Back in March, Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir in Iceland was nominated to be “Politician of the Year” because she got knocked up by a teenager and went on to become Minister for Children.
Impressive level of irony, but she’s not going to win this year’s contest without a fight. That’s because a politician in Connecticut, Raghib Allie-Brennan, got busted for shoplifting. But being a petty thief isn’t what makes him worthy of an award. He claimed he accidentally stole the items because the store had no plastic bags, yet he was one of the busy-body clowns who voted to ban them.
Just in case you’re wondering, it’s very likely this was not a one-time incident.
Here are some excerpts from a report in the Connecticut Mirror, including the part about “previous unreported larcenies” by this pathetic excuse for a human being.
State Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan, D-Bethel, said Tuesday on social media that his arrest on a shoplifting charge Monday evening was due to his failure to scan two items as he used the self-checkout at a Target store in Bethel. “I was in a rush to bring items to my grandmother in the hospital, the store didn’t have bags, and I was juggling multiple purchases,” Allie-Brennan said…
A Bethel police summary of his arrest stated Allie-Brennan was detained by Target loss prevention personnel who told police they recognized him from “previous unreported larcenies.” …House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, said…“He recognizes the high standard to which I hold our members and is taking responsibility for inadvertently leaving the Target self-checkout without scanning several items,” Ritter said.
By the way, shame on the House Speaker, Mr. Ritter, for excusing criminality. I guess he doesn’t care that honest people have to pay more when stores have to make up for losses to theft.
And I also can’t resist laughing at Mr. Allie-Brennan’s claim that he accidentally stole the items because of his grandmother. This led to some amusing comments on social media.
I’ll close with a serious point.
I’ve previously speculated about whether bad people are drawn to politics or whether being in politics corrupts good people. Mr. Allie-Brennan surely belongs in the first category.
P.S. If you want to learn more about politicians, I recommend my four-part series, which can be read here, here, here, and here.
