Anti-mask and social distancing protester Rochelle Kelley was arrested following a traffic stop last month. Kelley, a member of the Weare School Board in New Hampshire was caught on video making a homophobic and curse laden tirade against the arresting officer.
Video of the 33-year-old mom was taken by her husband Samuel, with Kelley claiming she was going to sue the police.
After seeing the video, much of the internet wasn't impressed.
Weare school board member Rochelle Kelley is unhappy after being cited for a motor vehicle inspection violation. Next week, she goes on trial for criminal mischief & disorderly conduct after defying police orders to leave a Concord playground closed for Covid. #NHPoliticspic.twitter.com/lMUbHuvjU9— William Tucker (@William Tucker) 1628181143
Kelley's husband was stopped for an expired safety inspection and registration of his vehicle. A police sergeant had given them a citation previously and the couple didn't get anything done. Due to this, the vehicle was to be towed.
However, Kelley refused to let the officers take inventory of what was in the vehicle before it was taken away, and physically prevented the officers from doing their jobs. Because of this, they arrested her, but she did not comply when she was placed under arrest either.
Instead, she called the officer a homophobic slur and told him to "eat sh**, you c*ck-sucking d*ck" while being handcuffed.
School board member. \n\n#RochelleKelley\n\nSpews vile anti-gay slur as she\u2019s arrested for her own misconduct. \n\nAnother garbage human about to become internet famous for all the wrong reasons.https://twitter.com/miscellanyblue/status/1423320991711862790\u00a0\u2026— \ud83d\udc8bPolitical Sass\ud83d\udc8b (@\ud83d\udc8bPolitical Sass\ud83d\udc8b) 1628710177
Rochelle Kelley is having a sads. https://twitter.com/miscellanyblue/status/1423320991711862790\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/H8xNSFuwJt— rayskwire (@rayskwire) 1628710485
She seems sweet \u2026https://www.queerty.com/psychotic-school-board-official-homophobic-meltdown-resisting-arrest-omg-guys-20210810\u00a0\u2026— Jerryt_philly (@Jerryt_philly) 1628634576
Embarrassing. How do people like this end up playing a role in education? The uprising of undereducated adults is bringing us all down, and the kids suffer the most.— WeAreTheEyesOfTheWorld (@WeAreTheEyesOfTheWorld) 1628716679
Oh now this is who we want on our school board. Geez, what a fine example.— Tina Swenson (@Tina Swenson) 1628726105
This isn't Kelley's first run-in with police over her petty refusal to follow basic safety precautions. Last year, she and two other parents were arrested for staying on a playground despite the park being closed due to an emergency.
Investigators say Kelley and the other parents were informed that the park was closed and asked to leave and they all refused. Officers informed them several times that the park was closed because of the pandemic and pointed to the yellow tape marking everything off, but they said they had a "constitutional right" to be at the park.
They were arrested, and charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Officers said they were disappointed when they found out Kelley was on the Weare School Board, as she was supposed to be looking out for the best interest of children, yet put her own in danger just for them to play at a park. She also advocates against mask mandates in the schools.
Which is worse between the protests against basic safety during a pandemic and a pretty comfortable usage of homophobic slurs?
#RochelleKelly hope your parents are proud of your #homophobic #Profanity #Schoolboardmember\nWeare school board member Rochelle Kelley arrested after traffic stophttps://www.concordmonitor.com/School-Board-member-arrested-41843016\u00a0\u2026— MidcenturyMildred (@MidcenturyMildred) 1628629135
POS Maga mask-hating school board member Rochelle Kelley screams anti-gay slurs at cops as she's arrested -- and it's all caught on videohttps://www.rawstory.com/rochelle-kelley/\u00a0\u2026— Stan Americana (@Stan Americana) 1628723420
Definitely doesn\u2019t belong on school board.https://twitter.com/miscellanyblue/status/1423320991711862790\u00a0\u2026— Deborah L Steinmetz (@Deborah L Steinmetz) 1628721990
Did I mention how tired I am of disgusting, privileged, homophobic white people?https://twitter.com/miscellanyblue/status/1423320991711862790\u00a0\u2026— MattBasile\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 Proud Ally\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a (@MattBasile\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 Proud Ally\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a) 1628715825
Kelley is scheduled to appear before a Concord District Court for the incident this week, and can look forward to being arraigned for the traffic stop at the end of the month.
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