# 83-year-old Attempts Citizen Arrest of Ted Cruz for Being an Arrogant Prick **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 26, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693 "2014-11-26T17:10:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/1 "2014-11-26T17:10:39Z")
[83-year-old Attempts Citizen Arrest of Ted Cruz for Being an Arrogant Prick](http://thelapine.ca/grandmother-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/) > [@](#): > > WASHINGTON — Tiny 83-year-old Ida Stanley was taken into police custody early today after she attempted to handcuff and haul away Senator Ted Cruz for “crimes against sanity.” > > “Rafael Edward Cruz, I hereby arrest you for being an egotistical asshole,” Mrs. Stanley shouted in front of media cameras as she approached the Junior Senator from Texas outside one of his D.C. homes. Alas, it’s not illegal to be an arrogant prick. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/2 "2014-11-26T17:39:39Z")
Ma’am you’re being charged with Asserting the Truth in Front of the Media, and Having Some Common Sense. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/3 "2014-11-26T17:39:48Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [83-year-old Attempts Citizen Arrest of Ted Cruz for Being an Arrogant Prick](http://thelapine.ca/grandmother-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/) > > Alas, it’s not illegal to be an arrogant prick. …unless Proposition 304 passes, and we all pray it will. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/4 "2014-11-26T17:46:21Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > …unless Proposition 304 passes, and we all pray it will. As a Progressive, I must accept that Free Speech includes the right to be an anus, and to spew the sort of things that come out of anuses. But it was a nice gesture on Ida Stanley’s part. (Hm… ‘Stanley’… Where have I heard that name in connection with Obama? 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/5 "2014-11-26T17:47:38Z")
Oh, how I wish this story were true. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/6 "2014-11-26T17:52:19Z")
What about the Mopery charge? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/7 "2014-11-26T17:54:13Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Oh, how I wish this story were true. :smack: OK. Got me. ---
**Author:** ![MrsTime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@MrsTime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrsTime)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/8 "2014-11-26T17:59:51Z")
Too funny, and he is so afraid of her that he took out a restraining order? LOL ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/9 "2014-11-26T18:13:24Z")
How big of an asshole is Ted Cruz that a Canadian satirical website decides to take the piss out of him. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/10 "2014-11-26T18:15:12Z")
Well, he _is_ Canadian… ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/11 "2014-11-26T18:18:44Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Well, he _is_ Canadian… Please accept our apologies. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/12 "2014-11-26T18:20:44Z")
Isn’t Alberta like the Texas of Canada? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/13 "2014-11-26T18:22:36Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Please accept our apologies. Please accept him back; _then_ we’ll see about accepting any “apologies.” ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/14 "2014-11-26T18:29:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Isn’t Alberta like the Texas of Canada? The skiing is better. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/15 "2014-11-29T01:21:16Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Well, he _is_ Canadian… Not any more: [Ted Cruz abandons his Canadian political ambitions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=730957) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/16 "2014-11-29T01:22:17Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Please accept him back; _then_ we’ll see about accepting any “apologies.” We can’t; he’d be an illegal immigrant. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/17 "2014-11-29T01:29:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Isn’t Alberta like the Texas of Canada? Alberta has better relations with the US. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/18 "2014-11-29T01:38:23Z")
Is this a known spoof site? Because I totally bought it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/19 "2014-11-29T01:44:43Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Is this a known spoof site? Because I totally bought it. Apparently it is. And I fell for it too. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693/20 "2014-11-29T02:38:15Z")
I don’t go looking for it, but I was vaguely aware of it. I think this may be the second time it’s fooled someone on the SDMB. “The Lapin” may be a bit if a clue. It means “The Rabbit”, which is an unusual name for a straight news site. But it’s French so it sounds sophisticated. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/83-year-old-attempts-citizen-arrest-of-ted-cruz-for-being-an-arrogant-prick/705693.md?page=2)