A “Democratic socialist” Mayor has been arrested and charged after allegedly attempting to redistribute the belongings of somebody else’s home to himself.
Khalid Kamau, who is the Mayor of South Fulton Georgia, and is both a leader of the Atlanta chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and a cofounder of the Atlanta chapter of Black Lives Matter, was arrested over the weekend after a homeowner allegedly caught him entering his home over the weekend. Kamau has been charged with first-degree trespass and burglary.
According to the Washington Free Beacon:
Homeowner Jack Lecroy said he confronted Kamau with his gun after he received a security alert on his phone that someone was on his property. Kamau began to walk away from the house and Lecroy shouted for him to stop and wait for police.
“I don’t have to listen to you, and you can’t give me orders,” the socialist mayor yelled in response, according to police reports. He then screamed profanities at the homeowner. He later said that he wanted to see the home because he'd like to live there and was aware that he was criminally trespassing.
“The City of South Fulton is committed to upholding the law and ensuring that all individuals, regardless of their position, are subject to the same fair and just treatment. As the investigation is still ongoing, we are unable to provide further details at this time,” the city said in a statement. Councilwoman Natasha Williams-Brown will step in to serve as acting mayor.
Kamau advocates for socialism. “Democratic Socialists believe our country should be run by real, working people—not big corporations & billionaires,” Kamau says on his website. He further calls for defunding police and cutting military spending.
It’s evident now why he favors defunding police.
After his arrest, Kamau attempted to explain himself to local reporters, telling them “I just wanted to see the house. I do apologize to the owners. I thought it was abandoned.”
He also apologized “for the negative attention,” and, like a true politician, attempted to somehow spin the incident as a positive, stating that he hopes “the spotlight on our city right now will highlight some of the inequities that have been happening.”
Matt Palumbo is the author of Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers: How the Left Hijacked and Weaponized the Fact-Checking Industry and The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros
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