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[–] brihuang95@sopuli.xyz 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Viso was given two years of probation in 2019 after being charged in 2014 with possessing a sawed-off shotgun near a school, possessing a gun while committing a crime and multiple drug offenses.

“They raided my house and found a gun in my house,” he explained. “I live near a school.”

There was also the time in 2013 when he was charged with possession of heroin and served seven days in jail.

But those crimes aren’t as gross as the one he was charged with in 2009: smearing fecal matter on the doors of a children’s day care center in East Rutherford.

Viso had a dispute with the day care center, which was next to his business, and he told the Globe that day care employees “harassed my men every day. They had cars ticketed every time my men parked on a side street.”

At some point, he said, he decided to get even by smearing poop on the handles and locks of the child care facility.

holy shit this guy lmao.

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The sad part is he's not even the worst member of the GOP. He's honestly pretty average for them.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Compared to those currently running, he sounds like Speaker material.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They had cars ticketed every time my men parked on a side street.

Well, maybe your men shouldn't be parking illegally then? I swear, the fact that we elected a black man just completely broke their feeble little brains.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I dunno I think it's "economic anxiety" that gets grown men to smear turds on the wall.

[–] rynzcycle@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not the Onion?!? Why the hell is this not the Onion??

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

The Onion existed to post ridiculous headlines. Reality surpassed the Onion and started coming up with headlines even more ridiculous than what the Onion could come up with. At this point the Onion should just pivot and start posting sane rational headlines like "Republicans and Democrats agree on sensible budget, motion passes with broad bipartisan support".

[–] teft@startrek.website 10 points 2 years ago

Man the GOP is really putting forth some winning candidates this cycle eh?

[–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Thanks Obama!

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

That headline really nicely sums up the state of present day US politics.

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Yup. That’s why I don’t want to read the story. I need a break from the idiocy.

[–] Nepenthe@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Found at the very bottom of the article, apparently on purpose. Down from seven, I suppose