Iowa Democratic Party chair reports lynching threat after writing op-ed

[dutch508]

dalton99a (63,917 posts)
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Iowa Democratic Party chair reports lynching threat after writing op-ed critical of Donald Trump


Iowa Democratic Party chair reports lynching threat after writing op-ed critical of Donald Trump
Brianne Pfannenstiel | Des Moines Register
Oct. 19, 2021

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Ross Wilburn received multiple threats, including one of lynching, after he penned an opinion piece critical of former President Donald Trump, he told the Des Moines Register.

Wilburn, a state representative from Ames, is the first Black chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.

Wilburn authored an opinion piece titled “Iowa Republicans put loyalty to Trump over helping Iowans,” which the Des Moines Register published on its website Oct. 8 and on its print opinion page Oct. 9. The piece was timed ahead of Trump’s rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines Oct. 9. It was the former president's first trip back to the state since he lost the election and a mob of his supporters swarmed the U.S. Capitol in January.

After the essay's publication, Wilburn said he received two threatening phone messages and one threatening email to his legislative email address, which all made reference to what he wrote in the article.

“The voicemails include very explicit language. Every other word was the ‘n-word,’” he said.

 

Star Member MacKasey (562 posts)

1. All this should be turned over to FBI

Phone calls can be traced

This should be considered a hate crime

 

Star Member abqtommy (11,851 posts)

2. Every bully, from the schoolyard to the street and to these online cretins need

to face serious consequences. Now! Right now!

another hoax?

[Mr Mannn]

Jussie Smollet is EVERYWHERE!

[USA4ME]

So he's given the opportunity to write an op-ed but instead of promoting his own party he attacks someone else. Haven't the primitives been complaining about ineffective Dem messaging? Well, here was a perfect chance to change that but instead he went on the attack.

See DUers, your own members won't even listen to you.

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[SVPete]

Star Member MacKasey (562 posts)

1. All this should be turned over to FBI

Phone calls can be traced

This should be considered a hate crime

Absolutely! Go for it! But given the copious recent history of fake hate crimes, be careful what you pray for. It might not be what you assume it should be.

[DLR Pyro]

Star Member MacKasey (562 posts)

1. All this should be turned over to FBI

Phone calls can be traced

This should be considered a hate crime

Where was all this indignation about 6 weeks ago when a white woman wearing a gorilla mask was filmed throwing eggs at Larry Elder?

[DefiantSix]

Where was all this indignation about 6 weeks ago when a white woman wearing a gorilla mask was filmed throwing eggs at Larry Elder?

That's (D)ifferent... [/DUmp_Monkey]

 

[Ralph Wiggum]

Jussie Smollet is EVERYWHERE!

When was the last time a claim of racism was actually validated to be true?

The liberal demand for racism far exceeds the supply, except in their own party.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

#Justice4Juicy

[SVPete]

BTW, I have no problem with the "threats" being investigated, and if real and criminal, prosecuted. However, there is substantial reason in recent history to consider whether the threats are real or hoaxes. Hoaxes should be prosecuted as vigorously as real threats, and the consequences if convicted to be the same as for real threats.

The major reasons hoaxes are abounding, IMO, are that the demand for racism far exceeds the supply of racism, and the consequences for hoaxes are too moderate.