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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,713 posts)
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 08:57 PM Oct 2022

Arizona Democrats Have Been Getting Creepy Anonymous Letters

Arizona has recently been a hotbed for voter suppression and intimidation activity. However, a new tactic by a right-winged “vigilante” group might have upped the stakes. A group that dubbed themselves “Ben Sent Us,” after Benjamin Franklin, have been sending letters to various Arizona Democrat chairpersons threatening multiple things, according to the Daily Beast.

Some letters say these anonymous members “will be locating your homes” and if any voting discrepancies are found, “will be considered a traitor and dealt with accordingly, as will you.” Ordinary citizens have also been receiving flyers indicating they are being watched.

As for the origin of the group itself, nobody knows. The Daily Beast points out that the group’s website is hosted by OrangeWebsite, known for anonymous and encrypted web hosting.

“You will not know us; you will not see us; you will not know what we do,” according to a statement on the group’s website. “We might be your neighbor, your coworker, your cleric, your grocer, or the teacher in your school. We might be the person walking their dog down your street in front of your homes.”

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/arizona-democrats-getting-creepy-anonymous-223000258.html

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Arizona Democrats Have Been Getting Creepy Anonymous Letters (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP
Ben Franklin leaned heavily towards socialism. blm Oct 2022 #1
Terroristic threats. KentuckyWoman Oct 2022 #2
And as they were sent by mail, it is also a federal crime under 18 U.S. Code § 876 Angleae Oct 2022 #5
These creepy forkers will try anything ... ificandream Oct 2022 #3
The more they intimidate, the more everyone should exercise their right to vote. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #4
Call the FBI BlueIdaho Oct 2022 #6
Domestic terrorism. Feds need to investigate and charge appropriately. MerryBlooms Oct 2022 #7
Everyone has to sleep even maga terrorists,asshole.. I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2022 #8

KentuckyWoman

(7,401 posts)
2. Terroristic threats.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 09:02 PM
Oct 2022

Under Arizona's Threatening or Intimidating Statute, it's a crime to threaten or intimidate violence; it's also illegal to threaten serious property damage. Threatening or Intimidating, under ARS 13-1202, is a serious offense that can be charged as either a misdemeanor or felony.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,133 posts)
4. The more they intimidate, the more everyone should exercise their right to vote.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 09:08 PM
Oct 2022

We'll deal with these anti-democratic, anti-socialists....if enough people validate Democracy and their right to vote.

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