ACORN document dump is probably a coincidence, right?

Just days after California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced an inquiry into ACORN, that organization engaged in a massive document dump. In all, the organization threw out more than 20,000 documents. I know you might think the whole situation looks fishy, but it must be some terrible misunderstanding. I just find the possibility of ACORN doing something unethical to be completely unfathomable. By the way, just in case you missed it, I’m hoping the heaping helpings of sarcasm came through.

You might think that the document dump is no big deal, and that certainly could be true. After all, throwing away 20,000 documents days after an investigation is announced isn’t that suspicious at all. It really could just be the result of some employees clearing out the office. By the way, many of those documents included the names, addresses, social security numbers, and drivers license numbers of employees or people paying membership fees. Disposing of such material in a haphazard manner is a crime in California, since such a find would be an identity thief’s dream.

Of course, ACORN is attempting to minimize the situation by pointing out that the private investigator who found the documents has “political motives.” Funny, but I think the same thing about many of the politicians who look the other way when ACORN is accused of voter fraud, or when they are working hard to help people traffick prostitutes from Mexico, or evade taxes.