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Rdtf · CNO Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 2209 Location: BUSHville

Bill Moore a friend of yours, Bob Chamberland? Wink

on Drudge:
http://www.wral.com/news/3865436/detail.html

Man Caught On Tape Removing Election Signs
Wake Deputies Arrest Edward Shook On Misdemeanor Larceny

POSTED: 6:39 pm EDT October 27, 2004
UPDATED: 10:05 am EDT October 28, 2004

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A Wake County man says he caught a campaign sign stealer on tape.

Wake County deputies arrested Edward Shook for misdemeanor larceny after he was videotaped removing signs from a Raleigh man's yard.

Bill Moore, of north Raleigh, said his free speech was trampled when three different sets of Bush-Cheney signs were swiped from his yard in less than a week.

"I was a little upset that people were stealing other people's property," Moore said.

As a result, Moore and his friend, Brent Sullivan, took action. They staked out in the woods armed with a video camera. Within an hour, they caught 59-year-old Edward Shook ripping up signs.

The men gave chase as Shook drove off. With video proof and a license plate number, Wake County deputies arrested Shook for misdemeanor larceny.

"It's ridiculous," Shook said as he left the courthouse. "It's litter."

In the hotly contested election season, political passions are crossing the line. Thieves stole computers from a Bush office in Washington state. In Ohio, burglars did the same at Kerry headquarters. A hidden camera caught some men tearing down a Bush sign.

"Whether it's pro-Bush, pro-Kerry, pro-Nader, the fact of the matter is they can express what they want and they shouldn't have their property stolen or removed or damaged," Moore said.

After checking the law, Moore made a point to place his signs beyond the 10-foot easement on his property. Shook was released on $800 bond.

MichaelP · Ensign Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 61 Location: Texas

Hope his judge is a HUGH Bush fan. Laughing

Michael

RogerRabbit · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:30 pm Post subject:

The idiocy of taking a chance at having a criminal record over a political sign is way beyond me.

In taking my pooch for our morning and nightly walk, I notice that only Bush signs are damaged - but then I live in a college town full of academia and I have not seen too many of those with any smarts
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Knighthawk · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:27 pm Post subject:

This guy is 59 years old.....and our only hope for the world is that he never bred. Wink

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