Sometimes circumstances are so strange, so upsetting, and so truly bizarre that if you don’t laugh at them, you might just cry.
Perhaps that was the mindset Alex Kack, the man seen wearing a green shirt and laughing uncontrollably at a Tucson, Arizona, City Council meeting yesterday.
In the video, a woman sporting a red Make America Great Again hat pulls out her phone and starts recording herself loudly protesting a proposed initiative to make Tucson a sanctuary city for immigrants.
As local reporter Nick VinZant pointed out on Twitter, the measure is legally required to be put on the November ballot because the required number of signatures was reached.
VinZant also reported that the duo did not speak during the public comment period that was held before the vote.
As others in the room boo her, the woman continues her rant as she stands up, and then pulls out a sign that reads “Respect our laws or we will deport you! No sanctuary for criminals” on one side.
The man she is with, also wearing a pro-Trump hat, holds another sign that says “Stop rewarding start deporting.”
That’s when Kack loses it.
Scene inside a Tucson City Council Meeting. Officials voted to put a “Sanctuary City” measure on the November ballot pic.twitter.com/mEh4PNj0Wo
— Nick VinZant (@NickVinZant) August 7, 2019
Eventually, a police officer walks both the man and the woman out of the room.
Throughout the whole display, Kack remains seated in the front row, unable to contain his laughter at the scene.
Kack, a field organizer for the grassroots organization Peoples Defense Initiative, told Mashable he couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity of the whole situation.
“Who has the time in their day to come into a public space just to spread hatred and negativity? Like honestly what happened that made them so ridiculous and hateful?” Kack said to the outlet.
Since the footage of his laughter went viral, Kack described the online response as “absolutely surreal.”
“Patton Oswalt tweeted about it and I love Patton Oswalt. Doesn’t get any better than that right?” he said.
#GreenShirtGuy is @Alex_Kack. And I love him. I love you @Alex_Kack. Please promise me you will befriend Banjo Man, walk the earth together, and get into adventures. https://t.co/nQMLdcwsAS
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 7, 2019