Briscoe Cain is "world news." He defines "stupid."

[Stuart G]

... I read the post in the London Guardian, and if you search this idiot name, he is now well known. (Judy Lynn put it up, at this link): https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142367127

...This happened at 8:40pm yesterday evening, Sept 12, according to Judy's above post.

...A lawyer who threatens someone publicly defines the Trump crowd. You see, Trump thinks he can get away with anything, and so does Briscoe Cain. It was just a "joke" Briscoe will say, but the FBI will not be amused. He will say it was a "mistake," but when the Texas legislature removes him, them they will not be laughing. Mr. Cain has destroyed his political career and much more, with a "stupid comment." If he gets jail time, he will not like his surroundings. But that is not up to me, it is up to a judge and jury. The "Stupid Club" has a brand new member. But, I don't think Briscoe is celebrating. He is probably looking for a good criminal lawyer.

[Ilsa]

1. He claims to be on the Autism spectrum, Aspergers.

I don't believe him. I think he's just an intentional asshole.

He gets 100% ratings from these ultra-conservative groups. He represents the Baytown area.

[Stuart G]

2. Briscoe is just plain "stupid." All the world now knows that.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Intentional asshole, huh? There's a medical term for that.

Assburger syndrome.

[3catwoman3]

12. I love neologisms, and this one...

...is a keeper!

[dawn5651]

13. aspergers syndrome has

a lot of people on it they don't go around threatening to harm people

[rurallib]

3. "just joking" is their go to excuse when they get caught red handed

Of course he meant it. If he is a legislator he should have some awareness that threatening someone is not legal.

A poster child for "red flag" laws BTW

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Don't you just *love* it

how right-wing extremists make the case for us, sometimes better than we do, for why certain policies are actually needed?

[not fooled]

18. They mean it sometimes

They mean it for the knuckledraggers.

They don't mean it for the FBI.

[Hoyt]

5. Typical American gun-"enthusiast."

[FakeNoose]

6. He's just another one of those guys with a small brain

... and a weenie to match.

Take away his guns, take away his Twitter account at the same time.

[unblock]

8. unless i'm missing something, it's very unlikely he'll get any jail time.

it's a stupid *sshole comment, obviously, and he deserves to be booted out of office one way or another, though i doubt he'll even suffer that, at least not due to this comment.

but as for any criminal liability, my understanding is that such comments will get you investigated, but charged and prosecuted is another matter. that usually requires the stupid *sshole to have taken additional steps to make it credible that they intend to act on the threats.

idle threats alone aren't enough to get a conviction, afaik.

ianal.

[Cosmocat]

11. He isn't getting booted out of office, either

in the year 2019.

MAYBE going back a decade or so ago, but if this was actually something that rose to that level today there would have been dozens of other ass hat republicans run out of office over the last decade by now, beyond the handful that actually were.

[unblock]

15. yeah, now republicans eagerly vote for people who have been convicted of assaulting reporters....

[Sentath]

9. Hang On! Is this the 'Abolish Austin' guy?

Yeah, looks like it is: https://www.alternet.org/2019/09/triggered-texas-republican-wants-to-cancel-austin/

[dalton99a]

14. Yep, same idiot

[certainot]

10. limbaugh and 1500 radio stations will attack beto for weeks and excusing cain so

i doubt anything will happen to him

[Gothmog]

16. From a local state house Democratic representative

Link to tweet

[KPN]

17. This is one of the reasons why these assholes don't want gun

controls, even for people with mental health problems. A public statement like this would qualify as a sufficient red flag to extinguish this moron’s right to own at least some firearms, definitely an AR-15. They (GOP legislators at the fed and state levels) don’t want reasonable gun controls not just because of NRA money but so many of them obviously have mental health problems, and they might flip up and tweet or say something publicly.

[Mosby]

19. That's a great point. Nt