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[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

Read the article please! He was trying to make Dairy Queen employees look like they were poisoning kids, not trying to molest the girls. He put pills in their milkshakes and then showed a cop the milkshakes, claiming they came that way. Cops found video of him putting the pills in.

He's still a bad man who put his grandkids in harm's way, or at best used them in commission of a crime.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 7 points 9 hours ago

Yokeley has since been booked on multiple felony counts, including contaminating food or drink with a controlled substance, possession of Schedule I narcotics, and child abuse.

He posted a $100,000 secured bond after his arrest and transport to the New Hanover County Detention Center, per the report.

Jesus, dude's not even locked up right now

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 9 hours ago

MDMA

Sounds like a good time

cocaine

Ugh, no thanks

granddaughter

Jesus fuck dude

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Don't worry, he just wanted to rape her. He is a Republican, after all.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 15 hours ago

Family strokes.

[–] StowawayFog@piefed.social 37 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why are these people so fucking weird

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 2 points 19 hours ago

It's just the dregs of society

[–] antler@feddit.online 16 points 1 day ago

An excerpt from his resignation letter:

...I remain prayerfully confident that I will be exonerated of all accusations leveled against me.

"Prayerfully confident"? Really?

https://wcti12.com/news/local/surry-county-elections-chair-resigns-after-criminal-charges-involving-granddaughters

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is a wild story, dude flag down an officer at the gas station, told him he thought somebody drugged his grandkids ice cream. Didn't realize there was surveillance.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

100% he was gonna claim it was a (((Democrat))) or a (((liberal))). Those that know know.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Best not to use white supremacy symbols and signals though

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 41 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The whole point is that it's likely about white supremacy. And that people should be aware of it and it's language. For those that don't know.

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Today I learned

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I definitely agree that educating people about these symbols is important and positive, but just... using them... is not a good method?

"Those that know know" ??? directly contradicts your stated intention

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The intention was to instigate discussion. Which it did. Otherwise it would have been just another link that someone might have skimmed over.

Using it would have been treating it as a secret code that it is and not highlighting it. By highlighting it Etc the only way it was being used was as an example for people to inform themselves and learn from. Used to see that sort of bullshit all the time over on Reddit. Thankfully Lemmy is a better space.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Had no clue about them, so TIL because of your post.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 day ago (3 children)

i respect the attempt but i don't think this worked, personally

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At least one person has. And one more aware of always a good thing.

The world and what is going on makes so much more sense when you have a basic understanding of Republican code speak and dog whistles. Like how Republicans are currently dispatching National Guard from states with high crime, to states with lower crime. Claiming that it's about crime. On the face of it it doesn't make any sense. Unless you understand that they've turned the word crime into a dog whistle / code word for black/brown/Jewish/liberal etc. When it comes to Republicans everything is about racism and white supremacy. Granted echoing is a bit more esoteric and slightly less common code / dog whistle from them.

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 16 hours ago

I had no idea, thank you. I know I’ve seen it before and just assumed it was artistic writing. I’m way too fucking naive for this world

[–] Doublenut@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It did for at least 2 of us.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think its the best way to go about it, yeah. You can educate people about it without just using the symbols

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It got you to say something so it clearly made an impact so what were you saying again?

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Getting someone "to say something" is the goal of trolling.

The commenter did the equivalent of throwing sieg heils in public and winking ("those who know know" ??), then being like "I'm just raising awareness! It got you to say something!"

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

OIC. Thank you for clarifying

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Delusion is the solution to pollution, by using them outside of the context you removed the power from them so I’m all for it, unless I’m wrong lol

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I just have to wonder "why"? What's the end goal. Risk your grandchild's safety to sue a Dairy Queen? It doesn't make sense.

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (4 children)

There's no telling what his intentions were here.

It could have been politically motivated.

He could have dementia.

Maybe he was high on cocaine and ecstasy, and wanted to share.

Not enough details are available right now.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The fact that he flagged down a cop to tell them about it makes it pretty clear that he wasn't really looking to drug them per se, but rather to cause a legal incident. It may be that he wanted to sue Dairy Queen for profit, or perhaps get someone at the DQ store in trouble, or to blame it on a political group he deems undesirable (immigrant workers, trans people, liberals, etc.). In any event, it's psychopathic.

[–] mateofeo85@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

One theory is the girls found the pill inside and he tried to cover it up.

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

There’s no telling what his intentions were here.

Heres an idea, he was gonna drug them for some trump style picture taking but the kids found the drugs, then he was trapped and had to report it (trying to blame it on someone else) and didnt realize he was caught on surveillance putting the drugs there himself.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Yes, I am your bearded granddaughter, and I'll take a vanilla and medicine flavored ice cream, please.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Could be Münchhausen by proxy.

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, nice! They found a new contender for the least corrupt and criminal Republican in government in the USA.

[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, crazy he was able to get access to cocaine and mdma though. How could a Election Official with close ties to a political party ever access something so illicit? "They"™️ must have used Jewish brainwashing lasers to make him do it.

[–] Mateogrande@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Everyone in the comments seems confused today. The guy was going to rape his granddaughters. He hadn’t planned on them discovering the drugs while they ate the ice cream. Had to play concerned grandparent at that point.

[–] Imacat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like he just put whole pills into the ice cream. Can’t imagine thinking someone would eat a pill like that without noticing. Then again, dude is clearly out of his mind so idk.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I sneak whole pills into peanut butter for my dog

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago

Not mdma, I'd hope.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Doesn't seem that way to me.

Why would he really go to the cops instead of lying and saying he did if he wanted to drug them?

Sounds like he had some beef with the DQ and wanted to make trouble for them.

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The guy was going to rape his granddaughters

My guess is he needed new photographic material to give to his dear pedo leader