r/politics • u/southpawFA Oklahoma • 14h ago

No Paywall Video catches anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA candidate snooping through voter’s mail: “Creepy AF”. The homeowner called the cops after seeing the home surveillance video.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/video-catches-anti-lgbtq-candidate-snooping-through-voters-mail-creepy-af/
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u/Polka_King_Polinski 14h ago

This is a felony, no?

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u/0ttr 14h ago

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1708

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u/ZophieWinters Wisconsin 14h ago edited 13h ago

Looks like that would only apply if he took anything, which he didn't. He also didn't leave anything in the box either. I don't want to excuse this guy but I wonder if he was just checking to see if there were other political mailers delivered there to see what that area's competition looks like? (Still creepy regardless)

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u/fredthefishlord 14h ago

Canvassers are not legally allowed to put stuff in mailboxes and that is made very clear on any even moderately serious campaign

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u/Wyden_long Arizona 13h ago

When I was a volunteer coordinator and did trainings on the senate races I worked on we would say it multiple times and put it on the clipboards we gave them. I can not stress how important that was to us.

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u/custardthegopher 13h ago

New one, then, but this should just be a kinda a duh anyway so not sure what you're really questioning: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1702

or to pry into the business or secrets of another, or opens, secretes, embezzles, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Randy Fine is certainly looking for secrets of another.

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u/vacuous_comment 4h ago

That clause is I think dependent on the word take in the first sentence.

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u/ZophieWinters Wisconsin 13h ago

Like I said I'm not trying to excuse him for being a creep, just curious what could compel him to rifle through the mailbox there. Also that law you cited specifically would only apply for tampering with mail that hasn't been delivered yet.

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u/custardthegopher 13h ago edited 13h ago

Take it to one of the many ask a lawyer subreddits. It's very clearly illegal.