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By Amina Niasse
NEW YORK, June 21 (Reuters) - People caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington's National Mall will be fully prosecuted, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Sunday.
President Donald Trump has blamed vandalism for recent problems with the newly renovated pool, including its new blue paint peeling off. Citations for vandalism have been issued, Pirro said on Sunday, adding that even minor crimes must be prosecuted to keep the U.S. capital safe.
The peeling paint was visible in the 2,000-foot-long rectangular pool, a major national landmark, less than two weeks after Trump declared its $14.7 million renovation project completed on June 6. Trump on Saturday claimed, without providing evidence, that vandals poured corrosive chemicals into the pool.
"Anyone who is in a position of vandalizing or attempting to vandalize will face the criminal justice system in D.C.," Pirro told Fox News' "Sunday Briefing" program.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/people-ticketed-vandalizing-washington-reflecting-190612134.html
The only one who vandalized it is the idiot you work for.
SWBTATTReg
(26,505 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(18,214 posts)dem4decades
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odins folly
(676 posts)Shitbag had a delusional dream that there were vandals because he couldnt possibly have picked a dumbass to do a job he wasnt qualified to perform, and the rest of his band of sycophants are falling in line with the BS
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The coating absorbed the heat which made the algae bloom. First lie was that the algae was in the pipes, and would clear in days. The next thing was they poured hydrogen peroxide into the pool to try and kill the algae. The peroxide caused the coating to lift.
Now dear leader says it was perfectly clear and that there were vandals, so all the little snowflake soldiers fall all over themselves backing up the grand delusion
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dpibel
(4,035 posts)I have some extremely valuable bridge property I'd like to sell you on the cheap.
Anyone who can say that has not being paying attention to real life for quite a long time.
Not to mention the fact that this is a misdemeanor and is highly unlikely to lead to the incarceration you so fervently advocate.
Other than that, I think you're really onto something!
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dpibel
(4,035 posts)You said: "And generally, people don't get arrested unless there is at least some evidence against them."
It is not putting words in your mouth to restate that proposition as "people don't get arrested without evidence."
Bluster on!
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dpibel
(4,035 posts)Just my opinion, y'all.
odins folly
(676 posts)If you havent seen anything to collaborate or validate anything in what I wrote, then we follow different lines of thought. I read, I read many sources and few of them are mainstream media sources.
Over these past weeks I have read about the reflecting pool renovation where the pool was drained to have a protective coating applied and how it was not going well. I red how the algae came back due to heat and the coating. I read and saw the pictures of people pouring hydrogen peroxide into the pool and read the report from a pool guy who pointed out they were not adding anywhere near the amount of peroxide required for the volume of water in the pool. I read how only a day later, the coating began to peal up most likely due to the peroxide. I also read how yesterday they arrested a former Olympian after he reached down to touch the pealing coating. I then read this morning about the shitbags declaration that many people have been arrested, etc, etc
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I have neither the time nor inclination to trot out sources I read in order to prove I read things that you do not. If I offended you in any way, that was not my intention. I dont believe in groveling or begging for forgiveness, least of all mine. I dont know you, so I dont feel it necessary to prove you one way or the other, take it as you wish.
Wiz Imp
(10,767 posts)The US attorney's office in DC (Jeaanine Prirro) has been no billed by a grand jury more in the past year than most us attorneys offices have in decades combined. The reason is she keeps charging innocent people. Here's just one eggregious example.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jeanine-pirro-fails-fourth-time-144837921.html
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro has once again failed spectacularly, as she has been unable to charge the same D.C. woman in court four different times.
On Thursday, a jury found Sidney Lori Reid not guilty on misdemeanor charges of assaulting an FBI agent. Reid was accused of assaulting FBI agent Eugenia Bates back in July while being detained. Video shows Reid outside D.C. Jail filming Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were waiting to arrest two people.
Pirro's office had already tried three separate times before this to federally indict Reid on felony charges, which can carry up to eight years in prison. They alleged that Reid "forcibly pushed" an FBI agent's arm off of her with the intent to injure the agent. That argument failed then, and it failed again on Thursday.
It's clear that Pirro's office is vindictively overcharging in a desperate attempt to make an example out of someone, to have a headline to tout for President Trump. But regardless of how many resources and indictments they throw, it doesn't seem to be working.
I have no idea why somebody who believes people don't get arrested unless there is at least some evidence against them is even on DU since that opinion is completely counter to what the site is all about.
DBoon
(25,250 posts)a make-believe organization made up of make-believe people
Kingofalldems
(40,408 posts)I see no evidence of vandalism except for Trump's actual vandalism.
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dpibel
(4,035 posts)"People who do things like this are not on our side..."
Those are your very words from the conditionally stated post to which you refer.
The poster whose inquiry you are dodging asked what the vandalism at issue was.
IOW: What are these "things like this" to whom you refer.
It's not a question of prejudging guilt or innocence.
It's a question of what heinous deeds you think have been done.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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dpibel
(4,035 posts)What things are you talking about?
You are, amidst all the volume and bluster, refusing to say what vandalism you believe has been done.
You're quite exercised by it. But you seem not to be able to articulate what it is you think should be righteously punished if, in fact it was done.
Ya see: "Vandalism" is a catchall word. Did someone paint graffiti on the reflecting pool? Did someone tip over the privy of the reflecting pool?
What happened?
You really are not quite as good at this as you seem to think you are.
BTW: What does this mean in standard English: "the topic is alleged vandalism of the grounds reflecting pool."
MarineCombatEngineer
(18,241 posts)Given this admin. constant lies, why would you wait and see if it's true or not?
This whole admin is built on lies and deception, and that includes Pirro.
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dem4decades
(14,637 posts)Come on, do you think it was the Antifa Algea Army?
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Walleye
(45,786 posts)2naSalit
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As her prosecution of the sandwich guy case.
underpants
(197,746 posts)Im 107 miles from there. Should I be worried?
2naSalit
(104,681 posts)Blues Heron
(9,119 posts)These people are absolutely in love with gaslighting
Initech
(109,567 posts)And Rupert Murdoch doesn't own DC. These things are not his. And fuck Trump and his stupid Americagasm.
sop
(19,809 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(15,430 posts)dave99
(466 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,767 posts)grand jury will no bill every single charge. Of it ever did reach court, it would be thrown out immediately by a judge. More massive waste of taxpaayer dollars.
OAITW r.2.0
(32,919 posts)Which means frivolous arrests that cost taxpayers for Trump's inability to accept responsibility.
Norrrm
(6,041 posts)pat_k
(14,482 posts)These people are so f-ing transparent.
dpibel
(4,035 posts)Somebody got seriously cranked up about this thread...