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Such-Wrongdoer-2198 t1_ivk6cdl wrote

Reply to comment by Rage_Like_Nic_Cage in Reports of alleged voter intimidation and interference in NC ahead of Election Day by Zen1

These kinds of incidents aren't so bad. No official intimidation, and nothing that would really interfere with voting. Also if there are reports it shows people are taking it seriously.

The long lines in Atlanta (which I haven't heard of this year) are a bigger concern for me.

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CaptainWaffleIron t1_ivkrejf wrote

Outcome wise what is the difference between official and unofficial intimidation?

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Such-Wrongdoer-2198 t1_ivkwebd wrote

"The authorities" hold the monopoly of force, so there's not really a "greater authority" to appeal to.

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CaptainWaffleIron t1_ivl16bx wrote

So because the government isn't the perpetrator of the intimidation then it wasn't that bad? Functionally speaking what is the difference between government intimidation and an act of intimidation by the general public? You're just one of those wingnuts that thinks the state is the boogey man while ignoring the actual problems.

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Such-Wrongdoer-2198 t1_ivl2zpr wrote

Not "it wasn't that bad", "it isn't as bad". I want voter intimidation investigated and prosecuted. But when it's the government there isn't likely to be any investigation (if there is any reporting).

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