Virginia Deputy Fired After Far-Right Calls For Violence On Social Media

[Galraedia]

A Virginia sheriff’s deputy was fired Saturday after a freelance journalist linked his social media account to chilling threats against politicians and judges.

One of the comments — posted on the deputy’s “WeThePeopleWarrior” profile on the right-wing social media platform Parler — called on followers to find the homes of politicians and “liberal” judges, and “remove them from their sanctuary.”

“Take back your State capitals,” the post urged. “Find the homes of every Governor, mayor, attorney general, liberal judge, senator, congressman and every major media/social media CEO...find them, remove them from their sanctuary. Bring the nightmare to where they lay their heads and kiss their loved ones. Show them that they are NOT untouchable.”

The deputy was identified in a local press report and by The Washington Post as Aaron Hoffman. He was exposed by Charlottesville, Virginia, freelance journalist Molly Conger, who revealed the posts in a Twitter thread.

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/aaron-huffman-prince-william-county-deputy-fired_n_5fe7f846c5b6acb534586ddd

[Skittles]

1. I bet he thinks wearing a mask is "tyranny"

[42bambi]

2. And only white people can vote. nt

[gratuitous]

5. Not getting his way is tyranny

It's a common phenomenon in children and the very childish.

[Proud liberal 80]

3. Nothing to see here

He said that his account was hacked and he is very disturbed by the posts...And that the public has nothing to fear with him serving.

I believe him

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/sheriff-comments-social-media/2020/12/26/7b631ee4-47c1-11eb-975c-d17b8815a66d_story.html%3foutputType=amp

[Galraedia]

6. Problem. He posted a picture of his government-issue work vest...

Link to tweet

[Takket]

4. you want to talk about reforming the police.........

job #1 is making sure recruits get psych evaluations when they sign up and social media background checks to hopefully weed out as many scumbags like this as possible. these are the type of people just itching to put their knees on the next George Floyd