Chasing a stripper with a gun at 2:45 a.m.? If it didn't involve a Michigan GOPer, that might seem odd.

[marmar]

A Republican lawmaker from northern Michigan was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning after police responded to reports of a man with a gun and possible shots fired.

Neil Friske, 62, has a record as a hardline conservative and has put faith and family at the heart of his campaign to be reelected to the state House of Representatives.

He was arrested after chasing an adult dancer following a disagreement, according to the Michigan Information and Research Service, which covers the state capitol.

His campaign quickly issued a bizarre statement suggesting the case was politically motivated.

'As many of us know, Rep Friske is always exercising his Second Amendment right,' it said. ...............(more)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13552267/republicans-stripper-arrested-neil-friske-michigan.html

[Srkdqltr]

1. That is so funny

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Family Values Party. Plus, they believe in States Rights, unless they hold the power in Washington, DC

[dgauss]

3. "exercising his Second Amendment right"

Not even the Onion could have come up with that one.

[Hekate]

22. I feel bad that line made me laugh out loud, but my gods what an idiot for saying it!

Worse in its own way than being the idiot who did it!

[yellowcanine]

45. The right to chase a stripper while armed shall not be infringed.

Pretty clear. Even Clarence Thomas will agree.

[Jim__]

4. Maybe she somehow got close enough to him to steal his wallet.

[DemocraticPatriot]

9. If that was the case, he should have contacted law enforcement,

rather than attempting to take the law into his own hands....

(Why do reich-wingers seem to believe that the 2nd Amendment gives them the right to become judge, jury and executioner?)

But the article cites a "disagreement", not a theft.

I propose that he was dissatisfied with the duration of a lap dance,
or was presuming he was entitled to something more...

[Mr. Evil]

20. I totally agree.

She didn't grind on him long enough for the Viagra to take effect.

[calimary]

31. Or maybe she refused to go "get a nightcap with him" and his delicate ego

was grossly offended?

From the “How DARE you reject me? Don’t you know WHO I AM???”

[Deuxcents]

5. This family man should have been home with his family at 2:45 AM but instead he's

Chasing a stripper with his gun. Hmmm. Two sides to every story and I’d be interested in the stripper’s side and hopefully, not in harm’s way.

[czarjak]

15. I want to hear his wife's and preacher's sides.

Maybe the children too.

[Hekate]

23. Ahem. I am fairly sure that according to them, Jesus will forgive him

[Grins]

30. Took a while to find out...

He’s not married.
At one time he was, as he has children and grandchildren.

So, a member of the party that believes in the “Sanctity of Marriage!!!,” and would love to ban divorce - is divorced.

His Republican primary opponent is all of 24 years old and just as Reich-wing nuts as the guy chasing strippers in the wee hours of the AM - while ARMED!

He slapped Friske last week for voting AGAINST a bill that would ban the use of AI or other tech in creating porn using the images of celebrities, or anyone, without consent.

There are 110 members of the Michigan House.
108 voted for the bill.
2 voted “No.”
Both of them - Republicans.
One of the 2..? Friske.

[DemocraticPatriot]

6. I don't recall as the 2nd Amendment gives you the right to

chase after a stripper with a gun and shooting at her over a "disagreement"....

More like the garden variety abuse of sex workers,
and abuse of WOMEN... by someone who was likely intoxicated

Possibly he didn't actually shoot AT her, but into the air,
hoping to invoke FEAR, but it doesn't matter. Glad she was not hit.

"Faith and family"!!!! Yeah, RIGHT.

[sdfernando]

7. Hey... he was there for the

food….. isn’t that the rethiglican excuse du jour??

[PeaceWave]

8. Among Republicans, this will just give him street cred.

[NJCher]

10. this one is pretty entertaining, but

my fave, my all-time fave, was Baby Man. Remember him? The guy who wanted to wear diapers and act like a baby.

Then he went on to become an executive in some republican scam business.

Can't recall the name at the moment.

Now diapers for men are having a comeback in the republican party.

[Pinback]

18. Sen. David Vitter?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/23/why-did-david-vitters-prostitution-problem-kill-him-in-2015-and-not-in-2010/

[Hekate]

25. That was unforgettable -- and extremely cringe-inducing. For comedy I preferred Fanne Foxe...

… in the Tidal Basin trying to escape Wilber Mills.

[NJCher]

40. I remember that one, too

I may have been a wee child at the time, LOL, but it still interested me.

It occurs to me that we have the beginnings of an Encyclopedia of Republican Sex Antics. We should write it and sell it as a Democratic or DU fundraiser.

[NJCher]

38. That's it!!

Thanks; now I can sleep tonight.

[Joinfortmill]

11. They're all the same; lying hypocrites.

[3catwoman3]

12. Faith and family my ass.

[NBachers]

13. Shouldn't this be posted in the "Guns, Hookers, and Blow" Forum?

[rubbersole]

27. I need to post there, but I've been looking for it all day...

[LisaL]

14. Who here knew that traditional conservative values include

chasing an adult entertainer with a gun in the middle of the night?

[czarjak]

16. Like it's the first time too?

[Liberty Belle]

19. Even Trump didn't shoot Stormy Daniels.

Tough to go lower than tRump on the morality scale, but this guy sure comes close.

[NJCher]

39. Stormy!

Don't walk down Fifth Avenue!!

[SouthBayDem]

17. The Daily Mail? Really?

It makes Breitbart look like The Economist for crying out loud!

For a more reputable source: Detroit Free Press

[hunter]

35. The Detroit Free Press may have left out part of the story.

Something about a dancer who works at the Déjà Vu gentlemen’s club.

Leaving out salacious details doesn't automatically make a report "reputable."

I suppose the reckless use of a gun is bad enough.

We shall see...

[SouthBayDem]

36. News oulets shouldn't publish salacious claims willy nilly. nt

[Marcuse]

21. In his defense, he thought she really loved him.

[dobleremolque]

24. Friske is as frisky does. N/T

[NJCher]

41. was just going to say

Name checks out.

[Silent Type]

26. After Stormy Daniels, you'd think they'd learn.

[rubbersole]

29. Pleeeezze!

Repub primary cred. Just like the chosen one. But armed!

[JI7]

37. Learn what ? That the cult will continue supporting them ?

[SleeplessinSoCal]

28. The Daily Mail UK?

They provide far more details than The Detroit News.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/20/michigan-house-republican-lawmaker-neil-friske-arrested-in-lansing-charlevoix-ingham-county/74155531007/

[SoFlaBro]

32. Was the stripper's name "Happiness"? Maybe this was the fucking pursuit of Happiness?

[58Sunliner]

33. "Faith and family" guy looks like a dangerous, deranged sociopath.

"officers were dispatched at 2:45 a.m. Thursday to the 2100 block of Forest Road in Lansing, near where public records show Friske owns a condominium." His opponent in the race for election-“He voted against protecting spouses from marital rape, voted against making child marriage illegal, voted against tax cuts for veterans — and just this past week, he voted against making it illegal to create AI 'deep fake' pornography using the likeness of our daughters and wives," Fairbairn said.

[KPN]

34. Huh ... who woulda thought. Just exercising his 2nd Amendment right to

chase a stripper through the streets with a gun at 2:45 am in the night or is that morning? Guess this must just be part of what they mean when they run on protecting our “freedom”.

[GoodRaisin]

42. "Always" exercising his second amendment right.

So he does this kind of thing frequently. Good one.

[leftyladyfrommo]

43. He was lucky she didn't steal his gun. nt

[PeaceWave]

44. Update - This creep is being charged with weapons charges AND sexual assault...

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/neil-friske-arrest-sexual-assault-weapons-charges-michigan-1235044938/

"Authorities in Lansing, Michigan, are seeking felony-level sexual assault and weapons charges against Republican State House Rep. Neil Friske, according to records obtained by The Detroit Free Press.

The 62-year-old lawmaker was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday morning after he allegedly 'chased an adult dancer after a disagreement' while in possession of a firearm. Ingham County Prosecutor John Dewane’s office told the Free Press that law enforcement responded to reports of an armed male​​ 'as well as possible shots that were fired.' Law enforcement learned 'of a possible sexual assault of an adult female' in their response."

So, are we to understand that the GOP now considers armed sexual assault as an expression of one's 2nd Amendment rights?