Posted on 01/11/2014 2:13:11 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
"....Regina Hill, 48, said she has no plans to drop her political campaign for a council seat, despite a history of arrests for drug offenses, multiple DUIs and other charges. In fact, she said her checkered past makes her more qualified to represent District 5, which still struggles with high levels of crime, unemployment and homelessness.
"...I've walked in their shoes," Hill said. "I've overcome those obstacles and I know what they go through."....
......Florida Department of Law Enforcement records show that Hill began racking up arrests a week after she turned 18 in 1983. She was last arrested in 2009, on a contempt of court charge.
During that 26-year span, she was charged with an array of offenses. In 1989, at age 23, she was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell. Records show she received a four-month jail sentence and three years probation, with credit for time already served.
Hill also had six arrests for driving under the influence between 1997 and 2006.
Other arrests include passing bad checks in 1994, to which she pleaded no contest and was ordered to pay restitution; and marijuana possession in 2005, to which she pleaded no contest and was ordered to perform community service.
Florida is one of three states that strips those with felony convictions of the right to vote, serve on juries — or hold public office. Most of the charges Hill faced were misdemeanors, but two were felonies: the cocaine conviction and a 1995 fraud arrest for using a false name to obtain a driver's license.
State records show that Hill applied to have her civil rights restored, and the request was granted in 2008 by the Florida Parole Commission's Office of Executive Clemency. That cleared the way for her current City Council campaign.......
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
That outfit’s covering a lot of tats.
...and the tyrannical regime of legally enhanced, criminal, cliffsnotes negros marches on.
If I were a voter, I’d have to consider her. Heck, we know more about her than Obama and he was elected Demander In Chief twice.
Here’s a nice story that exemplifies and backs up your generalized assertions:
Detroit City Council President Leaving Strip Club Caught w/Drugs in Car after Fleeing Cops, Blames Racism
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/detroit-city-council-president-returning-from-strip-club-caught-wdrugs-in-car-after-fleeing-cops-blames-racism/
She does!!!!!
Perfect for politics in the the Obama era. The mental patients have escaped their padded cells and are running the asylum.
Amongst her people those arrests are badges of courage and qualifications for office.
Another friggin’ community organizer.
He was “campaigning” at a strip club. Detroit.
Does Sly Stone know about this ?
You guessed right, again.
She’s a shoo-in now! This is de rigueur for any modern politician!
(OK, I’m being a little puckish about it.)
She’s an honest crook. She might be better than the dishonest crooks.
In an ironic way I concur. How else do you prove that you really fought The Man?
[In an ironic way I concur. How else do you prove that you really fought The Man?]
Though I’d say that STUPID things, like driving drunk, aren’t really fighting The Man. They’re fighting common sense and The Man just happens to be there to make sure the common sense is remembered. Civil disobedience just isn’t what it used to be!
State records show that Hill applied to have her civil rights restored, and the request was granted in 2008 by the Florida Parole Commission's Office of Executive Clemency. That cleared the way for her current City Council campaign.
Hill said she is working hard for her community, and that is how voters should judge her. "
I believe if you are a convicted felon or on government subsidies or subsistence, your right to vote should be taken away. This is what perpetuates the current slide into chaos we are seeing today...
She needs to move to the District of Criminals and run for mayor.
That should get her the MADD vote. /S
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