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.

    • @Valmond
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      16418 days ago

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

      • @ChowJeeBai
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        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]
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    12018 days ago

    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.

    • @ZILtoid1991
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      217 days ago

      They think rules only apply to those below them.

  • @rustyfish
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    12018 days ago

    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❤️

    • @just_another_person
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      6418 days ago

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

      • @frunch
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        2018 days ago

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

      • @[email protected]
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        318 days ago

        I really hope I’m wrong, but I fully expect at least one shooting incident at a polling place today. I’ve seen multiple posts by redcaps claiming they plan to go armed, and they seem to be spoiling for a confrontation. I really hope everyone can stay safe.

    • Beacon
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      Nowhere in the article does it say anything to suggest who he was voting for. In a population of 300 million there are gonna be some number of crazies in every demographic

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      y’all are loopy. I’m 100% team Harris, i even phonebanked for her - did you? All i said is that there’s nothing in the article about whether he’s a trumper or not, and there are some number of insane non-trumpers out there. If you think literally all people who aren’t voting for trump are sane, then you’re the one who’s insane. It doesn’t matter whether this particular person turns out to be trumper or not, the point is we shouldn’t jump to conclusions or else we’ll eventually wind up with egg on our face

      • @Moops
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        4118 days ago

        Political violence is pretty party-specific.

      • @Voyajer
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        2718 days ago

        He follows Trump’s Facebook page at the least

        • Hominine
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          1718 days ago

          Ew, a Facebook user, I knew it!

      • @Bertuccio
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        2118 days ago

        This is a good example of keeping your mind so open your brain falls out.

        No. The article doesn’t explicitly say what party he planned to vote for. That’s right.

        Almost all instances of election violence have been committed by the same party - even the attempted assassinations. I’m sure there could be examples of violence from the other party but I’m genuinely struggling to think of any.

        So if a reasonable person hears someone in an election line was violent they’re not going to think “well there are crazies on both sides, so yaneverknow.”

      • Optional
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        1318 days ago

        Let’s wager then. 10:1 odds, one millyun dollars.

      • @tee9000
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        Agreed.

        Ive put so much time into lemmy but im realizing it may be best to start looking elsewhere.

        The amount of people that are fanatically ignorant is almost suspicious. How can this be a representation real people? Is this place just a magnet for no-lifers? Surely people dont want to spend their time reading or discussing articles like “Musk is realizing how dumb he is”.

        Its like looking at the dumbest possible representation of my beliefs to make me question if my beliefs themselves are dumb lol.

    • EleventhHour
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      2418 days ago

      Illinois allows felons to vote once they finished their sentence.

      • @DBT
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        3618 days ago

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

      • @tortina_original
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        1118 days 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
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          918 days 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.

        • @[email protected]
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          518 days ago

          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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          118 days 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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        418 days ago

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

        • EleventhHour
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          518 days ago

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

          • @[email protected]
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            418 days ago

            Michigan doesn’t do cash bail anymore, so unless a DA pushes for a hearing to hold him as a danger, he may be out later today in time to vote.

            • EleventhHour
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              218 days ago

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

          • billwashere
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            118 days 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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              118 days 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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                118 days 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.

                • EleventhHour
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                  118 days ago

                  Then why did you say that he’d likely be out in time?

    • @Boddhisatva
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      1818 days ago

      I’m a little fuzzy on the rules in Illinois right now, since they got rid of bail, but I think a prosecutor has to request a hearing to have him held until trial. Otherwise he will be processed and released pending trial. He could, conceivably be out in time to vote today.

      • @barsquid
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        1318 days ago

        He is a clear danger to others so odds might be against him there, also.

        • @MintyFresh
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          018 days ago

          Lol you’ve never been to Illinois.

        • @Boddhisatva
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          1818 days ago

          Not until convicted. My point is, if he’s out today, he can vote today.

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            He’d have to go to the same polling place though, right? Seems unlikely the people he assaulted would be keen to let him back in.

            • @Boddhisatva
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              217 days ago

              I don’t know. I’m not certain that they could legally stop him as long as he behaves himself.

  • @[email protected]
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    5018 days ago

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

    • @ripcord
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      617 days ago

      If Trump claimed it was Joe’s fault because he punches elderly people in the face every day, 30+% of the country wouldn’t just believe it without question but would start claiming it immediately.

    • @bitchkat
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      117 days ago

      That means Kamala is to blame because apparently she’s been running the Biden administration.

  • @CharlesDarwin
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    4118 days ago

    Let me guess who he was planning on voting for.

  • @Treczoks
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    4118 days ago

    Let me guess: registered as Republican, yes?

      • @tee9000
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        Breaking news: we have confirmed he was republican based on a misunderstanding in Lemmy comments.

  • @Sam_Bass
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    3018 days ago

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

  • Stern
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    2918 days ago

    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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      • 2 counts of Aggravated Battery to a victim over 60 (Class 3 Felony)
      • 2 counts of Aggravated Battery in a public place (Class 3 Felony),
      • 5 misdemeanor counts of Resisting Arrest
      • 1 misdemeanor count of Disorderly Conduct
  • @Etterra
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    2418 days ago

    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]
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      3018 days ago

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

    • @[email protected]
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      1418 days ago

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

    • @grue
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      1118 days ago

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

    • @frunch
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      1018 days 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”)

  • Optional
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    2418 days 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!