A top Indiana state official has been fired after publicly calling for violence against demonstrators at Wisconsin’s Capitol Building. In comments posted on his Twitter account, Indiana Deputy Attorney General Jeff Cox called for using “live ammunition” to disperse the crowds. Pressed by a reporter from Mother Jones magazine, Cox defended his comments, saying it was justified “against thugs physically threatening legally-elected state legislators & governor.” Cox continued: “You’re damn right I advocate deadly force.”
Indiana Deputy Attorney General Fired for Backing Armed Attacks on Demonstrators
HeadlineFeb 24, 2011