Irate Virginia lawmaker purposely strikes woman with his car

[Trumpdumper]

https://www.rawstory.com/matt-farriss-virginia/

According to the woman, who had been riding in the SUV's passenger seat, Del. Matt Fariss (R-Campbell County) was driving "excessively fast" on Thursday afternoon when a tire blew out, and police said he became furious while trying to change the tire, reported Cardinal News.

“During [the] tire change he became irate with a son whom he called to come help, but [the] son did not have a jack,” the woman told investigators, according to an affidavit. “Then he became furious but his son didn’t show up. His mood went dark and he was being angry and abusive.”

The woman said she got out the vehicle and began walking toward a cousin's house nearby, and Fariss "was screaming" at her to get back into the SUV, but she "said a firm ‘no’ and kept walking."

Fariss then turned sharply toward the woman as she walked and struck her with the SUV, knocking her to the ground and sending her sunglasses flying.

"[You] should have gotten into the godd*mn car," Fariss said, according to the woman.

[panader0]

1. assault with a deadly weapon?

[Rebl2]

28. I would

think so

[getagrip_already]

29. in small town virginia?

Likely she will get a ticket for walking on the wrong side of the road.

He may get a traffic ticket, but forget any real charges. yuk-yuk. They will say she deserved it.

[Walleye]

2. Typical Rape-publican behavior

[ratchiweenie]

19. Yep, this is who the Republican Party has become. He is a perfect representative of

their hateful, entitled, mysoginistic, rage.

[MayReasonRule]

60. That's on point! Fascists are renowned for depravity.

It's the Machiavellian nature of the beast.

[Mopar151]

3. Narcisstic Rage is an ugly thing.

I hope that she is away from this defective example, and safe. She's gonna need some support. Watch how many Republicans line up to say he did the right thing!

[CatWoman]

4. What the actual fuck???

[OldBaldy1701E]

5. Hammurabi? Paging Hammurabi?

Please do the same thing to that slimeball, PLEASE!

[MayReasonRule]

7. What was Hammurabi's most famous law?

"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." This phrase, along with the idea of written laws, goes back to ancient Mesopotamian culture that prospered long before the Bible was written or the civilizations of the Greeks or Romans flowered.

However... Hammurabi's codes were unjust because because:
- the punishments were generally too harsh for ignorant people's wrong doings.
- and additionally gave the government too much power as those being assessed for punishment had no chance to debate for justice.

Nonetheless, I'm a huge fan of Darwin's award system and find great satisfaction by those that are "lifted by their own petard".

May reason rule.

[OldBaldy1701E]

11. I also wish reason would rule.

Then, I look at the last 5000 years of human society and realize that it has not happened yet and probably never will. But, that is just me.

[MayReasonRule]

13. Reason is nearly as rare an "animal" as a "Second Order Change"...

It's so very pleasant to have found a group of individuals within the virtual worlds in which reason is common, and progress is made.

Without reason, our freedoms do not exist.

Reason is the very source of our freedoms, and it is only through reason that we may sustain them.

Reason is the nature and backbone of our political party.

Delusion is the provenance of those that enshrine their "closely held beliefs" as law; i.e. Y'all Qaeda's Nat-C Fascist GOP.

Closely held beliefs are akin to genitals, it's okay to have them, it's okay to hold them closely.
It is not okay to enshrine them as "Dear Leader", nor is it okay to force them down other peoples throats.

Which is why I say...

May reason rule, where delusion dwells.

[Normanart]

53. Well said

Delusion seems prevalent in the world today

[MayReasonRule]

54. Thanks y'all, and indeed delusion is prevalent in the world today. It used to be that way...

...and it still is today!

sigh

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Let me guess, he identifies as "christian", so takes his lord's name in vain during a violent attack

[MayReasonRule]

8. Goddamn right!!! It's the "christian" way...

My "savior" is doubt.
My "god" is reason.

As far as someone being a god damned thing...

Depends on one's "god", when one's "god" is delusion... It took me thirty years to escape mine...
I penned this around 15 years ago under the pseudonym Unh Huh and The Yeah Whatevers not long after I had finally escaped my delusions and began my journey of reason.

'Cause there's no easy way for a hardcore believer, when ya' trust in the schemes of the fools and the dreamers...
When jubilant elation meets ultimate sorrow, catastrophe's joy can take decades to swallow...
A sip at a time, was all I could stand, but only with lime and salt on my hand...
A lick and a swallow, and maybe tomorrow, I could learn how to be free...
Free of this undying love of the hardcore believers, this unshakeable faith in the fools and the dreamers, this holy devotion to "sins of the ages"...

May reason rule.

[flying_wahini]

21. That's a keeper!

[MayReasonRule]

43. Thanks y'all, I'm grateful for escape each and every day!

My life forever changed!

[justhanginon]

37. Like it!

[MayReasonRule]

45. Thank you! I dig your signature line... I'm a fan of Pascal myself... Particularly that quote!

For all the things that Barry Goldwater got wrong (there's a long, long list!!), he got one thing right...

“There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. The religious factions that are growing throughout our land are not using their religious clout with wisdom. They are trying to force government leaders into following their position 100 percent. If you disagree with these religious groups on a particular moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with a loss of money or votes or both. I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me... that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are?”

—U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., Congressional Record (Sept. 16, 1981). Born Jan. 1, 1909; died 1998.

“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.”

May reason rule!

[getagrip_already]

30. well, it's obvious he isn't either a drag queen nor librarian....... n/t

[Traildogbob]

9. In Florida

He could say she was a protester, totally legal to run her over. Probably become head of Department of transportation in DeSatan world. (In Florida, TRANSportation is illegal to day)

[Probatim]

10. This thread needs a photo of the kind-hearted Fariss...

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Unfortunately, I'm not qualified to include it.

[Celerity]

16. here

[niyad]

25. That is one hell of a rug!

[Mr. Evil]

41. He's the Rand Paul of James Traficant's.

[niyad]

42. Snicker.

[Celerity]

44. bad 'hair' days (years)

[MayReasonRule]

46. ROFLMAO!!!

[Mr. Evil]

49. LMAO!

Nobody could rock a wig like Traficant!

[Zambero]

34. No offense to the "Flounder" character in Animal House

But I see a resemblance there. Behavior-wise, the Flounder dude would have never stooped so low.

[MayReasonRule]

47. Dang, that's eerily true, lol!!

[Mopar151]

38. Now there's a man with co-morbidities.! nt

[Skittles]

59. heh, his initials are MF

[The Jungle 1]

12. Warren Zevon

Well, he's just an excitable boy
After ten long years they let him out of the home
Excitable boy, they all said
Warren Zevon

A very strange song!

[irisblue]

14. Delegate Matt Fariss arrested on 2 felony charges, second source

https://cardinalnews.org/2023/03/07/del-matt-fariss-arrested-on-2-felony-charges/

snip-"Del. Matt Fariss, R-Campbell County, has been arrested on two felony charges following what Virginia State Police describe as a hit-and-run that injured a pedestrian and led to the woman obtaining a protective order against him.

Farriss, 54, is charged with one count of malicious wounding, a Class 3 felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $100,000 fine; one count of failing to stop after an accident, a Class 5 felony; and one count of reckless driving, a Class 1 misdemeanor, according to state police and online court records.

“While I may have made some mistakes in my life, these charges are false. I look forward to clearing them in a court of law,” Fariss said in an email Tuesday."


snip-" Last week’s incident wasn’t Fariss’ first brush with the law. In January 2016, he was charged with two incidents, including a misdemeanor breach of peace in a parking dispute, and a hit and run accident in which property was damaged but no people were hurt. He was found not guilty in the breach of peace and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor hit-and-run."


more there. The passenger is seeking a protective order against him BTW.
Dude has issues.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. It was assault with a deadly weapon. Does VA not have such a statute?

[Ferrets are Cool]

18. McCarthy would give him a Chairmanship.

[irisblue]

32. He is in the Virginia house of delegates at the minute.

[Ferrets are Cool]

58. I know. I was being cute.

[MayReasonRule]

48. Applause & Accolades for the quick felony charges!!

[Ilsa]

15. Charged with multiple felonies. nt

[Duppers]

20. That's "god's country" over there...

It's just south of Falwell's Liberty University.

But most folks don't act like this, this unhinged, dangerous man. Hope she sues him into bankruptcy.

[raging moderate]

24. I was hit by a car at age 18. My hip and foot have ached for 57 years.

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It was an accident, at a corner after dark, and the guy did slam on the brakes. I was well-padded because of freezing temperatures, so at first I felt no pain, and I walked home (several blocks). Then the pain started, and it never stopped. I hope this woman gets a lot of money.

[flying_wahini]

22. I hope somebody had a camera going. Love to see him squirm.

[Marthe48]

23. And notice he made his attack her fault

"should have gotten back into the goddam car"

Glad she had the sense to realize he was going to lash out. But who knew he'd try to run her over?

[lpbk2713]

26. Revoke his driver's license.

He was behind the wheel of a vehicle he used as a deadly weapon.
The streets aren't safe with this guy on the road. Driving is not a
right, it's a privilege that should be taken away from this driver.
And he needs anger management counseling at the very least.

[Kid Berwyn]

27. Like taxes...

…a charge of Attempted Murder is for little people.

[MayReasonRule]

50. It was attempted murder, I'm not certain how the State defines that within it's statutes.

That, outside of prosecutorial discretion and/or political influence, will ultimately be the limiting factor on what charges are brought.

He tested his hypothesis, and is about to find out...

May he swiftly receive his just desserts as reason rules!

[ancianita]

31. She should press charges for attempted murder. She probably had a witness.

Make him spend money to lawyer up.

[MayReasonRule]

55. I haven't checked. Might you know if she has already started an online fundraiser for her cause?

[ancianita]

56. I don't know. But the first thing to do that's free is to file a complaint with police.

[MayReasonRule]

57. Yep, my personal experience suggests that is best done with the assistance of legal counsel.

Particularly in a high-profile case such as this.

The politics of power are consistently Machiavellian.

[IronLionZion]

33. Republicans are very angry and violent

these people are a danger to themselves and others

[MagickMuffin]

35. Here's what he looks like, no surprises there

[lpbk2713]

52. Now I'm beginning to understand.

He was throwing a tantrum.

[Grins]

36. Oh, yes!! Let's elect THIS GUY to our legislature!

Cuz', ya, know, "common sense solutions," "reaching across the aisle," "here to represent US"

The header should have been "Irate REPUBLICAN purposely strikes woman..."

[dchill]

39. A damaged damager damaging.

[Oneironaut]

40. Lol It was his mistress I bet.

I would assume the article would have referred to her as his wife otherwise. What an upstanding Christian man.

[blue neen]

51. Very abusive man.

The son knows...that's why he didn't show up. He didn't want to deal with his hateful father.