We need to talk about this more, Utah, because this is exactly the kind of person who is wrecking our state. It’s not an abstraction, it’s real.
This is Gary Peacock, a millionaire transplant from California who lives in a 3.5 million dollar home in Park City.
The other day he accosted a driver, unlawfully entered his car, forcefully removed him (which is an assault,) and held him against his will while demanding the police come and ticket him.
Among the things Peacock said during the exchange were “I’m riding a bike, I have more rights than you.” He also told the driver that he would have him put in jail.
The only person who belongs in jail here in Gary Peacock.
I guarantee you, if I had done this, I would still be sitting in a Summit County jail facing multiple felony charges.
But not Gary Peacock.
No, he’s a blue state millionaire. He’s the kind of person Spencer Cox wants to replace you with. Rich, entitled Californian who rides a bike.
This is who Utah caters to now.
Sure, he’s getting called a “male Karen” all over social media, but I think everybody is missing the larger point of what happened.
This guy thinks he can come to Utah and do whatever he wants. And he’s not alone. There are thousands of Gary Peacocks that have moved to Utah since the pandemic. They sell their homes in California, buy a plot of land super cheap here, build a mansion, and drive home prices up. If it was just one Gary Peacock it wouldn’t be so bad. But it’s thousands of Gary Peacocks! This Gary Peacock just got caught!
Think about what he said.
“I’m riding a bike, I have more rights than you.”
Really think about that!
That’s how all these people feel! Not just about bikes, but about everything!
And guess what, they do! They do because people like Spencer Cox and Deidre Henderson encourage them to come to Utah and do whatever they want, and to hell with the millions of Utahns who get hurt in the process.
Gary Peacock ORDERED the cop to cite the driver. And guess what! The cop DID AS HE WAS TOLD! A law enforcement officer literally TOOK ORDERS FROM A CALIFORNIA MILLIONAIRE!
THAT!
HAPPENED!
We need to be more outraged about this. These are the kinds of people who come to Utah and think they’re kings. This needs to be stopped.
Open your eyes, Utah!
Gary Peacock belongs in jail for what he did. And after he serves his lengthy sentence, he should be ejected from the state.
But we also need to end the culture that brought him here. And that means voting out the politicians that incentivize him and his ilk from moving here in the first place.
That’s why you should
#WriteInPHILLyman