- cross-posted to:
- missouri@midwest.social
- progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- missouri@midwest.social
- progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
A woman named Laura McCaskill used an Apple AirTag to track down her stolen Harris/Walz campaign sign, which led her to a home in Nixa, Missouri. When confronted, the young man’s mother admitted that the signs in the trunk of the car belonged to her son, who she described as “just an idiot.”
The incident involved the theft of around 60 signs from various homes in the neighborhood. McCaskill and other residents plan to file police reports, and McCaskill expressed concern about the entitlement and lack of accountability shown by the young man and his mother. The document also discusses the legal implications of stealing campaign signs, referencing Missouri Statute 115.637 which classifies such actions as a misdemeanor offense.
Let’s say every home had 3 signs.
That’s 20 victims.
Could he then get convicted of 20 counts of theft?
Short answer, yes. Slightly longer answer yes but there might be statutory limits on the cumulative fine as well as it depends what kind of a mood the prosecutor is in. Odds are he’d just receive a slap on the wrist, a nominal fine, and be told to stop being a dumbass.
If I was the judge, I would hit him with something a little more creative. Like making him voulenteer at a Harris/Walz campaign location for a day or something.
No because the cops are corrupt and won’t pursue charges against “one of the good ones.”
IANAL,
I think cops wouldn’t be involved here anymore, other than to collect more evidence. Police aren’t the people who conduct trials. They just file reports. They may also be involved with the prosecution if the state is the prosecutor.