Just recently, Levi Tillemann, a democratic candidate campaigning for a seat in the US House of Representatives, released a new campaign video advertisement in preparation for the upcoming election. In the ad, which took idiocy to a new level, he absurdly suggested that the solution put forward by republicans to arm well-trained volunteers with firearms would lead to innocent kids being killed and claimed that arming them with pepper spray was a better alternative.

The democratic House candidate then, quite stupidly, had someone spray him in the face with pepper spray in a desperate and failed attempt to prove his ridiculous assertion. In addition to him failing to support his claim by getting doused with pepper spray, it’s hard to believe …show more content…
That’s why I am running for US Congress. I’m calling on Congress to stop talking past each other and try something new. Empower schools and teachers with non-lethal self-defense tools, like this can of pepper spray.”

He then picked up a small canister of pepper spray and held it up to the camera. “Pepper spray doesn’t cost much, and it can be safely stored in a 'break-glass-in-case-of-emergency' cabinet, but it’s powerful and it won’t accidentally kill a kid,” he added, noting, “trust me, this will stop anyone in their tracks.”

To support his ludicrous assertion that pepper spray will keep children safer than firearms during a school shooting, the democratic candidate then had someone use the can of pepper spray on the face for several seconds.

Upon doing so, a disclaimer, which stated, “this is dangerous, do not attempt,” appeared at the bottom of the video as if he were one of the lunatics from Jackass. After having his eyes doused in pepper spray, he then rushed over to a tank of soapy water and dunked his end in.

“It’s incredibly painful and now I just can’t see anything!” exclaimed Tillemann.

“Wow. That’s intense. It’s just unbearable. It’s like lava in your eyes,” added the democratic candidate before using more water to try and flush out his