Indiana Official On Wisconsin Protestors: ‘Use Live Ammunition’

[jaxx]

Indiana Official On Wisconsin Protestors: ‘Use Live Ammunition’

Jeffrey Cox is a deputy attorney general for the state of Indiana, and he has some strong views about the protests in Wisconsin. In response to a Mother Jones tweet this weekend reporting that riot police might be used to clear protestors from the capitol building in Madison, Cox tweeted back: “Use live ammunition”:



Cox remained steadfast in his position that the protestors should be killed when confronted on Twitter by Mother Jones’ Adam Weinstein, writing that “against thugs physically threatening legally-elected state legislators & governor? You’re damn right I advocate deadly force.” (There have been no reports that the protestors have physically threatened any elected officials).

Mother Jones contacted the Office of the Indiana Attorney General, and a spokesman told the magazine that Cox’s statements were “inflammatory” and that there would be “an immediate review” Cox’s online statements. “We do not condone any comments that would threaten or imply violence or intimidation toward anyone,” he added.

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/02/23/official-use-ammo/

[azmouse]

Jeffrey Cox is now the former Deputy Attorney General for Indiana.

[nofurylike]

thank you for getting this into The Memory Hole, jaxx. it must be kept on record.

[Julie]

WTF?? He needs to be run out of office. Sick bastard. Fascism anyone?

Julie

[jaxx]

That's the kind of shit talk we expect from Beck. I hope they investigate him fast...and boot him out of office.

[Peadar O Suileabhain]

Let me get this straight. The crowd in Madison is made up of cops, firefighters, teachers, retirees, school kids, clergy...and Mr. Cox believes that it is acceptable to settle the situation by taking their lives?

What in the name of god is going on in this country?

There have always been wingnuts and loose missiles out there. It's just that they are now in positions of authority and influence.

A man who is willing to gun down innocent Americans is a disgrace to his profession, his office, and his freaking species.

I hope some Hoosiers will file a conduct complaint to the appropriate attorney conduct board ASAP.

[Andy823]

(02-23-2011 11:12 AM)Peadar O Suileabhain Wrote:  Let me get this straight. The crowd in Madison is made up of cops, firefighters, teachers, retirees, school kids, clergy...and Mr. Cox believes that it is acceptable to settle the situation by taking their lives?

What in the name of god is going on in this country?

There have always been wingnuts and loose missiles out there. It's just that they are now in positions of authority and influence.

A man who is willing to gun down innocent Americans is a disgrace to his profession, his office, and his freaking species.

I hope some Hoosiers will file a conduct complaint to the appropriate attorney conduct board ASAP.

What is going on is the spread of hate by the right wing hate mongers like Beck and Limbaugh! These idiots get people all worked up, and incite them to violence while they sit back and then deny it when it happens. They are sick people and need to be removed from the airwaves, but that won't happen!

Mr. Cox should be removed from his office, period! Republican leaders need to stand up and denounce this crap before someone gets killed, but they won't because they are scared of the tea bagger crowd, scared of the like of Limbaugh and Beck, and want to take back the WH and all of congress so bad, they really don't care how it gets done or if people get hurt in the process!