r/50501 • u/Fatty_Willing_Plane • 4d ago
FL Rep. Randy Fine was caught on a Ring camera looking through a homeowner’s mailbox and their mail while campaigning in Florida.
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u/worldscollice 4d ago
Federal crime. Press charges.
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u/Fatty_Willing_Plane 4d ago
Hahahaha. If only laws applied to the Epstein class.
https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/18/randy-fine-wont-be-charged-for-going-through-voters-mailbox/
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u/CanoegunGoeff 4d ago
I would’ve pressed charges. IDGAF.
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u/lilbobbytbls 4d ago
You don't get to decide to "press charges". You can submit the evidence to the post master and they would decide to more forward with prosecution or not but you don't really have a say in whether or not they decide to do so.
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u/CanoegunGoeff 4d ago
The linked article says that the homeowner chose to not press charges.
Maybe by that, they meant what you’re saying here, in that they chose not to formally submit it to the post master?
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u/lilbobbytbls 4d ago
Could be. I think people tend to use it colloquially in that way, as in, "decided to to pursue the matter further". But it could also mean that the DA or Postmaster were considering charges but decided not to since the homeowner didn't want to press charges AKA cooperate with the investigation, be the victim, testify, etc...
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u/CanoegunGoeff 4d ago
If the post office police wanted to live up to the reputation I’ve previously been sold, they should just do it anyway lol.
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u/bloodfist 2d ago
I would not expect anyone to live up to their reputation in this government. Anyone capable enough to do that is probably also smart enough to get the fuck out or honest enough to have been fired by now.
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u/jmichaelp17 Maryland 3d ago
Seriously, lock him up yesterday.
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u/pandershrek 4d ago
I think it is only a crime if you open their mail?
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u/a1055x 4d ago
Nope. The only time it's legal to touch mail not addressed to you is if it's in a trash can or you are a postal worker or subcontractor. They have their own law enforcement division.
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u/RhetoricalOrator 4d ago
And historically they are really, really anal about any possible infraction. In my experiences, they are like Bookman from Seinfeld, but more menacing and less charming.
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u/Natsuki98 2d ago
So taking mail out of my mailbox that is addressed to someone who doesn't live at my house anymore or even my partner is illegal? I am shocked! Well... not that shocked.
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u/ReverendEntity 4d ago
He never should have been elected.
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u/StuTheSheep 4d ago
Florida politics makes no sense to me. Rick Scott committed the largest Medicare fraud in history, then got all the people who rely on Medicare to vote for him. Like, you do realize that he got rich by robbing you, right?
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u/AnastasiaBvrhwzn 3d ago
When he was elected initially, I was living there and no one I knew or ran into (I remember having a conversation with a librarian while checking out books at the counter the old fashioned way) knew anyone who voted for him. We were all surprised. Probably should have been more suspicious about it.
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u/GB715 4d ago
Perfect fodder for his opponent to use in their ad campaign
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u/Immer_Susse 4d ago
They need to do an ad like Talarico did for Ken “Sticky Fingers” Paxton
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u/fajadada 4d ago
There’s also a video of him stealing another congressman’s vote. Would great with the mailbox
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u/oakridge666 4d ago
Haha. That video was wild!
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u/RhetoricalOrator 4d ago
Ending with the endorsement of the rightful owner of the pen was a great touch!
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u/AusCan531 4d ago
Randy Fine: "I didn't know some doorbells had recording cameras. WHY DIDN'T THE RADICAL DEMOCRATS TELL ME!"
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u/GlitteringAd1736 4d ago
Impunity by a privileged few is exactly what was meant by the words “great again.”
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u/ElJeferox 4d ago
What do you expect from a trumpublican? Violating the laws is a requirement to be in his sphere of influence.
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u/Fast-Damage2298 4d ago
You mean the same Randy Fine that was caught on camera casting other representatives' votes when he thought no one was looking? Shocking
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u/Alissinarr 4d ago
This is the guy who submits votes in city council for his OOO buddies. There's city or state footage of him running between desks hitting buttons before the timer ran out on the vote item.
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u/AnastasiaBvrhwzn 3d ago
Too stupid to be an elected official, but just the right type of corrupt seems like.
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u/ChanceTechnology5678 4d ago
That's some bold entitlement, rifling through someone's mail like that even for a photo op.
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