Driver with rifle says he was provoked. Witnesses say he instigated. Police now asking for more video of scene at courthouse. Meanwhile, man who head-butted the driver arrested, tells his account
It seems like the angry man and his wife came to the protest to cause trouble, since he came with an extra tee shirt and she had a megaphone. That is asking for problems.
MAGAss gets a head butt, and goes around his truck to get his loaded gun out of the back seat to try to FIND the guy who head-butted him, and that is "self defense?" What hogwash.
We get the message loud and clear. The only right in Tippecanoe County is the right to intimidate women and carry automatic weapons in public while leaving your vehicle blocking traffic. If the protesters had been armed, fatso wouldn't have waddled out of his truck. Lesson learned.
In the TikTok, the guy's wife says they took the gun with them to Chicago. It certainly didn't appear that the gun was in a case, since he pulled it out of his car so freely. That would seem to be a violation of Illinois law:
Part of this falls on our state representatives , who have relaxed gun laws to where It is apparently legal to just walk around with a giant gun in a crowd. Unreal that this is allowed. What could go wrong.
A MAGAt hopped-up on needing to grab a gun to discuss an "unrehersed" (his gal-pall was passing out Trump literature) stop by the anti-Trump rally...what could possibly go wrong?
One thing, is that the Lafayette Police Dept thought it not an issue for an angry douche to walk through an unarmed citizen gathering.
Basic question - Why weren't the Lafayette Police on the scene at that corner to help direct traffic and keep people safe? They knew there were going to be many people there who might spill over into the streets. If there had been a police officer there this never would have happened and that guy would not have been emboldened to make trouble. Shame on them also on releasing him so quickly.
It seems like the angry man and his wife came to the protest to cause trouble, since he came with an extra tee shirt and she had a megaphone. That is asking for problems.
MAGAss gets a head butt, and goes around his truck to get his loaded gun out of the back seat to try to FIND the guy who head-butted him, and that is "self defense?" What hogwash.
It's the Kyle Rittenhouse model of self-defense
We get the message loud and clear. The only right in Tippecanoe County is the right to intimidate women and carry automatic weapons in public while leaving your vehicle blocking traffic. If the protesters had been armed, fatso wouldn't have waddled out of his truck. Lesson learned.
In the TikTok, the guy's wife says they took the gun with them to Chicago. It certainly didn't appear that the gun was in a case, since he pulled it out of his car so freely. That would seem to be a violation of Illinois law:
https://giffords.org/lawcenter/state-laws/guns-in-vehicles-in-illinois/#footnote_1_16131
Part of this falls on our state representatives , who have relaxed gun laws to where It is apparently legal to just walk around with a giant gun in a crowd. Unreal that this is allowed. What could go wrong.
This is what it has come down to??
A MAGAt hopped-up on needing to grab a gun to discuss an "unrehersed" (his gal-pall was passing out Trump literature) stop by the anti-Trump rally...what could possibly go wrong?
One thing, is that the Lafayette Police Dept thought it not an issue for an angry douche to walk through an unarmed citizen gathering.
Thanks for protecting our safety, LPD!!!
Basic question - Why weren't the Lafayette Police on the scene at that corner to help direct traffic and keep people safe? They knew there were going to be many people there who might spill over into the streets. If there had been a police officer there this never would have happened and that guy would not have been emboldened to make trouble. Shame on them also on releasing him so quickly.
I was just about to ask if Marks had a GoFundMe set up - Donating now! That's what I call a PATRIOT!!
I’d like to see the video of protecting the older lady.
Have there been any updates on this from the city? I can't find anything.
I'll get an answer for the next edition.