Someone set a ballot drop box on fire in Boston in front of the main public library.

[Nevilledog]

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Someone set a ballot drop box on fire in Boston in front of the main public library. Most ballots were recovered but not all. Mass Sec of State is urging voters who used this box to check website to see if their ballot was received. > https://bostonglobe.com/2020/10/25/metro/boston-ballot-box-set-fire-officials-say-disgrace-democracy/?event=event25… via @BostonGlobe

Boston ballot box set on fire, officials say, in ‘disgrace to democracy’ - The Boston Globe
A ballot drop box outside the Boston Public Library was set on fire early Sunday morning, according to state and city officials, who say it appears to be a deliberate, criminal attack and called it a...
bostonglobe.com
2:01 PM · Oct 25, 2020

[OnDoutside]

1. I'm only surprised that it took this long.

[LisaL]

5. That's the second incident i heard of.

NT

[mahina]

6. It didn't. It's happened three times that I know of including once on Maui once on Oahu

And once on the continent. I don’t remember where I really worry I have the thought it might’ve been Los Angeles. I’m sure there are many others.

These people are such patriots right?
🤮🤮🤮🤬😤

[OnDoutside]

10. Thanks, I hadn't heard about those. NE Patriots ?

[AleksS]

2. Hope there were cameras nearby and they catch the villain.

[Siwsan]

3. Hopefully they have security cameras focused on the drop boxes

I know they do at the boxes in Flint Township.

[blueinredohio]

4. Any cameras at the location?

[LisaL]

8. All drop boxes should have cameras around.

NT

[blueinredohio]

9. Exactly.

[stillcool]

11. definitely...Boston Public Library...

is right on Boylston Street, near where the marathon ends.

[JI7]

14. Exactly, just like banks do.

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. republicans should end up having to forfeit the election (sports analogy)

the fans are misbehaving

[CatMor]

12. That is reprehensible behavior ...

It's a shame what our country has become under the four year regime of trump. We need Biden to lead the healing that must be done to really make America great again.

[cwydro]

13. Boston, huh?

Are we not hearing about these things happening in the south?

Or am I just missing them?

[JI7]

15. They have their governors to do the voter suppression

[cwydro]

16. Oh. Well, not noticing that here in NC.

[JI7]

18. It's happening in Texas and Georgia

[cwydro]

19. Is the governor of Massachusetts a Democrat?

I’m confused here.

[JI7]

20. You think he set the fire ?

[cwydro]

22. No, but your premise makes no sense.

It’s a Republican led state, but people are doing this?

Ima guess you’re a south hater lol. Never mind.

[JI7]

25. You tried to claim it doesn't happen in the south

when voter suppression does happen in the south and they have their elected officials to do it for them.

[cwydro]

26. Please show me where I said that.

Oh wait, you can’t.

[JI7]

28. So you don't see the setting fire as an issue of voter suppression ?

Your objection was to the fire itself.

[cwydro]

27. Ballot boxes on fire? Really?

Please link.

[JI7]

29. Voter Supression is happening. That's what I see the OP as being about

[cwydro]

33. Uh huh.

Gotcha.

[JI7]

34. Im sure most people would see it that way

[cwydro]

35. So no links to ballot box fires in the south?

Oh my stars.

[JI7]

36. Voter suppression can be done in many ways. Which is what my comment was about

they have their elected officials doing things like providing just one box in areas that tend to be high population with more minorities .

I'm surprised you are not aware of things like this happening.

[cwydro]

42. Ok.

Whatever.

You’ve totally missed my point so I think I’m done here.

[JI7]

43. The only point that matters here is voter suppression

[idziak4ever1234]

17. This shouldn't happen in Texas with one box per county.

Maybe Abbott shot himself in the foot on that one. (After I posted, I am editing to make sure no one think a I am making fun of his handicap.)

[liberal N proud]

21. The next week is going to be a gauntlet of crimes from the cult

[Sherman A1]

24. Agreed

This may head into some ugly stuff.

[Retrograde]

32. That's why I vote early

and as often as I can (which here is twice every two years, as we're consolidated most local elections with governor or presidential elections)

Even before this year's post office shenanigans it would take 3-5 days for my ballot to be received and verified

[mahatmakanejeeves]

23. Through all our history, to the last, In the hour of darkness and peril and need, ...

https://poets.org/poem/paul-reveres-ride

So through the night rode Paul Revere;
And so through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm,—
A cry of defiance, and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo forevermore!
For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will waken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

[SheltieLover]

30. K&R!

[C_U_L8R]

31. Desperation stink.

May these republican arsonists rot in jail for a very long time.

[Iggo]

37. There's your comeback for when someone says both parties are the same.

One party want everyone to vote.

The other party lights ballot boxes on fire.

Oops, I mean: The other party doesn't.

[bluestarone]

38. Sad to say this about America BUT

I feel that Ballot boxes need to be guarded 24 hrs a day this WHOLE WEEK!!

[JI7]

39. Yes, at the very least place cameras around

[bluestarone]

40. Yea NEVER thought i'd see this day come

RETHUGS are destroying our country!

[DFW]

41. A tactic known in Republican circles as "campaigning." n/t