"I shouldn’t have done that" - Swing State Democrat arrested, resigns

“If people are going to break the law, myself included, there should be consequences,” Simon said. “But, the law should be applied equally. I understand that sometimes you catch the criminal and sometimes you don’t, but it has to be applied equally.” ”My worse angels got the better of me and I removed the signs,” he added at the time

 

“I shouldn’t have done that. I didn’t do it in the stealth of night or anything. I did it when it was five o’clock in the afternoon,” his apology concluded. The Moore County Democratic Party offered an apology as well. “We believe in the importance of freedom of expression and speech, and hope that local law enforcement will continue to enforce such laws that protect those freedoms fairly and without bias across party lines,” the party said.