big Bird
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:04 PM
Nov 2012

Make a nice Thanksgivin' dinner.

We Kin serve him on one a them street signs we stold!

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
15. EEEWWWW!
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:39 PM
Nov 2012


That's like eating catfish! He lives in a trash can!

But then again, if I steal street signs, I'd probably like the garbagy-essence of Oscar.
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