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TexasTowelie

(116,491 posts) Wed Sep 2, 2020, 09:05 PM Sep 2020

Louisiana's U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins says he'd shoot armed protesters in Facebook post

As Lafayette residents protest the police killing of a Black man, former deputy and U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins threatened to shoot armed protesters in a social media post that included a picture of Black militia members.

Higgins, the former St. Landry Parish deputy whose congressional district includes Lafayette, posted the threat on Facebook on Tuesday night as protesters gathered outside a council meeting in Lafayette. Facebook later removed the post.

In the post, which featured a picture of armed Black militia members from a Louisville protest, Higgins said if armed protesters showed up, they would be considered a "real threat" in Louisiana.

"Me? I wouldn't even spill my beer. I'd drop any 10 of you where you stand,' Higgins wrote. "We don't care what color you are. We don't care if you're left or right. If you show up like this, if we recognize threat...you won't walk away."

Read more: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/09/02/louisiana-rep-clay-higgins-threatens-shoot-armed-protesters-facebook-post/5690861002/
(Lafayette Advertiser)

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Louisiana's U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins says he'd shoot armed protesters in Facebook post (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP

Facebook removes La. congressman's post over 'incitement' TexasTowelie Sep 2020 #1

Only the black armed protestors. The white ones he loves. blm Sep 2020 #2

This Ferrets are Cool Sep 2020 #5

While more concerned about white wing armed people at a protest, no one should Hoyt Sep 2020 #3

The constitution isn't for everyone! Karadeniz Sep 2020 #4

TexasTowelie

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1. Facebook removes La. congressman's post over 'incitement'

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Wed Sep 2, 2020, 09:12 PM

Sep 2020

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana congressman's Facebook post promising the use of force against armed protesters has been removed from the social media platform, prompting a response from the congressman that "America is being manipulated into a new era of government control."

Republican Rep. Clay Higgins' original post included a picture of Black demonstrators with long guns and said in part, "If this shows up, we'll consider the armed presence a real threat. We being We, the people, of Louisiana."

The post goes on to say,"We don't care what color you are. We don't care if you're left or right. if you show up like this, if We recognize threat...you won't walk away."

The post goes on to say such protesters should "Have your affairs in order" and that "I'd drop any 10 of you where you stand."

Read more: https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/state/2020/09/02/clay-higgins-facebook-post-removed-social-media/5696021002/