The Redford Township Police Department in Michigan turned to Facebook as a way to fight crime through social pressure. The police department hopes to reach out to its offenders so they turn themselves in and pay their correspondent dues. At least this was the case with Michael (Champagne) Torino, whom according to his Facebook profile, is the Head ‘Savage’ at Midwest Manufacturing. Torino who has collected several outstanding warrants for his arrest along the way and is now trying to become Michigan’s greatest flake.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=252308605186138&set=a.172684659815200.1073741827.100012210001539&type=3
After getting contacted by the authorities, Mr. Torino, who is a big fan of the 2002 Chevy Impala, defied the police by telling them he would only comply if the department managed to get a thousand shares on Facebook for their post. The man also promised that he would bring a dozen doughnuts with him and that he would pick every piece of litter around the area’s public schools – very high and mighty from Mr. Torino.
https://www.facebook.com/Redford.Twp.Police/photos/a.799438716831767.1073741848.102665846509061/1305921129516854/?type=3&theater
It was only obvious that the police department would not pass on this golden opportunity to make justice and have a little fun along the way. On Friday, they shared a screenshot of Champagne Tornino’s message, and it reached a thousand shares that same day. As of today, the post has been shared over four thousand times, but still, no sign of Torino. People are starting to get worried and most importantly hungry because he did promise doughnuts and that’s an oath you just can’t break.
“It was a challenge and we thought we’d accept his challenge with humor — and we hope he’s a man of his word and will turn himself in,” said one of the officers handling the Facebook site to CBS Detroit.
https://www.facebook.com/fonzo.hernandez.7/posts/242573499492982
Michael Torino, who doesn’t really care who sits in the oval office, has now become a fugitive by the virtue of his own flakiness. The good people of Redford Township will continue to give Torino the benefit of the doubt and will wait for him to arrive along with the promised baked goods for as long as it takes. Maybe Mr. Torino can’t check Facebook or maybe he got lost again and is driving around in circles. Or perhaps he ran into some #BlackLivesMatter group of protestors and he’s giving them a piece of his mind. All this, we assume, could happen by judging his Facebook posts.
https://www.facebook.com/fonzo.hernandez.7/posts/197509980666001
The police department has not released information on what Torino’s misdemeanors consist of, but breaking an oath should be considered a felony. Mr. Torino, we keep our promises in America, and we urge you to do the right thing and compensate with an extra dozen doughnuts for all the troubles you have caused.