A Michigan man was charged Friday with allegedly assaulting a mail carrier over a “Kamala Harris for President” mailer that the mail carrier delivered to his mailbox.
Russell Frank Valleau, 61, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, was charged by Oakland County, Michigan Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald with assaulting a mail carrier.
“The defendant was allegedly upset that he had received mail regarding presidential candidate Kamala Harris and allegedly said that he did not want that ‘black b****’ in his mailbox,” according to press release from the Oakland County, Michigan prosecutor’s office said. “He then called the mail carrier a ‘black b****’ and threatened the carrier. The mail carrier used pepper spray to stop the defendant.”
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The mail carrier used pepper spray to stop the defendant.
Please let there be video. I need it.
I’m imagining an overweight man in his 50s just getting fucking obliterated while trying to assault somebody half his age who actually gets off their ass when somebody isn’t telling them to.
Important detail missing from this article:
He’s accused of yelling derogatory, racist and sexual remarks about Harris and the carrier, calling the postal carrier a “Black b****” and lunging at her with a knife.
emphasis mine
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/postal-carrier-assault-kamala-harris-flyer/
I’m shocked, the title of the story left so much out, I was really wondering who the unhinged, deranged psychopath was in a story about someone assaulting a mail carrier for delivering the mail.
Another deranged goon from the MAGA party of hate, lies and violence. Take care out there.
I try not to judge with incomplete facts…
but damn, do I hope the fucker is now blind - you know, to ease the terrible pain of having to look at people with (assumption incoming) a different skin color from his. you are the problem. fuck you.
Depending upon local state laws, he may have also lost his right to vote, now that he’s a criminal. I’m sure he is glad to be relieved of that burden.
75% chance he’s secretly attracted to black women, but thinks it’s wrong for some reason, so he lashes out at them.
We’ve seen this scenario play out a few too many times.
charged with allegedly assaulting
Is this correct use of “allegedly”? The man allegedly assaulted someone, so he was charged with assault. Or they can just say “charged for allegedly assaulting”.
It’s a means for the news source to cover its ass. They can’t outright say it as a fact otherwise they run the risk of getting sued if the courts find the man innocent.
They can’t say that the man assaulted someone as a fact. But that the man was charged with assault is a fact. Alleged attack is not a charge, so “charged with allegedly attacking” is nonsensical. To cover their ass they can say “charged for allegedly attacking”, which shows that he was charged, why he was charged, and also adds the required “allegedly”.
Way to go mail carrier with the pepper spray on the average Trump voter!
Nice pepper spray to his eyes.
I hope no one helped him until the police arrived.
Wait we can do that? I’m in MI and get 5-6 Trump flyers a week. I don’t want that orange bitch in my mailbox.
A literal case of “don’t shoot the messenger”.
Spicy eyes! Spicy eyes!
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Tolerates decades of spam in his mailbox. Has melt down when one contains a black female politician.
“Why do they have to make my mail POLITICAL??”
That poor snowflake. I get Harris, Trump, and every single damn person that’s running for office in my mail. Except for some reason I get duplicates of the Trump ones.
The thing is, it’s worked. Simply by doubling up the lies changed my mind. If they are that so sure about the things they say and say it with conviction without nary a difference it must be true.
Nah, just more recycling.
Am I missing the description of the assault? The story doesn’t mention him laying hands on her or spitting or anything. Honestly from the account presented it sounds like he was assaulted. He does sound like a racist asshole, but is that assault?
Depends on the state. Most states from my understanding work like this:
Threatening to throw a rock and/or actually throwing it is assault. When / If the rock hits them then that’s battery.
So in this case the threat of violence is the assault. Had he actually made contact then it would have been battery too.
Technically assault does not require contact:
In the terminology of law, an assault is the act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in criminal prosecution, civil liability, or both.
Some jurisdictions have the misdemeanor charge of ‘menacing’ for when contact isn’t made.
TIL. Thank you for clarifying that for me.
He’s accused of yelling derogatory, racist and sexual remarks about Harris and the carrier, calling the postal carrier a “Black b****” and lunging at her with a knife.
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/postal-carrier-assault-kamala-harris-flyer/
There is is. If this article hadn’t omitted the whole ‘lunging at her with a knife’ bit, the assault charges would be obvious. Props to CBS for being able to provide what used to be the bare minimum. Thank you PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
Funny how today is the first day we’ve gotten any political fliers in my office, and the same day I see this. Didn’t take very long at all for a Magat to assault one of us over the election, and I guarantee it won’t be the last.
People are not well.
