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[malaise]

1. Lock him up

That is all

[Ocelot II]

44. They did, which is just what he wanted.

He's homeless and wanted to go "home." https://azmirror.com/briefs/man-arrested-for-phoenix-mailbox-fire-that-damaged-early-ballots/

[allegorical oracle]

47. Pretty sad when jail's better than where you live, eh? nt

[malaise]

50. WTF?

No words

[barbtries]

64. looks like he'll get his wish.

maybe even some federal time.

[Wednesdays]

65. Maybe he'll finally get a shower and shave, too. nt

[bdamomma]

68. For sure

it's a federal crime, well, let's see how many more will join the 2000 insurrectionists in prison.

[Trueblue1968]

67. Gees he is UGLY !!!!

[mtngirl47]

77. Be nice.

[KS Toronado]

79. Bye Bye

[surfered]

2. Off to the Hoosegow!

[wnylib]

7. For a very long time, I hope. Long enough to protect the next few presidential elections.

Looks like a real charmer.

[Ocelot II]

25. He got what he wanted: To go back to jail.

He's a homeless guy who set fire to a regular mailbox, not a ballot box, so he could go back "home," which is jail. He's probably mentally ill. The tweet in the OP is not accurate. https://azmirror.com/briefs/man-arrested-for-phoenix-mailbox-fire-that-damaged-early-ballots/

[surfered]

49. That would be Federal offense then and a Federal Correctional facility.

If he is indeed homeless, then He’s probably got some mental issues and I feel sorry for him

[Jmb 4 Harris-Walz]

3. OFF TO PRISON WITH YOU!!!! Now who's the sucker and the loser? nt

[jimfields33]

70. It's what he wanted. He didn't like being homeless and now gets a three meal a day place to stay.

[lame54]

4. Did he do both?

[republianmushroom]

5. Salt him away for many years

[Dennis Donovan]

6. That's terrorism. Throw the book at him.

"Smells like hotdog water..."

On edit: News is not reporting that the ballot box firestarter has been apprehended so this might be a false report.

[hlthe2b]

8. Was it his deranged idea to do so? (or did someone pay him to do so?)

Inquiring minds, and all that...

[kentuck]

13. Good question!

They should throw the book at him. Maximum sentence.

I would not be surprised if he was a part of a conspiracy.

[Ocelot II]

29. He's a homeless guy who set fire to a mailbox (not a ballot box)

so he could go back to jail. https://azmirror.com/briefs/man-arrested-for-phoenix-mailbox-fire-that-damaged-early-ballots/

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

57. I read that article and I think he did this to a USPS mailbox

so he would have a longer stretch in jail. He claims he did not do this for political reasons and he is homeless.

[hlthe2b]

61. Nope. Not the guy who set the OR and WA ballot box fires.

[marble falls]

9. Weld the door shut. He was trying to bring our system down.

[Ocelot II]

48. No, he wasn't. He was trying to go back to jail.

He set fire to the mailbox so he could go "home." https://azmirror.com/briefs/man-arrested-for-phoenix-mailbox-fire-that-damaged-early-ballots/

[Klarkashton]

10. Now get the bastard in Portland, unless it's the same

Asshole.

[sl8]

52. It's not. This guy was arrested last week. nt

[DeepWinter]

11. Scouring the news

Not seeing a single report of this.

[Attilatheblond]

28. Because he didn't set fire to a ballot box. Post is wrong. He set fire to a USPS drop box.

[sl8]

53. I'm seeing dozens of articles on this from last week.

Last edited Tue Oct 29, 2024, 03:24 PM - Edit history (1)

Here's one:

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/20-ballots-burned-mailbox-fire-phoenix-fire-department-says/75-4a5fe00f-ce00-48d8-985a-587027af8b16

Police say suspect who started mailbox fire did not do so for 'politically motivated' reasons

The suspect, who has been arrested and is facing arson charges, told police he wanted to be arrested, and that is why he lit a piece of paper on fire.

Author: John Tanet, Kyra O’Connor
Published: 8:08 AM PDT October 24, 2024
Updated: 5:37 PM PDT October 24, 2024

PHOENIX — As many as 20 ballots were damaged or destroyed in a mailbox fire at a United States Postal Service location in Phoenix. Police say the suspect, who has been arrested, lit a piece of paper and threw it in the mailbox, but did not know ballots were inside the box.

The Phoenix Fire Department was called to the location near 7th Avenue and Indian School Road around 1:20 a.m. for reports that a person set fire to the drive-up collection mailbox.



[...]

Phoenix police said Dieter B. Klofkorn, 35, allegedly admitted to starting the fire because "he wanted to get arrested." He told police his actions were not politically motivated nor related to the upcoming election, police said.

[...]

“We understand the concern,” Scherer said. “There was never any point that led us or any information that led us to believe that this was maybe election related or anything like that.”

[Ocelot II]

12. This guy was busted four days ago.

He set fire to a regular USPS box that had some ballots in it. He has a history of petty crimes and he says he did it just so he could go to jail (he's probably mentally ill). There is no evidence that he's a Republican. I know we'd like to believe that but we look stupid if we make up shit that turns out not to be true.

Police arrested Dieter Klofkorn on an unrelated warrant, and said in a press release that, during an interview, he admitted to setting the fire in a mailbox at the Osborn Post Office near the intersection of 7th Avenue and Indian School Road. Klofkorn told police that his actions were not politically motivated, and that he set the fire so he would be arrested and taken to jail, according to police.

He has a history of being unhoused, according to previous reporting from ABC 15.

Klofkorn has been convicted of multiple crimes over the past several years in Maricopa County Superior Court, as well as Phoenix and Scottsdale municipal courts, including indecent exposure, theft and trespassing, according to online court records. Following several of his convictions, Klofkorn repeatedly violated the terms of his probation, which could also get him sent to jail.

https://azmirror.com/briefs/man-arrested-for-phoenix-mailbox-fire-that-damaged-early-ballots/

[progressoid]

17. Thanks for that update.

I hate two sentence tweets that fail to inform.

[DeepWinter]

19. Thanks

I thought it was bogus. Confirmed.

[LeftInTX]

35. Actually that's a relief!

[hlthe2b]

59. This is the SAME one who set the AZ, as well as OR and WA fires? Mentally ill but sophisticated enough to

use explosive devices? Maybe, but?

I have to wonder if all three states are the same guy.

[Quiet Em]

14. I wonder what is X/Twitter handle is

He looks like a creep who hangs out there.

[LeftInTX]

20. He's homeless and wanted to go back home: jail

[Quiet Em]

23. ah,

thanks.

What he did is horrible, I can't imagine the headache of this from the people whose ballots were destroyed.

[lees1975]

15. It's kind of funny actually, in a grotesque sort of way.

In Arizona in 2020, it was the mail in and drop boxes that favored Trump. Opposite of Pennsylvania and Georgia, the same day vote in Arizona caused Fox to call the state for Biden on election eve, when he was about 50,000 votes ahead. But the drop boxes went more for Trump, not enough to erase Biden's majority, but close.

This should be good for a long term in prison.

[zorbasd]

16. Let me guess

Lives in the basement in elderly mom's house, unemployed, plays video games all day, fapping to internet porn, reads RW web sites, watches Fox, etc....Typical.

[LeftInTX]

21. He lived in jail and was out. Wanted to go back

[jimfields33]

71. Couldn't be more wrong.

[Prairie Gates]

18. Caught immediately after the fire. The WA and OR guy has NOT BEEN CAUGHT

This is old news, essentially.

[Kaleva]

37. He confessed to it after being picked up for other charges

Based on media reports covering his previous adventures, I suspect the man is mentally ill

[hlthe2b]

60. Yes... There need to be some corrected posts.

[Jack the Greater]

22. No corroboration from any news site that I can find.

And who is Chris Evans?

[Ocelot II]

24. That's because it isn't what the tweet in the OP says happened.

Four days ago a homeless guy set fire to a regular USPS mailbox, not a ballot box, so he could go back to jail. The mailbox had some ballots in it.
https://azmirror.com/briefs/man-arrested-for-phoenix-mailbox-fire-that-damaged-early-ballots/

[Attilatheblond]

26. Fix your headline. He set fire to a POSTAL box, not a ballot box

[Ocelot II]

27. You should delete this post. It's completely inaccurate and makes DU look stupid.

[Kaleva]

34. And people here complain about Fox viewers

[Ocelot II]

38. Confirmation bias. People see a story that they want to believe.

We want to believe that a guy who set fire to a mailbox must be a Republican, and don't bother to check out the story. I did check it out because there was no link to the tweet, and found out the truth. It was really easy, but a lot of knees have been jerking on this thread.

[Kaleva]

42. We can all fall prey to confirmation bias

I try to read threads and responses to see if anyone else already fact checked the OP.

I've seen so much disinformation posted here, especially tweets, that I've grown accustomed to questioning everything.

[Ocelot II]

46. Same here. Sometimes the knee-jerk responses I see here

to anything that's biased toward "our" side make me embarrassed for DU. Everything needs to be fact-checked these days, especially xeets.

[Abolishinist]

54. Forget it, Jake. It's DUtown.

[Kaleva]

30. Homeless guy looking for a bed and 3 meals a day?

"There they found 29-year-old Dieter Bradford Klofkorn bound in duct tape.

Witnesses reportedly told police that Klofkorn appeared homeless and dehydrated, so workers offered him a chair to rest in and water to drink. "

https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/pd-duct-taped-suspect-held-for-glendale-police-after-attacking-surprise-officer

[Judi Lynn]

31. Ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire in Phoenix; suspect arrested

By Brent Corrado and Kenneth Wong
Updated October 24, 2024 6:25pm
MST Crime and Public Safety FOX 10 Phoenix





. . .

Phoenix Fire crews responded to the scene and extinguished the flames. Twenty electoral ballots, and other pieces of mail, were damaged in the fire.

More:
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/ballots-damaged-after-usps-mailbox-lit-fire-phoenix

[Sogo]

32. Arizona?! Ballots got burned there, too???

So, the guy in OR/WA is still at large?

[LeftInTX]

39. US mail. Homeless guy. Wanted jail again.

Not the same guy ot place.

[JohnSJ]

33. Throw him in jail. Glad they caught this bum.

[Ocelot II]

36. They did, which is what he wanted.

He's a homeless guy who set fire to a mailbox (not a ballot box) so he'd be arrested and sent back to jail, where he wanted to be. https://azmirror.com/briefs/man-arrested-for-phoenix-mailbox-fire-that-damaged-early-ballots/

[JohnSJ]

41. Interesting

[pandr32]

40. I wish him a long stay in prison.

May he soon regret his ratfuckery.

[Ocelot II]

43. So does he. He's a homeless guy who wanted to go back to jail.

https://azmirror.com/briefs/man-arrested-for-phoenix-mailbox-fire-that-damaged-early-ballots/

[Kaleva]

45. I think that's what he wants

Seems to be a homeless guy who thinks of jail as a home

[HagathaCrispy]

55. Trump will buy him a home

Donald Trump will buy him a home

[Wounded Bear]

56. Glad he's caught, but I was hoping he was the WA/OR one...nt

[EarnestPutz]

58. The line about the photo smelling like hot dog water is funny though. Just saying.

[world wide wally]

62. Typical Republican

[jimfields33]

73. A homeless guy desiring to go back home to jail

[pat_k]

63. Person responsible in OR and WA still out there

They have an image of the dark colored Volvo but not plate.

[jaxexpat]

66. Of course people are thinking this is the guy who has been setting ballot boxes on fire.

Anyone here understand the great difference between ballot drop boxes and USPS mail boxes? This is a case of rushing to judgement based on misinformation. It's the price we pay for allowing mis-informative click bait titles to OPs. Take it down.

[LilElf70]

69. Hmmm, is anyone counting?

Let's see now. 2 assassination attempts on TSF. Both were hateful republicants. Now a ballot burner, a republican!! That's 3 for 3. Just look at this guy. He reeks "loser". Put all these asswipes in jail. It's a good way for Trump to build up his own coalition for when they put his ass there early next year.

Does anyone see a pattern here? All this hate. And notice not one democrat.

I'm so sick of this shit. Next Tuesday can't come fast enough.

[sl8]

74. I'm counting. I'm counting how many recs this inane bullshit OP is getting.

How in the world did you determine that this guy is a Republican? All criminals are Republicans?

[LilElf70]

80. It says it in the original post

Unless I misread.

[Kaleva]

75. Where did you get the info that the guy is a Republican?

Did you get it from a tweet that is fake news?

If it's any consolation, you aren't the only one here who fell for it. But you might want to try and avoid being taken in by disinformation in the future .

[LilElf70]

81. It says it in the original post

[GoYouPackersGo]

76. Gee, he looks like a nice enough guy...

I'm surprised he would do something- you know- so FELONIOUS!

[slumcamper]

78. No time to waste--lock him up faster than starving hyenas on a 2-day old gazelle carcass.

That's all.