John Cobin

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John Cobin
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Cobin in 2013
Born John Macarewich Cobin
(1963-03-10) March 10, 1963 (age 61)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Nationality Chilean
Political party Libertarian (2006)
Criminal penalty 6 years of prison
Criminal status Incarcerated
Spouse(s) Pamela Sepúlveda Mendoza (m. 2010)[1]
Children 7
Parents
  • George Cobin (father)
  • Joan Audrey Cobin (mother)
Website policyofliberty.net

John Macarewich Cobin (born 10 March 1963) is a U.S. born Chilean blogger, convicted criminal, and social commentator. He has taught at various Chilean intitutions and was arrested after opening fire at protesters during the Chilean social unrest of 2019 in Reñaca.[3]

Biography

John Cobin was born to Joan Audrey Cobin née Tagliere (born 1939), a nurse from New York, and George Cobin (1939-1966), a mathematician from Santa Monica, California.[4] His father passed away from cancer in April 1966.[5]

He studied at various educational institutions including Reformed Bible College,[6] California State University, the University of California, and George Mason University. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy, an M.A. in economics, and an A.R.E. in Liberal Arts and Religious Studies.[7]

He left the U.S. to live in Chile first in 1996,[3] in protest of Bill Clinton's government due to its policies regarding taxation.[8] The following year, he became a part-time economics lecturer.[7]

In 2006, he ran for Congress in South Carolina's 4th congressional district as a member of the Libertarian party. He lost, only earning 4,467 votes, or 2.5% of the total count.

During this time period, he was accused of choking, pushing and shoving his second wife multiple times during an argument over the custody of their son, causing her injuries.[9] He denied all accusations, but was ultimately arrested on charges of domestic violence.[3] However, all of the charges were ultimately dropped.[10] He fled the country shortly thereafter. He subsequently objected to paying either of his former wives child support, and is now estranged from many of his children.

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John Cobin with his third wife, Pamela Sepúlveda.

In 2012, he, along with three other Americans, founded a libertarian compound in the Chilean mountainside, titled "Galt’s Gulch", named in honor of the fictional capitalist society represented in Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged.[10] The venture ultimately failed.

In 2013, he claimed that "there is no one more neoliberal than me in the country" in an interview with The Clinic. He also claimed that he was friends with Hermógenes Pérez de Arce Ibieta, a right-wing Chilean politician, and Axel Kaiser, a Chilean political scientist.[11]

Up until 2015, he was an economics teacher at the Andrés Bello National University.[12] He renounced his US citizenship on December, 2015. [13]

On the 22nd of August of 2017, his oldest son, attended a rally against then-US president Donald Trump. He was arrested after kicking back a tear gas canister towards police officers, after which he was hit in the groin by a pepper ball.[14][8] He was later exonerated from all charges.

2019 Reñaca shooting

External video
video icon John Cobin attacked in Reñaca and had to defend himself on YouTube (4 mins)

On the 10th of November 2019, he opened fire on Chilean demonstrators in Reñaca, Chile, wounding Luis Jesús Ahumada Villegas, a 33-year old father, in the leg.[15][16] After this, he recorded a YouTube video, confessing to the crime and claiming that he acted in "self-defense".[17] Due to this, he was convicted of attempted homicide and committing an unjustifiable shooting on public roads.[12] Even though he claimed his actions were based on self-defense, the court rejected said explanation, commenting that "the requirements of legitimate defense are not met".[18] He was sentenced to 11 years of jail time,[16] which was later reduced to 6.[19]

In 2020, it was revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19.[20]

Electoral history

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Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina § District 4
South Carolina 2006 Midterm Elections[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Inglis 115,553 64.2
Democratic William Griffith 57,490 32.0
Libertarian John Cobin 4,467 2.5
Green C. Faye Walters 2,336 1.3
Write-in votes 85 nil
Total 179,931 100

References

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