Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon
apnews.com
Incendiary devices have been set off at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland, Oregon, and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy."

The ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon both have fire suppression systems that are designed to activate when the temperature inside reaches a certain point, coating ballots inside with a fire-suppressing powder.

For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland.

    • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
      311·
      2 days ago

      I hope they catch the guy alive and we prosecute the asshole and make a public example of this guy who is most likely Republican.

      • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
        20·
        2 days ago

        I would bet up to $1k that this guy is Republican, but I don’t actually care what party they belong to. Make an example of them.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        21·
        15 hours ago

        When ya do sarcastic text, I recommend keeping all of your “i”s lowercase and all your “L”s capital.

        …though with autocorrect on a phone, doing so can be a huge pain in the butt, more effort than it’s worth.