Usually, when Paul Hackett ends up in the paper, it is going to be worth a read. I remember what I considered his great framing by tying gay marriage to the second amendment (the government shouldn't care about what my neighbors do in the privacy of their own home any more than they care about what I keep in my gun safe).
But now it looks like Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters (who was plagued by scandal as GOP Treasurer) is looking to take on Hackett in a way that is clearly backfiring and turning Hackett into even more of a hero in Ohio's second district.
Want to know where Hackett stands on Affirmative Action, he takes it:
Indian Hill lawyer and former congressional candidate Paul Hackett says he was woken up by "criminal activity" on November 19 and "took affirmative action to protect his wife and family from an unknown disturbance at his house."
'Affirmative Action' after people ran across his (very beautiful) fence at 4:30 AM involved Hackett reaching into that gun safe for the ol' AR-15, rushing out into the darkness not knowing what he was facing. When the cops arrived, they found the situation was under control.
White called for backup. He arrived at a driveway in the 8700 block of Keller Road to find the three men lying face down near their small, black car and Hackett's pickup truck. With a flashlight, White saw a strap on Hackett's right shoulder and "what appeared to be an assault rifle hanging along his right side," White's report said. [...]
During the investigation, Hackett told police Nov. 30 that he was carrying an AR-15. He said one round was in the chamber and that he usually has 28 rounds in the magazine. He also told police that he did not point the weapon at the three men, the safety was on and he never put his finger on the trigger.
Hackett said he had followed a trail of fluid left by the car, and the vehicle stopped in a driveway. Hackett told police that he hopped out of his truck and that he was armed.
"He told the boys to 'Get the ---- out of the car and get on the ground.' ... He said he did not touch the vehicle with the rifle and maintained his distance. 'I knew they saw I was armed,' he said. He said he had done this about 200 times in Iraq, but this time there was not a translation problem," the Indian Hill police report said.
Hackett tracked vehicle fluid -- in the pitch dark -- and then single handedly brought the situation to resolve?
Deters may try to harass Hackett using a grand jury, but if you read the (already 239) comments on the Enquirer story you'll see that Hackett comes off like a hero.
I hope he runs again.