A man who wants to weaken police ends up in a standoff with them
The irony of a candidate for office running from the cops he claims to distrust.
The story
A Libertarian Senate candidate in North Carolina triggered a police manhunt after posting alarming social media messages, leading to an arrest. He claimed to be suicidal and was found with a firearm.
Source: www.foxnews.com
Our reading
A man running for office on a platform that includes weakening police power ended up in a standoff with them, armed and allegedly fleeing. It’s the kind of irony that makes you question whether he’s a political philosopher or just a guy who forgot to read the fine print on his gun permit.
He claimed to be suicidal, then got up, had coffee, and then ran from the police. The only thing more alarming than his tweets was the fact that he had a gun and was trying to avoid a cop who was just doing his job.
Now he’s in jail, and the Libertarian Party is thanking the cops for not shooting him. It’s a strange world where the guy who wants to limit police power ends up needing them to stop him from running around with a gun.
