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Warpy

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31. Confronting a frothing wingnut is never a great idea.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 05:49 PM

Oct 2024

I still say the capsaicin treatment on political signs is the best bet, providing a painful object lesson in why stealing them is a bad idea.

I doubt the cops will do much, it's petty theft and he can always say he has no idea how all those Harris signs got into his trash can, somebody else must've put them in there.

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OMIGOD! They took my sign with the Airtag and it ended up exactly where I thought it [View all] Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 OP

Call them and ask them to go over there and retrieve the sign. CousinIT Oct 2024 #1

This is Florida, not civilization. rzemanfl Oct 2024 #6

! johnnyfins Oct 2024 #26

Sure call the cops. Don't expect too much. RockRaven Oct 2024 #2

I would call the police. There's no other reasonable alternative. dchill Oct 2024 #3

Yes. It is a crime. Election interference. Grins Oct 2024 #52

File a police report FrankBooth Oct 2024 #4

At least you will have a case number for them to reference that you are proceeding. give the sign back or else...nt mitch96 Oct 2024 #10

Call the police RAB910 Oct 2024 #5

I'd At Least RobinA Oct 2024 #7

Same here but... cannabis_flower Oct 2024 #38

There are actually laws against sign stealing in some places Deminpenn Oct 2024 #8

And stealing airtags is illegal. usonian Oct 2024 #9

Sue them CanonRay Oct 2024 #11

They could destroy the evidence if served. usonian Oct 2024 #12

For trespassing on private property, and then file in small claims court for property stolen. ancianita Oct 2024 #43

And glitter durablend Oct 2024 #30

Yes, there was an article previously on someone else who had put an airtag on their sign, and they caught the person(s) SWBTATTReg Oct 2024 #13

And the mother of one of them was a real piece of work, acting like the niyad Oct 2024 #47

I found my missing Crystal Quade sign this am. I didn't get a chance to pick it up. Gore1FL Oct 2024 #14

Just a quick story... essaynnc Oct 2024 #15

Definitely contact the police. Hope22 Oct 2024 #16

CALL THE COPS!! NT FeelingBlue Oct 2024 #17

Call the cops AND the media. progressoid Oct 2024 #18

Another vote for calling the cops! ShazzieB Oct 2024 #19

Agree with other saying contact police. rogue emissary Oct 2024 #20

It's a misdemeanor in NC. Island Blue Oct 2024 #21

Please keep us posted. StarryNite Oct 2024 #22

I might put up a large sign, readable from the ... Whiskeytide Oct 2024 #23

They were also trespassing Figarosmom Oct 2024 #24

I went for a long walk the other day. At about the 2 mile point LisaM Oct 2024 #25

I think we're only now scratching the surface of the problem. Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #28

Good luck. intheflow Oct 2024 #27

Nevermind! When I refreshed the screen I saw your updates! liberalla Oct 2024 #29

I can't wait to see what happens, now that you've confirmed the first airtag is still at the house! liberalla Oct 2024 #34

Confronting a frothing wingnut is never a great idea. Warpy Oct 2024 #31

You might want to consider putting up posted no trespassing signs,also. BattleRow Oct 2024 #32

did they put your sign in their yard or in their garbage? are they trumpers or did they just want a harris sign? nt orleans Oct 2024 #33

Take your fucking sign back. Baltimike Oct 2024 #35

Post the story and photo of their house on social media soandso Oct 2024 #36

YES mainer Oct 2024 #37

Do NOT do this. Do NOT go that low. It's doxxing. Get the police involved. Dock_Yard Oct 2024 #39

It's not doxxing soandso Oct 2024 #41

It's doxxing. Doxxing is exposing. Doxxing is not "tracking." Tracking is stalking. ancianita Oct 2024 #45

Thanks & good thing words still have real meanings; not whatever some writer means in their head. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2024 #48

Yep. It's what US English teachers do. ancianita Oct 2024 #51

I guess Yellowdog88 Oct 2024 #53

Is there Traildogbob Oct 2024 #40

From a now purple district in red(dish) FL Fritz Walter Oct 2024 #42

Put a picture of that house up on social media WiVoter Oct 2024 #44

notify your local Harris campaign office. uncle ray Oct 2024 #46

"An Apple AirTag is a small Bluetooth tracker that helps you keep track of your belongings:" efhmc Oct 2024 #49

Save the found tag for fingerprints. Stealing the tag is illegal. Festivito Oct 2024 #50

Scumbags Martin68 Oct 2024 #54

I don't understand why people steal the signs and then keep them! Intractable Oct 2024 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #56

It actually does make a sound, but it's currently unreachable. Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #57