Gov. Whitmer threatened with assassination on Facebook ahead of armed protest in Lansing

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Gov. Whitmer becomes target of dozens of threats on private Facebook groups ahead of armed rally in Lansing

Posted By Steve Neavling on Mon, May 11, 2020 at 9:38 AM

Dozens of angry Michiganders, fueled by conspiracy theories and disinformation about the coronavirus, are promoting violence and mobilizing armed rallies against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Facebook, in violation of the social media company’s policies.

Metro Times gained access to four private Facebook groups that can only be seen by approved members. The pages, which have a combined 400,000 members, are filled with paranoid, sexist, and grammar-challenged rants, with members encouraging violence and flouting the governor’s social-distancing orders.

On Sunday, after being contacted by Metro Times, Facebook removed one of the groups, Michigan United for Liberty, and deleted posts on others for violating the company’s policy against inciting violence. Facebook announced last month that it will remove groups and events that encourage people to defy social-distancing measures. Facebook also is investigating the other groups.

“We removed one group for violating our policies and will remove any other violations as we continue our review,“ a Facebook spokesperson tells Metro Times.

Assassinating Whitmer is a common theme among members of the groups. Dozens of people have called for her to be hanged.

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How dare those goddamned pieces of shit terrorists threaten MY duly-elected Governor. They all should be thrown in prison. Fucking arrogant, toxic, misogynistic, ignorant assholes.

[TEB]

1. I love your governor catbyte

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3. So do I and I'm beyond outraged that she'd being threatened by these creeps.

[idziak4ever1234]

2. Before this is over, there will be bloodshed in Michigan.

[roamer65]

10. There are more of us than there are of them.

[Ohiogal]

4. Wow

Just unbelievable

[Iliyah]

5. What has facebook done? . . .

are they banning these threats like they did with the video "Mourning America"?

Republicans are a violent bunch of folks

[roamer65]

11. Suckerberg is scum.

[BComplex]

6. The swat teams need to show up, and the cops need to arrest those protesters.

That is way far beyond unacceptable.

[sop]

7. These folks are a suicide death cult; they'll kill you if you don't allow them to commit suicide.

I just wish these folks could be quarantined in their own territory somewhere, free to gather together, interact with one another, talk stupid shit, get drunk, shoot off their guns, infect each other to their hearts' content and suffer the consequences. Just leave the rest of us the fuck alone.

[Mister Ed]

8. If they're armed, it's not protest. It's simple terrorism. n/t

[sop]

9. Armed protest is totally different than peaceful protest, and it's not a constitutional right.

The First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

The constitution states "the right of the people peaceably to assemble," not the "right of the people to assemble armed to the fucking teeth." These assholes apparently believe if they aren't actually shooting people on the street while they're "protesting" with their military-style weapons, it's a "peaceful protest."

[Lonestarblue]

12. The cops need to show up, but so does these FBI.

These people are domestic terrorists, and they need to be treated as such.