"Why Don't You Shoot Me?" Police Diffuse A Drunk Gun-Toting Man Peacefully After A Stand-Off In Kalamazoo, Michigan!

A rifle-toting Michigan man and open carry activist was walking around town drunk and shouting of revolution in early May. Still, he claims it was all within his Constitutional rights and authorities apparently agree. Last month, Joseph Houseman was walking through Kalamazoo near a laundromat and gas station when he was stopped by police after several people called 911. “I just want to talk to you. You’re walking around here scaring people, man,” Sgt. Sean Gordon is heard on the dash cam recording saying to Houseman. After refusing to give his name or surrender his weapon, Houseman then tells police, “Why don’t you shoot me?” Shortly thereafter, the SWAT team arrives and a trained negotiator takes over the conversation with Houseman , who talked about police violence and an ‘imminent revolution’ during the sometimes tense encounter. Posted By Persist