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‘It’s time we put a felon in the White House,’ California sheriff says

https://www.yahoo.com/news/time-put-felon-white-house-020650494.html

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says he is tired of legislators and elected officials not caring about the rule of law. That’s why he says he’s endorsing former President Donald Trump, who was just convicted last week in the state of New York on 34 counts of falsifying business records, in the November election. In […]

‘It’s time we put a felon in the White House,’ California sheriff says

185 comments

ilinamorato

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It's time we take seditionists out of the Sheriff's Departments.

NegativeLookBehind

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The buildings would be empty

crawancon

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Ah yes, so basically rage against the machine are all drinking 'I told you so' juices for the foreseeable future.

thesohoriots

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They and the Dead Kennedys are just constantly raising toasts to each other

ilinamorato

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Mission accomplished, I guess

Cybermonk_Taiji

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Out of the gene pool entirely

kescusay

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Holy shit, he actually said that.

This, right here, is a prime example of a political headline that looks like it comes from The Onion.

loutr

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I actually wasn't sure until I checked the URL.

GreyEyedGhost

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It's like a reflex now.

Thinking, "Holy shit! Is that even real?"

Checks URL.

Sigh, "Yeah, it's real..."

Zess

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That's probably why it's posted in a forum for real headlines that look like they're from The Onion.

urquell

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!nottheonion@lemmy.world

tigeruppercut

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The onion is coming from inside the house!

HawlSera

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Cop literally wants a convicted felon to run the country, I can't come up with a better satire for how little police care about rule of law... Or a better argument for the "Ban the Box" initiative

I'm definitely all for loosening restrictions on former felons.. Look bro, if we can have a convicted felon running for office, no reason why they can't vote or hold jobs if they've done their time right?

barsquid

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This sheriff would need to check the color of their hat before he agrees or not. And the color of their skin.

Madison420

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I couldn't own firearms or vote but this motherfucker could be president? Literally makes no sense and moreso if you read the reasoning as to why voting rights and firearm right can be restricted.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_death

John_McMurray

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You can be president too.

Madison420

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Actually no I can't.

John_McMurray

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Not born in the states?

Madison420

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Cant/won't provide identifiable information.

lanolinoil

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to be fair, he was attempting satire -- he is 'switching sides' and now wants a felon to run the country.

They're so bad at everything lol WOOSH on satire

CileTheSane

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if we can have a convicted felon running for office, no reason why they can’t vote or hold jobs if they’ve done their time right?

That's a fair point: Once Trump has done his time then he can run for president.

John_McMurray

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There's precedent....pretty sure Wyatt Earp was a felon

state_electrician

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Ah, the important distinction here is that he doesn't want just any convicted felon on the throne. I am pretty sure his list of convicted felons he'd like to see elected contains a single name that rhymes with Honald Frump.

HawlSera

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Okay, but why is Ronald Klump even being considered for the job? I didn't think he was running....

Wait did you mean the guy with 34 felonies?

state_electrician

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34 felonies so far.

MockingMoniker

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Maybe you don't understand the important facts.

A_Random_Idiot

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Does he care about people not caring about the rule of law?

Or is he just upset he cant run his little fiefdom like a tyrant like cops would have been able to 30 years ago before cameras and youtube?

PlasticExistence

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Mr. Treehorn draws a lot of water in this town. You don't draw shit, Lebowski.

blindbunny

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Who wants to bet we find something nasty on this dude in the next six months?

v1605

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Why wait?

https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2023/04/23/riverside-county-sheriffs-investigators-lose-60-pounds-of-meth-in-failed-drug-sting/

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/06/1043651361/oath-keepers-california-sheriff-chad-bianco-january-6-us-capitol

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/deputy-caught-with-100-pounds-of-fentanyl-was-working-for-el-chapos-cartel-report-says/amp/

coffinwood

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No, too easy. I'd only accept bets on how much of what material is found - like "31 Terabytes of furry porn" or "452 illegal WW1 weapons".

blindbunny

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We're both wrong. He's basically an openly dirty cop. https://lemmy.world/comment/10439983

Moose

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31 terabytes? Amateur.

msage

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Also, nothing wrong with furry porn.

It's not for me, but that is a matter of taste, not law.

Losing meth and fentanyl, now that's something to get angry about.

roguetrick

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I'm a professional yiffer. I can jump rope and keep my tail plug in at the same time. Get on my level.

CosmicTurtle0

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On the surface of only the quote. I agree.

If a felon was in the White House, I think we'd finally see some genuine prison reform, and if we're lucky, for profit prisons being outlawed.

Can you imagine a Danny Trejo type in the White House? Someone who deeply cares that prison is reformative and not punishment?

But not Donny Felon. He's just going to commit more crimes.

Badeendje

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Crime, with a little it of treason.

linearchaos

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God I would vote for Trejo. I'm not sure it would work well in the end. I'm not sure he could manage to do the proper negotiations to get anything useful done. But it would be one hell of a statement.

AngryCommieKender

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Get the guy that played Dwayne Elizando something Mt. Dew Comacho to be Trejo's VP

Crashumbc

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Considering roughly half of Congress currently is strongly AGAINST getting anything done, much useful. Their entire plan is to stop everything and blame the other side.

The worst part is it's working :(

enbyecho

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So basically he's saying he has no faith or confidence in the criminal justice system? Wouldn't that kind of... I dunno... disqualify you from a job in the criminal justice system?

SpaceNoodle

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Since when has that stopped any cops at all?

enbyecho

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Since when has that stopped any cops at all?

Good point

Melvin_Ferd

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I've think a lot of cops express how unhappy they are with the justice systems. Imagine getting a call for a domestic abuse. Show up and see this piece of shit beat his wife and kid. You arrest them and put them in jail. 6 months later you get another call same fucking guy same fucking thing. The courts gave him a reduced sentence. Rinse and repeat for your career. You're catching the same dirt bags over and over and the justice system keeps putting them back out there cause they either are too lenient or under funded to handle them. Cops can make the arrest but have no control over the justice system. I get a lot of us hate cops but I think we can all empathize how hard it would be to see the same people every couple months victimizing the same people

Alexstarfire

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Or we could try a system that actually tried to rehabilitate people. Nah, that's too much work. Best just keep people in jail.

Melvin_Ferd

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Many don't want to change. They know what they know and lifestyle is set in. Like asking if you can be rehabilitated to be a trump supporter. Some thing's are just in you and will never change

Bahalex

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Many may be victims of a legal system that incentivizes recidivism and bullshit laws.

For profit prisons need bodies to get federal cash, plus the cash from the underpaid labor the prisoners provide.

I’m sure it would cost the government less to implement social programs that help nurture and support everyone than to continue to subsidize and pay private prisons.

I have no proof of anything. But saying most don’t want to change seems hyperbolic and dog whistle-y.

A very small minority are probably wired wrong and are indeed unchanging in their ways, I’d say the vast majority were set up to fail for profit.

John_McMurray

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Ykniw there's a very large anti cop contingent on the Trump side. Do you really think the Jan 6 types are really into law n order? You think most rednecks like cops? It's suburban play acting rednecks that are into thin blue line horseshit.

seth

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Interestingly, the rate of domestic abuse among LEO is significantly higher than in the normal population. "Good cops" clean their own house so rarely that when they do, they can become a celebrity and have a book and movie written about them (Serpico).

Melvin_Ferd

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Higher rates mean what regarding what I have said?

seth

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Not necessarily pertaining to your point, which I get, and have also heard directly from people I know IRL who are now or used to be police. I just get surprised every time how indignant they will get over other people committing crimes repeatedly, while they overlook the same things in their own in-group, or even help shelter.

GreyEyedGhost

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The obvious solution is to follow the model of Judge Dredd. That worked out well.

TheReturnOfPEB

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Breonna Taylor thinks you are a cop apologist.

John_McMurray

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2 things can be true at the same time

explodicle

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"It’s cops fault, it might be my fault.”

He's on some level aware how fucked it is and his part in it. But it seems like he's desperately asking someone to tell him "no it's not, you're helping!"

His whole rant is about how the governor and legislature are against him, and he doesn't quite grasp why we voted for that.

MystikIncarnate

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Look, I'm all for equal representation and equal opportunity for everyone. The US had a black president already, which is awesome, but I'm not thinking the next step here is to "recently convicted felon". Maybe try for a woman as president first?

Just saying.

ameancow

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There's a whole long LIST of things we can try long before settling on "first felon president."

First Woman President
First Openly Gay President
First Asian/Pacific Islander President
First Albino President
First Teenage President
First Werewolf President
First Teenage Werewolf President
First Robot President
First Robot Teenage Werewolf President
First Normal President

We could go on and on too.

Lifebandit666

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Try and start easy with an openly atheist president and work from there

ours

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Key word being "openly". Funny Trump's followers think he believes in God and isn't just pandering to them.

Lifebandit666

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Yup that's why I put that word in there

loopedcandle

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First Robot Teenage Werewolf President

I'm ready to serve.

ouRKaoS

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Robot Teenage Werewolf President

Leader of the free world; Werewolf power!

pikmeir

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He's the USA's most fearsome being.

He's a werewolf in a high school, and a teen.

ameancow

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And he's got a secret! Main character opens shirt to show robot skin

Snowclone

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With a magic talking resolute desk voiced by Maurice LaMarche as Dom DeLoise

MystikIncarnate

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First Normal President

Hey now, let's be realistic here.

PrettyFlyForAFatGuy

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i'm pretty sure theres a lower age limit for president so unfortunately Teenager, Werewolf teenager, and Robot teenage werewolf are out

ameancow

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Drats, we were so close.

geissi

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First Robot President

Is Nixon available ?

Dkarma

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Arooooo

tacosplease

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Cruz looked like he had a shot in 2016

werefreeatlast

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Women, Asian and Pacific islander people are all normal. I propose a woman like that who is normal, who multiracial and LGBT. Usually mommas know what is best for the kids. So why not the ultimate love momma? You mess with us and we'll f-u up. You work with us and we'll love you to pieces. So I propose momma bear. Even better if she's well educated with a medical PhD and...but I mean, why not a hotel maid? My mom was a hotel maid and she's got the best heart and mind you'll ever meet. Don't need a PhD to be president.

lightnsfw

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Usually mommas know what is best for the kids. So why not the ultimate love momma? You mess with us and we’ll f-u up. You work with us and we’ll love you to pieces. So I propose momma bear.

Wasn't that Palin's shtick?

ameancow

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Women, Asian and Pacific islander people are all normal.

thatspartofthejoke.jpg

Don’t need a PhD to be president.

Not holding our leaders to a higher standard is how we got here. I want my leader to be much smarter than me.

Leviathan

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How about a young guy with truly progressive ideas? I find it hard to believe no one ever gains enough traction with social media the way it is, or maybe it's because social media is the way it is. Or maybe people like that just don't get into politics.

ameancow

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How about a young guy with truly progressive ideas?

What are you, insane????

IamtheMorgz

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This is ridiculous! We will never have a teenage president because you have to be 35 to run. Proof the whole thing is rigged.

Cosmicomical

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Off topic but I'm not ok with a robot president, because it would mean we made fully conscious robots, which is a recipe for disaster. We need to build flexible and smart tools without an ego, not an actually superior iron race.

MockingMoniker

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The gnostics wouldn't accept any president. I'm expecting a response in relation as to why i chose a cult.

ameancow

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I’m expecting a response in relation as to why i chose a cult.

This reminds me of one of those furries who always has to interject in any role playing situation that they're furries and their character is a furry despite nobody in the gaming session actually asking or encouraging that person.

MockingMoniker

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Why?

ameancow

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The things you think that people care about are most often the things people care least about.

John_McMurray

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Yknow there's a strong argument to be made had Hillary won, she would have been circumventing the 2 term rule

Furbag

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You have a curious definition of "strong argument".

John_McMurray

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Oh cmon. If Bill hadn't married her, he'd be a retired lawyer in Little Rock today. Any other first ladies end up Secretary of State in another administration a decade later?

explodicle

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Is there more to the argument because it looks like you're kinda jumping from "she became secretary of state" to "she would've been 3 term". She was qualified to be president despite Bill.

John_McMurray

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Imagine misunderstanding the implication she was running the show the whole time this hard

explodicle

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Have people been telling you that's insane when you say it clearly and directly?

John_McMurray

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No. Most people have a functioning brain and noticed themselves, and it was clear and direct to begin with.

thatgirlwasfire

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Under the same logic, wouldn’t Biden also be ineligible because he was also in the white house (as vp) for 8 years?

John_McMurray

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Well no, because Obama wasn't Bidens puppet.

MystikIncarnate

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Interesting take. I see the argument, I'm not sure if I agree with it.

MrJameGumb

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Translation: "I'm upset that my cult leader was found guilty so I'm going to stand here and throw a sarcastic little crybaby tantrum about it now"

ceenote

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One more for the "Evidence 'law and order Republicans' are just racist" drawer.

sucricdrawkcab

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"Bianco also challenged the idea of systemic racism or bias in law enforcement"

Yes, because no police department ever has had these kinda problems in the United States.

drunkpostdisaster

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Not going to lie. His felon status has very little to do with why I won't vote for him

Dkarma

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Is it the rape? It's the rape I bet.

Staubsaugernasenmann

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Nah, the hair

drunkpostdisaster

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Honestly, if you don't want to vote for a rapist or someone who helped facilitate rape you are shit out of luck at this point. I just want someone who can run a country.

MissJinx

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Not american but I'm honestly worried about the USA right now. This shit is crazy. Can you imagine if he wins again?!

alsimoneau

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The only way he doesn't eventually is if he dies, and he'll have shown them that they don't have to wear masks anymore and can go as hard as they want.

zewm

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When, not if.

Cybermonk_Taiji

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Get fucked traitor

zewm

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I’m not a trump supporter, kid. I’m simply stating the obvious. It’s going to happen.

Crashumbc

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It is unfortunately a very real possibility at this time.

And judging by the downvotes you're getting, there are way too many people ignoring reality. Got their heads stuck in the sand, like that's going to help.

PopShark

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A voice of reason emerges from the ashes

Risus_Nex

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I know he would do a crazy amount of damage to the USA and the rest of the world. But at this point I think it would be best to just be done with it. Let him havoc for 4 years and then he's out of the game and maybe the US can start to heal the rift in their society. If he doesn't make it, his disciples will rage on and radicalize even further.

vulgarcynic

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I don't believe for a second it would stop at 4 years. We're looking at a real Putin scenario.

Holzkohlen

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Also Ukraine gets fucked, Taiwan invaded of Day 1 of the 2nd Trump presidency with Trump simping for both Putin and Xi Jinping.

Fiivemacs

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You really think 4 years would be the max time...

fine_sandy_bottom

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Dude it's not like covid or something you can just "get it over with".

If Trump were elected he works remain president until he died.

The damage he works do during that time is not "healable".

enbyecho

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Let him havoc for 4 years and then he’s out of the game and maybe the US can start to heal the rift in their society.

I'm sure basically a good person, so please take this in the spirit it was intended:

Fuck you.

bradorsomething

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It would definitely speed the decline of american influence in the world. I dare guess that if trump wins and continues his previous course of action, the US would lose its military bases in Europe by 2075, and be definitively beaten in a war (likely by China) by 2150.

Palerider

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I think you're a little optimistic on the time line there.

I'd give it Ten years tops...

MissJinx

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The us is already against the world whent it comes do Israel if trump decides to support russia I think the rift with europe will be ultimate

YarHarSuperstar

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US

Existing in 2075

Pick one

Cybermonk_Taiji

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At this point I think it would be best if you shoved a coke bottle up your ass and shattered it in there.

Fuck you.

Risus_Nex

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Don't be so butthurt! It's not like I'm saying you should vote for him, in fact I would strongly advise against it. But I have no hope left for the USA with their jurisdiction and political system or their social cohesion. They shoveled their own grave. Their democratic system is flawed and corrupted to no end. I'm simply hopeless that he won't become president again. Be it now or the next time. It's always the worst time for him to be in power. The problem won't be solved until he won't be able to candidate again. And I don't believe there will be another solution but that he was president a second time or he dies.

Docandersonn

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Something really strange about American police forces is their use of military rank insignia. Here we have an elected official overseeing a civilian law enforcement agency of ~4000 personnel wearing the rank insignia of a 4-Star general.

ramble81

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I under what you’re getting at, but how else would you propose defining delineations of authority within an organization like that? Corporate titles can be capricious and I’d almost fear a corporate based security force more!

Docandersonn

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In this sheriff's office, like several other law enforcement agencies, ranks jump from junior officers (lieutenant, captain) straight to flag rank (1 star for chief deputy, 2 stars for assistant sheriff, 3 stars for under sheriff, 4 stars for sheriff). Just seems like someone really wanted to dress up in a general's uniform.

Empricorn

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So brave. To be so openly corrupt...

projectsquared

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When consequences are for others it isn’t ‘brave’.

Empricorn

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...to be corrupt. I was obviously being sarcastic.

John_McMurray

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You have to watch the video (or read the whole article), he's being sarcastic

Spaceinv8er

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I read it and watched the video.

The video was of sarcastic tone, but he was totally serious about his support for Trump.

He makes it seem like California is just this lawless place of criminals running around everywhere, because of what he claims of slashed police force budgets and closed prisons.

When he had a deputy get caught with a bunch of fentanyl supplied by the cartel, and his police force had an increased budget of 270 million since 2019.

He's totally one of those "rules for thee, not for me" kind of people.

Riverside sucks anyway.

Chainweasel

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Trump isn't fit for a Waffle House, let alone the White House.

SturgiesYrFase

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Nah, waffle house accommodates larger folk all the time, pretty sure he could fit in the seats.

RizzRustbolt

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Yeah, but he can't keep his mouth shut, so he's a prime candidate for a parking lot fight.

sucricdrawkcab

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You mean the after hours Waffle House special with a 2 piece, side and a drink?

taiyang

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Oh yeah, I remember hearing about this as a local-ish. He's bum hurt about criminal justice reform in Cali (non violent offenders getting less or no jail time, that kinda thing). Makes this job "harder" he says.

It hasn't been smooth sailing, mind you-- but it's at least the government trying to do something about an overcrowded prison system.

Crikeste

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Makes his job harder? GOOD. Policing communities should never be an easy job. And you signed up for it, numb nuts.

CptEnder

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"Wait it's not just shooting brown people?!"

uhhhhh

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Sorry no, you have to shoot dogs too.

KittenBiscuits

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It has to be the mayor's dogs though.

Kolanaki

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makes the job harder

"I miss back in the days when you could just kill someone on the mere suspicion they've committed a crime. Shit was way easier."

taiyang

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That is also how I read it lol, fuck this guy

assassin_aragorn

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It makes me wonder honestly if cops were always this corrupt, or if they've become more corrupt over time. I'd believe either being the case honestly, but maybe the former is a perception borne from all the pro police media there were in the 90s, 00s, and 10s. Hell, even today.

AngryCommieKender

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I've heard from people that were cops back in the 60s and 70s that after the 1982 decision in Harlow v Fitzgerald gave cops Qualified Immunity, illegally by the way, that was when the War on Cops propaganda started, and when they stopped living in the communities they were patrolling. I take it with a grain of salt since they were cops during the Civil Rights movement, and they didn't quit, and because none of them realize that QI is illegal.

TurtleJoe

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The article says his department's budget has increased by $270 million since newsom took office. Poor guy is underfunded!

Avatar_of_Self

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On the flip side, you don't have people spending close to a decade in prison awaiting trial, where the prosecution is hoping they are so tired of it, they will offer a crappy plea deal for time served, even if they have no case.

PlantDadManGuy

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Has it ever been more painfully obvious that a police scumbag is bought and paid for by corrupt campaign funding?

devbo

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I've heard you have to think like a criminal to catch one, but i have not heard let a criminal run your goverment to stop crime. but it really makes sense if you don't think about it, making nothing illegal would mean no more crime.

loutr

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making nothing illegal would mean no more crime

Nah, they'd focus on the important crimes, like pot smoking and abortions.

Jimmyeatsausage

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Or being the wrong color, loving the wrong person or reading the wrong books

Disaster

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Yes, Eugene Debs, please.

who was basically jailed on political pretexts but still..