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North Carolina cyclist kicks GOP activist John Kane's 'Trump Won' sign - before returning after dark to burn it
Daily Mail UK ^ | August 19, 2023 | Keith Griffith

Posted on 08/19/2023 10:02:40 PM PDT by Morgana

The bizarre moment a cyclist vented his rage at a pro-Trump political yard sign in North Carolina has been caught on camera.

John Kane, a Raleigh businessman and local Republican political activist, posted home surveillance video of the incident on the social media site X on Friday, offering a $1,000 reward for the perpetrator's identity.

The video shows a road cyclist, fully kitted in helmet and spandex, stopping and weakly kicking the yard sign outside Kane's home on August 12, to no effect.

Then in the early hours of August 15, a man who appears to be the same individual, wearing similar cycling gear, is again seen on camera setting fire to the sign, which proclaims, 'Trump Won'.

Attorney James R. Lawrence III, a partner at Envisiage Law, said he is representing Kane, who plans to sue the arsonist once he is identified.

'Regardless of what the Wake County District Attorney’s office does with this video, accountability is coming,' wrote Lawrence on X.

The attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com on Saturday afternoon.

Kane is a conservative activist in North Carolina, and recently ran for the chairmanship of the state's GOP Party.

He was defeated by incumbent chairman Michael Whatley at the state's Republican Party convention in June.

However, several delegates who backed Kane filed a lawsuit challenging the results, according to the Carolina Journal.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: arson; envisiagelaw; freespeech; jamesrlawrenceiii; johnkane; keithgriffith; michaelwhatley; northcarolina; sign; trump; violence; wakecounty
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To: Sicon

Wasting your time with the haters here.


41 posted on 08/20/2023 8:48:59 AM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: Sicon
As for the attire, bike shorts are the way they are for good reason.

???

I had no idea that sissy pants had a good reason.   What would that be for those of us who would never be caught dead in them?

42 posted on 08/20/2023 8:50:19 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: who knows what evil?

“The ‘outdoorsy types’ are a big problem in Appalachia...”

Same here in Texas...getting difficult to drive on our streets, or even walk on our sidewalks.


43 posted on 08/20/2023 8:52:53 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: Sirius Lee

“Look Mom...”

Nice!


44 posted on 08/20/2023 8:53:35 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: BobL

They leave trash everywhere, and the concept of ‘private property’ is completely alien to them.


45 posted on 08/20/2023 9:06:44 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: higgmeister
“What would that be for those of us who would never be caught dead in them?”

Too much for your ignorant, tiny brain to comprehend, evidently.

46 posted on 08/20/2023 12:56:25 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Look at the video on the X post. It shows August (now) first and then February, one at 4:19 am and the other at 4:20 am. The bicycle guy has a history of doing this and an MO.


47 posted on 08/20/2023 4:43:15 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Sicon
My tiny ignorant brain has sense enough to know no man should wear spandex for any reason.   If you have a need to show off your cod piece go back to the 16th century.   I personally don't think any woman should show off their camel toe in spandex either, but females are strange birds anyway.

I was interested to know what your good reason was to wear them, but it would be a subjective opinion.

The reason cycling may cause ED is that the seat puts constant pressure on the perineum—the area between the genitals and anus. This pressure can harm nerves and temporarily slow blood flow, which causes tingling or numbness in the penis and, eventually, ED.

48 posted on 08/21/2023 8:46:24 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: higgmeister
“The reason cycling may cause ED is that the seat puts constant pressure on the perineum”

Which is why men’s bicycle seats are made with a groove or opening in the seat. But again, your ignorance shines through.

Look, I don’t really care if you dislike spandex, for whatever reason, that’s your opinion. But calling them “sissy pants” is just childish and stupid. I guess swimmers wear “sissy pants” too? And long distance ski jumpers? Wrestlers? Football players?

49 posted on 08/21/2023 8:54:09 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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