Free speech in one thing. Threatening to kill police officers is a whole different matter.
On July 9, 2016, this guy allegedly wrote on Facebook:
“F them racist a** cops!!! Kill them ALL. Black Lives Matter. Black people should start killing all white cops just like they are killing us!!! Then and only then will this s*** stop. Why you ask? Because white people will be dropping like flies!!!"
More from the Daily Caller:
A Detroit man is scheduled to appear in court over threats he allegedly posted on Facebook last year.
The suspect, Nheru Gowan Littleton, put anti-white, anti-police messages on his Facebook page, and is now facing charges of making a terroristic threat and using a computer to commit a crime, The Detroit News reports.
The posts were likely a reaction to the police shooting of Alton Sterling, an armed black man. On the day of Littleton’s post, the Dallas sniper attack also occurred, in which a terrorist who expressed his desire to kill white cops killed five officers.
Initially, prosecutor Kym Worthy declined to press charges against Littleton and others who made similar online remarks, as she decided the posts weren’t criminal.
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said that Littleton’s post endangered the lives of police officers.
“These charges are solid and substantive. I stand with the cops. These threats are serious. They provoke violence. We filed these charges; they’re solid, and this is a fight worth fighting for,” Schuette told press in October 2016.
Of course, the ACLU has gotten involved in this case, claiming Littleton’s remarks are free speech and not a threat against law enforment.
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