Pogo
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- Dec 7, 2012
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Jimmied open? You just made that up.
I expect a modicum of honesty from you Pogo.
The evidence is that the door was propped open as if there were someone inside after hours.
If you have evidence to back up your declarative statement that the door was jimmied, produce it.
It's a question. A declarative statement would, like this one, end with a period. A question based on "or was malfunctioning". A door working properly would not allow access, now would it? Who made it "malfunction"? If it malfunctioned on its own, why would a legitimate non-burglar take advantage of that vulnerability? More to the point, why would they be looking for such a vulnerability? You think that's why they called the Party chair rather than the police when they got locked in -- because they had no good story for getting in there?
If you have evidence the door was propped open as opposed to the other option, produce it.
But that was only the latest qeustion; you still have no answers for the older ones.
And here's a new question: how does a sheriff do an "investigation" and STILL not know whether the door works? What kind of investigation can't handle a simple door test? I can figure out whether my front door is working, and I'm no sheriff. In a standard B&E (or other crime scene) one of the first things to determine is whether the entry was forced -- which tells you whether the burglar either knew the target or had someone on the inside.
Would you want such a sheriff "investigating" your house after I wander in at 2am just because I can?
Seriously I think somebody's got the makings of a TV sitcom here...
Again it's simple deductive logic.
First, malfunction means it didn't work properly.
If they had "jimmied" the door, they would have had an expectation that the door would lock again, and take precautions against that occurence.
Malfunction in the case is more likely a failure to catch upon closing.
Second, as I stated previously, they expected a door to be open...because they anticipated finding the ballot count ongoing.
Simple as that.
If you wish to continue making this into something it clearly is not for political purposes, have at it and enjoy...but understand, that's all it is, making political hay out of an obvious misunderstanding.
Riiiiiiiiiight.
How often have you found yourself locked in a building you just "wandered" into at two in the morning through an employee door where you were not employed? What are you going in there for surreptitiously? To use the bathroom?
When that happens, do you call somebody in a position to let you out -- or do you call the local chair of a political party?
If you expected someone to be there, then why would you tell that chair "there's nobody here"? Why wouldn't you have called on the way TO the building and advised them, "hey, the bar closed and we're heading over"? Instead of AFTER locking yourself in?
How many sheriffs do you know that do an "investigation" and then still don't know whether the door works or not?
Obviously a misunderstanding. Nothing to see here, move along...
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Btw -- what kind of "political hay" could I make out of such a comedy? I don't even live in Mississippi. Neither do you.