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Fuck the fine give this man the governorship

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[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 66 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

“I’ve done nothing wrong,” he told WRDW. “I don’t know no prisoner in Jefferson County. Didn’t know of no detail that day. That was months and months ago. I don’t even remember that day. Who remembers what they doing every day?” he told the outlet.

You can't possibly expect people to remember every ditch they've left booze in. Free my man.

[–] anarcho_blinkenist@hexbear.net 39 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 41 points 9 months ago (5 children)

According to the indictment, Cranford drove to Rimpy’s Store and bought a 750 milliliter bottle of Seagram’s Extra Dry Gin and left it in a ditch along Cobbham Road in the path of a work crew of state prisoners from the Jefferson County Correctional Institution.

We spoke to one of the workers who says Cranford is a regular.

“At least twice a week? Sometimes it might be three, but usually, at least twice a week,” said Ivie.

Damn, why can't I have a cool Mayor

[–] anarcho_blinkenist@hexbear.net 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

the only US politician who's ever seemed relatable. A true everyman

[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago

A chicken in every pot and a bottle of booze in every ditch.

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 9 months ago

I'm saying we should flood the governor's office with phone calls demanding he be reinstated and given a goddamn raise

[–] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

that inmate is a snitch smh

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 9 months ago

Prolly the horse mounted officer saw the road gang was a little too enthusiastic and got suspicious

[–] CA0311@hexbear.net 3 points 9 months ago

worker at the store is the one quoted, i think. i guess he's the mayor so you'd remember, but this means all that work i did cycling stores so none of the staff knew i was an alcoholic was time well spent

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

Woof. Seagrams Gin. I had some rough nights on that stuff.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 3 points 9 months ago

how do they know it was him what

[–] the_itsb@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Who remembers what they doing every day?” he told the outlet.

real talk, this has been something that has haunted me since I saw my first detective show as a child, especially considering the way direct questions tend to make all knowledge vanish from my head

if I'm ever investigated for a thing, I'm in so much trouble, because idk that I've ever once, in my whole life, had a decent, normal-sounding response to "what've you been up to?"

[–] egg1918@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"talk to my lawyer" is a good one

[–] booty@hexbear.net 9 points 9 months ago

yup. the only answer you ever need to have prepared for the cops is, "I would like to speak to a lawyer." Anything else you might want to say to a cop will be explained to you by your lawyer.

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 9 months ago

I can't even remember the ditch I passed out in yesterday much less last month

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 47 points 9 months ago

any attempt to alleviate the suffering of slaves has my critical support

[–] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 32 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

whomst among us hasn't left a lil something something for a friend on the side of a highway knowing they'd be on trash detail

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 9 months ago

There's praxis and there's praxis

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago

That there is Jeff "Thomson, Georgia" McDaniels Daniels. No relation as far as I know.

[–] FearsomeJoeandmac@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago
[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago

This guy just gave a little scrap for their labor and he gets punished for it?

[–] CA0311@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago

i thought it would be like, a smuggling booze into the prison for profit type thing, based on the headline. pleasantly surprised to see it was just spotting some guys a bottle.