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2. "It was intended totally as a joke," Wirbel said.

Sat Dec 12, 2015, 03:50 AM

Dec 2015

http://gazette.com/aclu-board-member-resigns-after-facebook-post-about-shooting-people-who-would-vote-for-trump/article/1565495

ACLU board member resigns after Facebook post about shooting people who would vote for Trump

By: Megan Schrader
Updated: December 11, 2015 at 5:51 pm

Loring Wirbel has resigned as co-chair of the Colorado Springs chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado after facing mounting criticism for a Facebook post that said people voting for Donald Trump should be told "I will have to shoot you before election day."

Wirbel told The Gazette Thursday night that the post wasn't meant to be taken seriously.

"It was intended totally as a joke," Wirbel said. "They are taking that stuff out of context. It's smear politics."

However, Wirbel said he could see how the post was offensive.

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ACLU Board Member Resigns After Urging People To Kill Supporters Of Trump [View all] bananas Dec 2015 OP

Uh... wow. Scootaloo Dec 2015 #1

"It was intended totally as a joke," Wirbel said. bananas Dec 2015 #2

You don't joke about killing public figures Ex Lurker Dec 2015 #4

Thanks, bananas. Rec. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #5

Offensive? carla Dec 2015 #9

The same kind of things RWs say when some shooter takes their ill advised musings... marble falls Dec 2015 #11

Seriously? How can any ranking member of the ACLU be this fucking stupid? Chakab Dec 2015 #3

This is not the first fuck up, or the worst! pocoloco Dec 2015 #13

i think it's the whole social media thing where some feel they must show JI7 Dec 2015 #18

not funny mtasselin Dec 2015 #6

Resignation appropriate AllyCat Dec 2015 #7

What a dumbass. GGJohn Dec 2015 #8

Exactly. This guy was pretty clueless all around. Demit Dec 2015 #10

i think the bigger problem is they can't see why people would have a problem JI7 Dec 2015 #19

Stupid thing to say and resigning is appropriate. mountain grammy Dec 2015 #12

Resigning is appropriate and kudos to Wirbel and the ACLU for walking the talk Android3.14 Dec 2015 #14

I want them alive and healthy to further splinter the already fractured GOP Kennah Dec 2015 #15

BFD Politicalboi Dec 2015 #16

idiots JI7 Dec 2015 #17

that's messed up and worse than what a lot of right wingers are saying.. BadGimp Dec 2015 #20

Yeah, that's just idiotic. Bradical79 Dec 2015 #21