Unemployed Man Sends Angry Email To GOP Senator, Gets INDICTED

[Freeper]

babylonsister  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed May-26-10 06:11 AM
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Unemployed Man Sends Angry Email To GOP Senator, Gets INDICTED
   
Edited on Wed May-26-10 06:16 AM by babylonsister
Arthur Delaney

Bruce Shore, Unemployed Philadelphia Man, Indicted For 'Harassing Email' To Jim Bunning

First Posted: 05-25-10 02:40 PM | Updated: 05-25-10 07:01 PM


When Sen. Jim Bunning complained on the Senate floor in February that he'd missed the Kentucky-South Carolina basketball game because of a debate on unemployment benefits -- a debate the Kentucky Republican himself prevented from proceeding to a vote -- Bruce Shore got angry.

"I was livid. I was just livid," said Shore, 51, who watched the floor proceedings on C-SPAN from his home in Philadelphia. "I'm on unemployment, so it affects me. I'm in shock."

Instead of just being angry, Shore took action: He sent several emails to Bunning staffers, blasting the senator for blocking the benefits.

"ARE you'all insane," said part of one letter Shore sent on Feb. 26 (which he shared with HuffPost). "NO checks equal no food for me. DO YOU GET IT??"

In that letter he signed off as "Brad Shore" from Louisville. He said he did the same thing in several other messages sent via the contact form on Bunning's website. "My assumption was that if he gets an email from Philadelphia, who cares?" he said. "Why would he even care if a guy from Philadelphia gets upset?"

Bunning might not have cared, but the FBI did. Sometime in March, said Shore, agents came calling to ask about the emails. They read from printouts of the messages sent via the contact form and asked if Shore was the author, which he readily admitted. They asked a few questions, and then, according to Shore, they said, "All right, we just wanted to make sure it wasn't anything to worry about."

But on May 13, U.S. Marshals showed up at Shore's house with a grand jury indictment. Now he's got to appear in federal court in Covington, Ky. on May 28 to answer for felony email harassment. Specifically, the indictment (PDF) says that on Feb. 26, Shore "did utilize a telecommunications device, that is a computer, whether or not communication ensued, without disclosing his identity and with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, and harass any person who received the communication."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/25/bruce-shore-un...

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Joanne98  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed May-26-10 06:13 AM
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1. Cops who protect conservatives need to be FIRED!

Hannah Bell  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed May-26-10 06:16 AM
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4. where's the threat? if that's all there was, that's full-out fascism. we can't even send a
   
strongly worded letter to our bought-off "representatives" anymore without going to court or jail?

yeah, they're insane. with power.

What power? Your side owns the govt at this moment.

[Carl]

Anyone want to guess how many details as to the contents of the emails has been left out of the story?

[Freeper]

Anyone want to guess how many details as to the contents of the emails has been left out of the story?

I imagine a few at least. If this had been a tea party member all the details would be in bold print.

[Flame]

Actually, it sounds like he's in trouble because he misrepresented himself as being from Bunning's district.

[NHSparky]

Joanne98  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed May-26-10 06:13 AM
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1. Cops who protect conservatives need to be FIRED!

Funny, I don't recall police procedure asking those they contact if they're liberal or conservative.

You stupid worthless twat--but in your world, it's okay for cops to escort union thugs to a private residence and terrorize CHILDREN, right?

[bijou]

"ARE you'all insane," said part of one letter Shore sent on Feb. 26 (which he shared with HuffPost). "NO checks equal no food for me. DO YOU GET IT??"

I think he was indicted for that unnecessary apostrophe; he had a choice between 'you all' and 'y'all' and managed to take the middle way.  

[DumbAss Tanker]

Apparently his economic circumstances had not reached the point where he could no longer afford cable TV.  I believe they'll be suspended while he's in jail, if convicted, but at least he'll still have three squares and a place to sleep, plus a whole new world of gay sex to explore.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Joanne98  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed May-26-10 06:13 AM
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1. Cops who protect conservatives need to be FIRED!

Stupid 14th Amendment! What were they thinking?

[VivisMom]

Joanne98  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed May-26-10 06:13 AM
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1. Cops who protect conservatives need to be FIRED!

Like all the cops who put your precious son in jail, right Joanne???? 

Whatever, bitch.

[Ballygrl]

Bruce should be ticked off at Obama and the Democrats in his own State.

[Ballygrl]

Apparently his economic circumstances had not reached the point where he could no longer afford cable TV.  I believe they'll be suspended while he's in jail, if convicted, but at least he'll still have three squares and a place to sleep, plus a whole new world of gay sex to explore.

[Tantal]

If this case goes to court, it'll only be because Eric Holder ALLOWED it to go to court. Suck it, DUmmies.

[jukin]

I'm beginning to think that the DUmpmonkeys are worse than the NAZIs. I know they would want us all to wear a big red C on our clothes and destroy or take away our businesses, our houses, and our lives. If it were not for the Second Amendment, I would be seriously be looking at an escape country.