A lecturer at a public university in New York has been arrested after she was caught on tape stealing campaign signs for Republican politicians earlier this week.
Laura Ebert, a lecturer of economics at the State University of New York-New Paltz, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor larceny after she was caught on video stealing campaign signs for Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro and Rep. John Faso, R-N.Y., on Monday.
In the video, Ebert is seen pulling her truck over in front of a Laura McGovern’s house, where she proceeds to exit her vehicle, steal the signs, and place them in the back of the pickup truck. Her parking of the pickup truck was cringeworthy, as she managed to drive several feet into the neighboring yard.
Ebert was identified through the license plate of her pickup truck in the video, and eventually arrested and charged. When confronted by the police, she confessed to her crime, apologized, and turned over the evidence.
According to the SUNY-New Paltz website, Ebert is employed by the school as a lecturer in economics and has presented papers on economic analyses of South American countries.
In an interview with Fox News, McGovern noted how ironic it was to have a college professor stealing the signs, given all of the stories about how liberal professors often do everything in their power to suppress conservative speech.
“I kind of thought it was funny in a way, because of the times you hear about stories of the professors being very liberal and not allowing people with conservative or Republican views to speak … almost like trying to shut down my voice, which seems antithetical to what a professor should be doing, because we should all have a voice,” remarked McGovern.
The past election cycle saw numerous cases of liberal activists stealing GOP campaign signs and election materials from public places. Last month, a male liberal activist physically assaulted State Rep. Sarah Anderson, R-Minn., after she called him out for destroying Republican yard signs. After the incident, Republicans in Minnesota rallied around Anderson, offering to escort her and look out for her safety while she campaigned door to door.
“I refuse to be bullied and intimidated,” Anderson said. “You can’t let this stop you from reaching out and talking to voters.”
