Tim Kaine's Shame

To Senator Tim Kaine,


I noticed your tweet below about your festive Holidays:

Merry Christmas! Today, I feel lucky — Anne and I are celebrating with our children, Anne's folks, and wonderful neighbors. We all have so much to be thankful for, and today is a great reminder of those blessings. Wishing everyone the very best this holiday season.

— Tim Kaine (@timkaine) December 25, 2017

I also noticed this report from The Daily Caller:

The son of Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine was sentenced to probation Wednesday for his role in a protest against President Donald Trump.

Linwood Michael Kaine, 25, avoided months in jail after being charged with three misdemeanors when he and other protesters began harassing people gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol in March. Protest participants used smoke bombs, mace and fireworks to disrupt a Trump rally, causing some rally members to be treated by paramedics. Kaine ran from officers before being arrested.

Kaine was originally sentenced to 90 days in jail but the judge stayed 86 days, leaving only four days which he had already served, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Kaine was ordered to pay $236 in fines and fees and will stay on probation until Dec. 11, 2018.

Senator, I was there at the Minnesota State Capitol on March 4, 2017 to participate in a lawful rally in support of America and it's President.  Your son and other protesters arrived to disrupt our rally which they succeeded in doing.  They chose to rob me and my compatriots of our right to free speech.  But your son, Linwood, did not stop there.  He and seven others decided to act violently against me and others at the rally.  Your son, sir, and others brought mace, smoke bombs and fireworks to that rally and they set them off - causing injuries to some attending the rally and a near miss to many, many others.
And now, after all of this time, your son, Linwood....what penalty does he incur for acting violently against fellow citizens?  From fleeing from police?  We see above that your son received 4 days in jail and a fine of $236.

My question for you, Mr. Kaine, is this - your tweet expresses what a warm and cozy Christmas you had with your son, Linwood....would your Christmas have been so enjoyable if your son's actions had robbed other families of the same?  If your son had killed one or more of those attending that rally, would your cheers over eggnog been as memorable?

Your son is a grown man.  An adult.  He deserved to be punished for his illegal behavior.  He was not punished in the least.  Your son didn't deserve to be home for Christmas, Senator - he should have been in jail.  The least you could do would be to publicly apologize for the criminal behavior of your son, apologize to me and the others that day for your son robbing us of our Constitutional rights and his felonious acts against us and admit that since he is the son of a U.S. Senator that he skated.


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