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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArkansas police chief resigns after appearing to call for violence over election
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."
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.
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Arkansas police chief resigns after appearing to call for violence over election (Original Post)
Crunchy Frog
Nov 2020
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JI7
(89,247 posts)1. What the fuck is this "Parler" thing ? I keep seeing right wingers refer to it as where they post
Crunchy Frog
(26,579 posts)4. I've heard that it's a new substitute for Facebook,
Where they can talk about shit that Facebook doesn't allow.
brush
(53,764 posts)2. Well, he's a dangerous idiot. Armed to the teeth no doubt.
The FBI needs to keep him under surveillance.
Withywindle
(9,988 posts)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
(28,751 posts)5. these dumdasses use the word 'marxist' as if they know what it means.
malaise
(268,919 posts)6. Same with socialism
The corporate media allows them to reinvent concepts and redefine words with impunity.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)7. He sounds like a nice man.