Indiana Deputy Attorney General Calls for Using ‘Live Ammo’ on WI Protesters

What violent right wing rhetoric?
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Last weekend, Indiana deputy attorney general Jeff Cox logged in to Twitter and called for riot police to “use live ammunition” on the demonstrators in Wisconsin. When confronted, Cox doubled down and said, “You’re damned right I advocate deadly force.”

Apparently, Cox was taking a page from the Muammar Gaddafi playbook.

And today, Jeff Cox is in very hot water: Indiana Conducting ‘Immediate Review’ of Official Who Called For Using ‘Live Ammunition’ on Wisconsin Protesters.

The Indiana Attorney General’s Office does not condone the inflammatory statements asserted in the “Mother Jones” article and we do not condone any comments that would threaten or imply violence or intimidation toward anyone. Civility and courtesy toward all constituents is very important to this agency. We take this matter very seriously.

An immediate review of this personnel matter is now under way to determine whether the assertions made in the “Mother Jones” article about an employee are accurate. When that review is complete, appropriate personnel action will be taken.

The reporter who wrote the “Mother Jones” article informs us that the offensive postings over the weekend were made using a personal Twitter account and personal email, not a state government email account.

As public servants, state employees should strive to conduct themselves with professionalism and appropriate decorum in their interactions with the public. This is a serious matter that is being addressed.

UPDATE at 2/23/11 12:19:34 pm

That didn’t take long — Cox has now been fired.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Indiana Attorney General’s office announced Wednesday afternoon its deputy attorney general is no longer employed by the agency, after reviewing political website Mother Jones’ � published allegations that he advocated the use of force against protesters in Wisconsin.

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