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riversedge

(73,405 posts)
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:09 AM Nov 5

24-year-old man punches election judge in the face while waiting in line to vote: Police

Source: abc



The man was restrained by several members of the public before police arrived.

By Jon Haworth November 5, 2024, 4:53 AM
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The incident occurred on Sunday at approximately 11 a.m. when Orland Park police officers were dispatched to the Orland Park Township Office in Illinois due to a man -- later identified as 24-year-old Daniel Schmidt -- “causing a disturbance in the voting line,” police said.


“Officers on scene learned that Schmidt entered the township building and walked past numerous other voters waiting in line to enter the voting area,” the Orland Park Police Department said in a press release detailing the incident. “An election judge posted at the entrance told Schmidt to go to the back of the line and wait his turn, which Schmidt refused.”

Police said that another election judge was called at that point to help assist in the disturbance and Schmidt was once again instructed to go to the back of the line, which Schmidt declined to do.


“Schmidt attempted to push past that election judge and was prevented from entering by that judge and several other employees,” authorities said. “Schmidt began to yell profanities and punched the election judge in the face, knocking their glasses off.”

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24-year-old man punches election judge in the face while waiting in line to vote: Police (Original Post) riversedge Nov 5 OP
Stupid incel, hope he sits in lock up until the polls close. FSogol Nov 5 #1
"Schmidt was held overnight and transported to Bridgeview Courthouse for a detention hearing and the investigation is cu riversedge Nov 5 #7
Yes, one less magat to cancel! Kittycatkat Nov 5 #51
F around bdamomma Nov 5 #53
I hope he is tried, convicted and sentenced to some years in prison. Prof. Toru Tanaka Nov 5 #52
Incels are a menace to American society Dem4life1234 Nov 5 #64
.....approved (2) counts of Aggravated Battery to a victim over 60 (Class 3 Felony), (2) counts of Aggravated Battery in riversedge Nov 5 #2
Hope they stopped by his house to collect his guns and child pornography. n/t FSogol Nov 5 #9
It's gonna be awhile before he gets to vote again William Seger Nov 5 #19
Had to look it up.. Grins Nov 5 #22
Does he have priors? VMA131Marine Nov 5 #27
Stephen Miller Jr!!! marble falls Nov 5 #3
You might want to add a warning to that photo. Probatim Nov 5 #8
I wish I could have found the one with the spray-on hair. I don't know if I want to punch that face ... marble falls Nov 5 #13
The spray on hair says a lot about him and his insecurities. Probatim Nov 5 #17
"He has such a punchable face" In German they have a word for that...'Backpfeifengesicht' mitch96 Nov 5 #29
one of my favorite German words megapuzzler Nov 5 #34
That word is one of the many, many things I've learned from this site. Probatim Nov 5 #39
Backpfeifengesicht! Unquiet Ash Nov 5 #33
Und Trump? Ein Schweinhund! peppertree Nov 5 #46
Many thanks! /nt Unquiet Ash Nov 5 #49
My favourite translation of it is, "a face badly in need of a fist". niyad Nov 5 #60
Puke FSogol Nov 5 #10
He's so creepy. Blech! Owl Nov 5 #23
Nail meet head! Clouds Passing Nov 5 #48
yuk bdamomma Nov 5 #55
The resemblance is almost frightening! niyad Nov 5 #59
Yeah, somebody's been sowing their wild oats in Illinois. LudwigPastorius Nov 5 #65
Giving beards a bad name /nt bucolic_frolic Nov 5 #4
Cazy, drugged up, entitled or all three. Joinfortmill Nov 5 #5
No vote for you Aviation Pro Nov 5 #6
Oh, Look! Danascot Nov 5 #11
LOL! n/t Hope22 Nov 5 #18
So I'm guessing pamdb Nov 5 #12
One less MAGA voter IronLionZion Nov 5 #14
Entitlement on steroids plus violence Zambero Nov 5 #15
Wonder if he was wearing a MAGA hat? probably. ratchiweenie Nov 5 #16
Ill place a wager his girlfriend wont be bailing him out.... getagrip_already Nov 5 #20
A 24-year-old white male -- "causing a disturbance in the voting line" and punching a judge? Grins Nov 5 #21
What a sad-looking incel. City Lights Nov 5 #24
File that pic under shit weasel. MLAA Nov 5 #25
If MAGA can't win the vote, they cheat. If cheating does not work they get violent. mitch96 Nov 5 #26
I hope somebody was watching the polls JT99 Nov 5 #28
Let me guess orangecrush Nov 5 #30
A big tell mamacita75 Nov 5 #31
JFC, abc. You can't even get the headline correct??? He was NOT "waiting in line" niyad Nov 5 #32
Neuter him now rockbluff botanist Nov 5 #35
There should be special protections for election workers. 70sEraVet Nov 5 #36
That's actually on the ballot in Illinois. live love laugh Nov 5 #42
Thanks for that info! 70sEraVet Nov 5 #47
All for me and none for thee entitled prick. pandr32 Nov 5 #37
My sister's co-worker was there voting when this happened megapuzzler Nov 5 #38
Same here. Siwsan Nov 5 #54
The news report shows lots of security across the country, efhmc Nov 5 #56
Gee, and he looks so smart. mwb970 Nov 5 #40
He Effed Around tonekat Nov 5 #41
He seems nice... CaptainTruth Nov 5 #43
Idiot - lock him up. n/t iluvtennis Nov 5 #44
That's what Trumpists do. surfered Nov 5 #45
What a sad story - GOP/Wall Street hate propaganda caused him to engaged in a thoughtless act that PatrickforB Nov 5 #50
No take backsies jmsipes Nov 5 #57
Well stupid, your actions will have consequences. republianmushroom Nov 5 #58
He probably thinks waiting in long lines to vote is only something Black people should be forced to do. SunSeeker Nov 5 #61
I'm sure his opening line to the judge will be moniss Nov 5 #62
Piece of trash Dem4life1234 Nov 5 #63
I just can't help thinking that all these incidents are designed to intimidate voters. Jit423 Nov 5 #66
Imagine that future convicted felon screwing up the rest of his life because... Justice matters. Nov 5 #67

riversedge

(73,405 posts)
7. "Schmidt was held overnight and transported to Bridgeview Courthouse for a detention hearing and the investigation is cu
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:12 AM
Nov 5

We will have to wait to find out what happens.


...........Schmidt was held overnight and transported to Bridgeview Courthouse for a detention hearing and the investigation is currently ongoing.

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,363 posts)
52. I hope he is tried, convicted and sentenced to some years in prison.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 11:04 AM
Nov 5

He committed felonies and I hope he misses at least a couple of future elections because of his being in jail.

This kind of behavior is completely off the charts. Does he think that he could do the same thing in a restaurant, grocery store or any other place where there is a line of people waiting their turn? If not, why would he think going to vote is any different?

Dem4life1234

(1,993 posts)
64. Incels are a menace to American society
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 03:02 PM
Nov 5

I think many of these young males need something to occupy their time. Too many of them are lazy and idle, they need something to do.

riversedge

(73,405 posts)
2. .....approved (2) counts of Aggravated Battery to a victim over 60 (Class 3 Felony), (2) counts of Aggravated Battery in
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:11 AM
Nov 5

This man is in a BIG heap of trouble.



...........“At Orland Park Police Headquarters, the Cook County States Attorney’s Office was contacted and approved (2) counts of Aggravated Battery to a victim over 60 (Class 3 Felony), (2) counts of Aggravated Battery in a public place (Class 3 Felony), (5) misdemeanor counts of Resisting Arrest and one misdemeanor count of Disorderly Conduct,” said the Orland Park Police Department..

Grins

(7,940 posts)
22. Had to look it up..
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:18 AM
Nov 5

In a Class 3 Felony you can be sentenced to between 2 and 5 years in an Illinois state prison, and get fines of up to $25,000.

A Class 3 Felony offense could be extended if there were aggravating factors.

And for Aggravated battery, a person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of a minimum of 12 years.

Fully loaded, he may get out of prison when he's 40.

VMA131Marine

(4,679 posts)
27. Does he have priors?
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:44 AM
Nov 5

It’s kind of hard to imagine this is his first run-in with the law but, if it is, he’ll probably end up pleading to lesser charges to avoid a long jail sentence. I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve anything he gets but the only way he gets 16 years is if he’s completely uncooperative.

Probatim

(3,040 posts)
8. You might want to add a warning to that photo.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:17 AM
Nov 5

He has such a punchable face - it might cause blood pressure to rise to dangerous levels.

marble falls

(62,523 posts)
13. I wish I could have found the one with the spray-on hair. I don't know if I want to punch that face ...
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:27 AM
Nov 5

... or pin a tail on it.

Probatim

(3,040 posts)
17. The spray on hair says a lot about him and his insecurities.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:41 AM
Nov 5

Like him, a lot of people probably didn't have the greatest childhood. Unlike him, a lot of us went on to lead happy and productive lives.

mitch96

(14,767 posts)
29. "He has such a punchable face" In German they have a word for that...'Backpfeifengesicht'
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:55 AM
Nov 5

A face that needs to be punched... and if your nice, just a face that needs to be slapped .
m

Probatim

(3,040 posts)
39. That word is one of the many, many things I've learned from this site.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:07 AM
Nov 5

I always thought it would be fun to create a list of punchable/slappable conservative faces - might be easier to start a thread of non-punchable faces though.

Grins

(7,940 posts)
21. A 24-year-old white male -- "causing a disturbance in the voting line" and punching a judge?
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:07 AM
Nov 5

Anyone surprised?

The only possible surprise I would have is if he turns out to be a Democrat. I'd go to Vegas and "put it all down" on that bet.

mitch96

(14,767 posts)
26. If MAGA can't win the vote, they cheat. If cheating does not work they get violent.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:41 AM
Nov 5

When they say it might get violent
believe them.
m

JT99

(50 posts)
28. I hope somebody was watching the polls
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:52 AM
Nov 5

This sounds like a classic distraction while something else was going on behind the scenes. He looks totally sketchy but not stupid.

I tend to be suspicious; hope I'm wrong.

niyad

(120,663 posts)
32. JFC, abc. You can't even get the headline correct??? He was NOT "waiting in line"
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:58 AM
Nov 5

you morans! The whole point was he tried to skip the line. I wondered how somebody could reach an election judge if they were "standing in line". But he wasn't.

70sEraVet

(4,237 posts)
36. There should be special protections for election workers.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:05 AM
Nov 5

Enhanced penalties for assaulting or abusing these people who stand at the vanguard of preserving our democracy.

pandr32

(12,277 posts)
37. All for me and none for thee entitled prick.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:05 AM
Nov 5

Authoritarianism is just fine for him because he believes he will be favored. Hopefully, he didn't vote.

megapuzzler

(566 posts)
38. My sister's co-worker was there voting when this happened
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:07 AM
Nov 5

It's got my sister extremely anxious about what could happen at polls around the country today. We've all already voted here and are staying inside today, but I am just one of many deeply concerned about violence at the polls today and in the entire country through January.

Siwsan

(27,350 posts)
54. Same here.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 11:06 AM
Nov 5

I ventured out to cut back the Passion Plant and Hydrangea but that's it for yard work. I live in a neighborhood with LOTS of Harris/Walz signs and not a single one for the convicted felon. However I take no comfort from that because, for all I know, miscreants have been taking note of where the Harris supporters live. Paranoid? Yes, but nothing is outside of the realm of possibilities.

efhmc

(15,037 posts)
56. The news report shows lots of security across the country,
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 11:09 AM
Nov 5

Wonder what happened to the mail in ballot box which was fire bombed.

PatrickforB

(15,126 posts)
50. What a sad story - GOP/Wall Street hate propaganda caused him to engaged in a thoughtless act that
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:57 AM
Nov 5

will ruin his life for decades. Decades.

This is how this hatred Trump and Vance are spewing hurts not only the victims but the perpetrators as well. It hurts us all.

Time to turn the page!

jmsipes

(7 posts)
57. No take backsies
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 11:11 AM
Nov 5

Young man you f🤬 up the rest of your life for the orange Nazi who doesn’t give one iota about you!

SunSeeker

(54,061 posts)
61. He probably thinks waiting in long lines to vote is only something Black people should be forced to do.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 12:22 PM
Nov 5

Just a guess.

moniss

(6,150 posts)
62. I'm sure his opening line to the judge will be
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 12:35 PM
Nov 5

"I'm not a garbage human being." To which the assembled people in court should say in unison "Is as does."

Jit423

(429 posts)
66. I just can't help thinking that all these incidents are designed to intimidate voters.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 03:59 PM
Nov 5

Bomb threats, belligerent behaviors, vigilante threats all are for striking fear amongst voters.

Justice matters.

(7,585 posts)
67. Imagine that future convicted felon screwing up the rest of his life because...
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:29 PM
Nov 5

he refused to wait for his turn to vote for a malignant narcissist and convicted felon 34 times (and more to come).

To think there are millions of stupid violent morans like him (who probably will wait their turn because they're not as crazy).

FAFO idiot!

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