Arkansas police chief resigns after appearing to call for violence over election

[Crunchy Frog]

Nov. 8, 2020, 7:09 PM EST

By Tim Stelloh

An Arkansas police chief has resigned after he posted messages on a right-wing social media site that appeared to urge people to assault "Marxist" Democrats over the presidential election, the mayor said.

Elliot said that after he consulted with lawyers about Holland's posts, which appeared on the site Parler, he met with Holland, who resigned effective immediately. The posts were no longer visible Sunday, but NBC affiliate KARK of Little Rock published screenshots of some of them.

"When this over and Trump is president for 4 more years," one said, "do not forget what these Marxist bastards have tried to do. When you see one in public get in their face do not give them any peace. Throw water on them at restaurants. Push them off sidewalks. Never let them forget they are traitors and have no right to live in this Republic after what they have done."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arkansas-police-chief-resigns-after-appearing-call-violence-over-election-n1247059

He apparently also actually advocated political killings.

"Hang all these Marxist Democrats now," the message said.

[JI7]

1. What the fuck is this "Parler" thing ? I keep seeing right wingers refer to it as where they post

[Crunchy Frog]

4. I've heard that it's a new substitute for Facebook,

Where they can talk about shit that Facebook doesn't allow.

[brush]

2. Well, he's a dangerous idiot. Armed to the teeth no doubt.

The FBI needs to keep him under surveillance.

[Withywindle]

3. "appearing to"

Enough with this sort of weasel wording in journalism. He didn't "appear to" incite violence. He did. In his own words. Openly. Sadistically.

The second-best thing about this election cycle was hearing mainstream pundits on CNN openly saying that Trump was lying. That his claims had no basis. That the way he was behaving was not only unbecoming, it was dangerous.

[KG]

5. these dumdasses use the word 'marxist' as if they know what it means.

[malaise]

6. Same with socialism

The corporate media allows them to reinvent concepts and redefine words with impunity.

[yellowcanine]

7. He sounds like a nice man.