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Man in custody after GOP volunteer says he was threatened at Charlotte polling place (NC)
News and Observer ^ | 10/24/18 | doran and marusak

Posted on 10/24/2018 9:02:31 PM PDT by Ravi

Early voting nearly turned violent in Charlotte on Wednesday, when a Republican volunteer was confronted by a man who showed a gun at a Mecklenburg County polling place, police said.

Derek Partee, who is black, said three white people angrily approached him at the Steele Creek polling place, which is southwest of Charlotte near Carowinds.

Partee posted photos of the three on Facebook, including a photo in which one heavily tattooed man can be seen openly carrying a pistol in a hip holster. Partee said he called the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and filed a report.

In a news release late Wednesday, CMPD said it had one person in custody who officers intended to charge in the case. The two others who were with the suspect will not be charged because police determined they violated no laws.

(Excerpt) Read more at heraldonline.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; 2ndamendment; banglist; charlotte; dncbrownshirts; election2018; election2020; electionbias; electionviolence; northcarolina; nra; secondamendment; theleft; violence; voterintimidate
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Would think the other two could be charged with "accessory or accomplice" but I'm not in law enforcement and have watched too much Law and Order...

Crazy 12 days left in this election...

1 posted on 10/24/2018 9:02:32 PM PDT by Ravi
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To: LS

FYI


2 posted on 10/24/2018 9:02:47 PM PDT by Ravi
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To: Ravi

” a Republican volunteer was confronted by a man who showed a gun at a Mecklenburg County polling place, police said. “

Illegal to open carry at the polls?
I assume the man wasn’t arrested for that but for interfering.
Remembering that pic of the Black Panther outside the polls...


3 posted on 10/24/2018 9:09:05 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Ravi

article is a tough read.

NC is an open carry state and the guy had a holstered BB gun in the parking lot.
They called Partee names.

I don’t see where any crime has been committed.


4 posted on 10/24/2018 9:10:42 PM PDT by stylin19a ( Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: Ravi
A Black Republican at a polling place in North Carolina was accosted by a group of thugs, one of them displaying a gun.

“Down here in Steele Creek working the polls just threatened by two white males (and) a white female who called me a N***a, Black piece of s*** and he exposed his weapon,”

“He said something about being a Republican, I said I am a Republican, he said ‘Motherf***** you ain’t s***,’”


5 posted on 10/24/2018 9:13:52 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Ravi

All three should be in jail, used as examples to reign in the other idiots out there that think it is open season on Trump and Republican supporters.


6 posted on 10/24/2018 9:21:04 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: stylin19a

Remember that it’s the “snewz unobserver” We’re talking about here. They couldn’t get it correct if We wrote the article.


7 posted on 10/24/2018 9:30:07 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: Ravi

Well, those three have earned dossiers.


8 posted on 10/24/2018 9:36:46 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: BeauBo
Wanna bet they're paid antifa thugs?
Probably the same brain trust that sent the phony bombs.
9 posted on 10/24/2018 10:36:36 PM PDT by SantosLHalper (Eat some bacon.No, I got no idea if it'll make you feel better, I just made too much bacon.")
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To: Ravi

I remember the good old days when the only people you saw at the polls were neighbors you only see at the polls.


10 posted on 10/24/2018 10:54:14 PM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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Reallly? How is this any different than the crazy white women callin the cops on law abiding black peeps.

Sure they dont look wholesome, but did they threaten him, or just hurl insults?

11 posted on 10/24/2018 11:12:47 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing")
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To: mrsmith

>>Illegal to open carry at the polls?

it may depend on the state but in Texas, yes it is illegal to bring a gun. Period. However the poll judges can carry (as can law enforcement agents).

Also cannot have a cellphone/electronic device in use within 100 feet (or inside) polling center or wear campaign/party/etc shirts/hats/pins.


12 posted on 10/25/2018 2:33:13 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: SantosLHalper

You watch. The phony bombs were created specifically to look like they were made by an idiot. The whole plot of addresses, misspellings, crudity, etc. but as they take these things apart they will discover they were assembled essentially in a Class 4 containment. No fiber, no dust, no hair, no DNA... then the investigators will realize whoever assembled them was one of them. Clearly someone who knew how to assemble an evidence free package was smarter than this idiotic plot. But no perps will ever be found because, frankly, as soon as they realize they are looking for one of their own they will quit looking.


13 posted on 10/25/2018 3:14:28 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Ravi

Open carrying a BB pistol? Why not carry a sign that says “I’m stupid”


14 posted on 10/25/2018 3:55:43 AM PDT by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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To: rawcatslyentist
When you are approached, is there a difference? I say not. And they can be queried by the police, or a judge. Make them think twice about their behavior. If can be construed as a threat, arrest and throw them in jail.

There are several terms at play, assault, battery, intimidation, etc. Where's the line for each. Anyway, some is also a matter of intent. If they are doing it to scare or chase away the person, that is problem. If they are simply stating opinion, no so much so. How was it received?

15 posted on 10/25/2018 4:17:58 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: Ravi

Punks look like antifa.....they are extra dumb they forgot their masks


16 posted on 10/25/2018 4:55:41 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Ravi

If you’re going to CCW why bother with a be gun???


17 posted on 10/25/2018 4:56:30 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: stylin19a

:: the guy had a holstered BB gun ::

Fail.


18 posted on 10/25/2018 5:27:16 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Nifster

This will be portrayed as racist redneck Trump supporters attempting to intimidate a black guy. They will say it was based solely on race, since the jerks did not know he was a Republican when they saw him.


19 posted on 10/25/2018 7:06:38 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX (..Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you.. Joshua 1:9)
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To: Ravi

A white Democrat racist threatening a Black Republican...


20 posted on 10/25/2018 2:31:02 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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