Not all heroes wear capes (www.independent.co.uk)

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Fuck the fine give this man the governorship

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[-] dannoffs@hexbear.net 65 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

“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 38 points 1 month ago

lmao this guy rules

[-] dannoffs@hexbear.net 40 points 1 month ago

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 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[-] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

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

[-] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 month 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 12 points 1 month ago

that inmate is a snitch smh

[-] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 month ago

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

[-] CA0311@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

how do they know it was him what

[-] the_itsb@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

"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 1 month ago

"talk to my lawyer" is a good one

[-] booty@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[-] Llituro@hexbear.net 47 points 1 month ago

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

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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 1 month ago

There's praxis and there's praxis

[-] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

Is that Jeff Daniels?

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

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

[-] FearsomeJoeandmac@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

hero

[-] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

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

[-] CA0311@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month 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.