Wisconsin Police, DOJ Investigating Walker Death Threats After Recall Victory
- Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:45pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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The Milwaukee Police Department and Wisconsin’s Department of Justice are investigating death threats made against Gov. Scott Walker in the wake of his recall election victory, according to WISN-TV.
Milwaukee police spokeswoman Anna Schwarz said the department is investigating the threats alongside the state Justice Department’s criminal investigation division.
“People can not assume anonymity via social media while they are issuing a threat to another’s safety or life,” Schwartz said in a statement.
Twitchy.com chronicled more than two dozen threats made on Twitter against the Republican governor and his family. Among them: “Scott walker will die within the next week ive already payed for the hit” and “If I ever see anybody of the Walker family on the street, ima pop they ass.”
Image source: Twitchy.com
Image source: Twitchy.com
Image source: Twitchy.com
According to TMJ-TV, a Walker spokesman said the governor is aware of the threats and has a security detail. His schedule will not deviate as a result of the postings.
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Comments (101)
AJAYW
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:38pmIf holder’s DOJ is involved in the investigation Walker needs to get a security team around himself to keep them away from him.
Report Post »TeaPartyForRomney
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 3:22pmUnlike his competitor he doesn’t need protection from his own supporters.
here is a video of Walker being attacked by his own supporter: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/june/woman_slaps_barrett.html
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 3:29pmI read a farmer rented three red foxs to guard his chicken coops
Report Post »TeaPartyForRomney
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 3:34pmSorry that was a supporter attacking Barrett, not Walker.
Report Post »Richalu
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 3:56pmThose violent, racist Tea Partiers… They’re at it again, with their threats and intimidation. When are we finally going to……
Oh wait. It‘s not the TP’ers? It’s union thugs and liberals? Oh, well then. No worries. Nothing to see here. Please move along…
I wonder if, somewhere in the backs of their little pea brains, these liberals that always point to the TP as the violent racist ones, ever look inward at their own. Sharpton, Jackson, Wasserman-Schultz, Jackson-Lee, the entire CBC. Ya’ll going to speak out against this?
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 4:10pmI’m sure if the DOJ is involved this guy is screwed.
Report Post »kat747
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 5:51pmIf the DOJ is involved in that investigation, Holder will most likely supply the guns…..just like in Fast and Furious.
Report Post »Kind of disgusting when you can’t trust the Dept of Justice.
Dr. Joel Fleischman
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 6:03pmRICHALU:
This type of behavior is more atypical of OWS.
Report Post »YANKEESLAYER
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:37pmCould you imagine the fallout if someone threatened obama after he rammed health care down our throats
Report Post »fiveft15
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:35pmPoor old Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, they never did learn how to spell!
Report Post »TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:33pmLowlife…throw ‘em in the slammer…
Report Post »txstars
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 2:31pmThrow all the union crooks and cry babies in the slammer.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:29pmThose who threat have little sense to announce it, so I say unless you want to lose your freedom, you may reconsider threats to those who won fairly and squarley. Also remember there are crazy people on both sides of the fense. If anyone wants DOJ to investigate anything, I would not hold my breath. Holder is up the Obama administration’s butt for far, all he can see is brown. These people who say “they lost their freedom” have already lost their mind. The conservatives are trying to keep everyone from losing their freedoms to a bunch of people who are not likely eligible to be in the White House in the first place. As for the type freedoms you are looking for to maraude the Republic and break the back of the American people, fortget it. We are going to wind the national elections as well. This is our country and no one is taking it from us. We will keep it one way or the other.
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 4:00pm@ BLACKYB
You’re right!
THAT‘S WHY THEY SHOULDN’T BE THAT HARD TO FIND….
BECAUSE THEY ARE STUPID TO (1) MAKE SUCH A THREAT AND (2) TWEET IT!
They need to be jailed for “Terrorist Threatening”.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:28pmUnion and administration agents at work; and the DOJ will, at Holders orders, do nothing.
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:24pmThese are disgusting threats and every one of these people should see jail time.
Report Post »lexington_green
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:31pmnot if they are getting paid to do it. their tracks will be covered.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:39pmThese people who are threatening Scott Walker are not bullet proof and if they want to start a shooting war, there will be serious consequences and they better live in a place where bullets bounce off. Scott Walker won fair and square twice. Those who asked for his recall should pay for what it cost the state to re-vote. There was no legal reason for them to have had a recall. That DOJ puppet could have stopped that within the state and Federally. That bunch of thugs have held this country hostage and sucked this country dry and allowed the sorriest people working in serious positions until people are way beyond sick and tired of them. It would be advisable for the losers to go on their merry way and find themselves something they can do an honest days work at an honest days pay and live like the rest of America has to. They have had the cream off the milk for many, many years to long. It is time it stopped. We owe you Union thugs Nothing, but what the rest of us have and that is the right to pursue happiness. Your days, hopefully of controlling labor to the extent that you think you are the only people who count is gone. There are other people who live and work hard in this world and do not need to give anyone a slice of their labor or their lives. We owe those people who take advantage of the working people only a fair days work for fair pay. We should not have to pay dues to insure this. Those who take advantage of a worker on either side will be judged for their greed.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:43pmThey would if Obama and Holder were outo of the White House. They will not go against those who are as evil as they are. We are going to have to protect our own.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:24pmThe libs are the ones that want their freebies, their right to murder the unborn, the Cross and Christianity removed from sight, homosexuality and same sex marriage. They despise the military and hate conservatives and love Obama.
Is anyone really surprised that death threats came on the heels of the Walker win?
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:37pmDidn’t you get the memo? This is the new civility that Obummer called for! This is the new tone of political discourse and polite conversation these days. Just ask Dear Leader.
And if you disagree with the lefty agenda, then you’re a racist, homophobic POS who must die along with your entire family. Thanks, Obummer and Holder!
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:21pm…
Report Post »Union thugs are evil and violent. All unions should be abolished.
bpodlesnik
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:28pmAll to often people blame all the unions and everyone in them, when the biggest problem was, more less, the people who were the head of the union. The leaders.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:36pmTypical Chicago politics! The entire Chicago gang learned their tactics from Al Capone, Bugsy Moran and a host of other 20s and30s gangsters.
Now, if BHO had any guts, he would get on TV and decry the actions of these ********. Just don’t hold your breath till he does.
Report Post »toledofan
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:18pmAnyone who threathens anyone else should be throw in jail and those in Wisconsin who threathened Walker should be prosecuted to the full context of the law. It is time for everyone to step up to the goons and just say enough.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 3:56pmUh, not to put too fine a point on it, but I think you mean to the “full extent” of the law.
Report Post »TomTraubert
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:18pmI‘m guessing this is the last we’ll ever hear about it. The local officials will defer to the feds, and the DOJ will walk away from it like they did the allegations against the NBPP in 2008. Civility is a paper-thin veneer right now. Let’s face it, the political left is just a hair back from fulfilling these threats. It’s just a matter of time.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:57pmTrue, but Walker is white. These kinds of threats are only actionable when made against a black politician in Holder’s eyes.
Report Post »h20sue
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:11pmThis can easily be resolved. Remove the Secret Service from Bill Clinton and provide it to Walker. Clinton has no fears, only a crooked finger and the ability to lie to millions of Americans. Why should a liar have secret service? We pay for too much secret service to retired presidents. It’s time it ended, as well as life-time health care. We have to budget…so should they? Might teach em all a lesson on life. It isn’t easy….
Report Post »Dr. Joel Fleischman
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 6:04pmAgreed!
Slick Willie is about as useful as a turd in a toilet bowl.
Report Post »PROSECUTE_PUBLIC_SERVANTS__FOR_CONSTITUTIONAL_TREASON
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:08pmFathers Day idea —- Buy your father the Christian flag to display emblazed with the cross of Christ and support being salt and light to America. Support both flags of freedom and the hope of salvation in the cross of the Christian flag.
Evil has always existed. The downfall of America is not the evil but the need for salt and light of Christians. Don’t hide your candle under a bushel. We need Christians to openly stand for truth and Jesus Christ. Take a stand this Fathers Day.
The new blend of religion “Chrislam” wants to take the cross out of Christ and reduce Christ to the islam christ who was not God’s Son. Support the cross. Fly a Christian flag.
Report Post »YANKEESLAYER
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:07pmObama Holder and the rest of these liberal comunists have made this country ripe for civil war.Just as soon as right person is killed. Threats like this are common among the sore loser comunist party
Report Post »felix
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:02pmas i stated on another WALKER article – liberal, communist demothugs are meanest, angryest people in AMERICA , no doubt about it !!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:14pmWhere are the calls from the MSM for Obama to quiet these people down? Where are Pelosi’s tears? Why aren’t these THUGS ever called out for REAL THREATS.
Report Post »piper60
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:01pmI looked into this article, hoping that the DOJ in question WAS Holder’s dept. Man, am I disappointed!!!
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:14pmI was just listening to Rush talk about this story as I was coming out of another story on The Blaze. It just amazes me and I expect to hear more about this as this week progresses. Rush’s point is that nobody on the Left so far is talking about bringing the rhetoric down and maintaining civility.
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:31pmIt is Wisconsin’s DOJ
Report Post »pap pap
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:58pmI hope they follow where they came from and extinguish those idiots.
Report Post »bdandsl
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:57pmThe DOJ? I’m waiting for the punch line!
Report Post »ONLY4UANDME
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:21pmExactly!
Report Post »lexington_green
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:24pmState of Wisconsin DOJ, not the feds. there’s your punchline.
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:28pmThe punch line is: it is “Wisconsin’s DOJ”
Report Post »Rajabear1
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:35pmThanks for the clarification. Makes more sense anyway. Holder investigate real crimes…HA!
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:56pmoh jeez more of the lefts civility
Report Post »dataweaver
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:18pmIndeed. Whatever happened to the outrage over “targeting districts” and other such violence-provoking speech? I‘d ask the hosts of MSNBC’s “the War Room”, but I suspect the irony would be lost on them.
Report Post »joey g
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:55pmI hope they catch the coward ,,,send em to some Wisconsin State Prison…for some good old fashioned “ass bandit ”loving….hahhahhahahahahahahahha gooooooooooooooooooooo Wisconsin..
Report Post »thekuligs
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:55pmI’m gonna “pop THEY ass”
I suppose that is exactly what is wrong with the country.
Report Post »Mike N
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:53pm.
Report Post »“ima pop they ass” . . . I suspect you’d sooner pop your brain.
RightUnite
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:01pmYeah, just like a friggin zit!
Report Post »Dr. Joel Fleischman
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 6:06pmKnowing the lib-tard intellect, ‘Ol Tyrone would probably shoot himself instead.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:52pmWell I KNEW it wasn’t the FEDERAL DOJ! Thank God he doesn’t have to depend on Holder! God keep this good man safe.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:18pmCATB, the Dept of Jive, DOJ, is looking into this, they are upset that the posters didn’t use the correct ebonics….it’s not “Pop they ass” it should be Cap dey azzz”
We cannot put up with misspelled and gramatically incorrect death threats.
Report Post »Banter
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 1:32pmDarmok
LMAO!
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 2:42pmDARMOK – ssssmmmmAAAACCCCKKKKDDDDOOOOWWWWNNNN!!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 5:01pm@D & J LOL ..
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Report Post »Banter
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:51pm“If I ever see anybody of the Walker family on the street, ima pop they ass.”
Eric Holder, that you?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:54pmNaw .. he will let the NBPP do his dirty work for him .. and look the other way.
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:50pmBut I thought the Left wanted to cut down on the “violent rhetoric”….oh wait, that wasn’t meant for themselves……
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:53pmExactly .. “civility” = censorship.
Report Post »Fubared
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 12:54pmExactly. In reality, he would just suffer scratches from a lefty and maybe a bruised shin, and the ensuing beat down by the state troopers would be great video.
Report Post »Deborah
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 6:13amThank you, CATB!! You couldn’t be more right. In the eyes of the left, “civility” means you do NOT disagree with them. And if you cause controversy b/c you DO have an opposing viewpoint, you WILL be accused of a “lack of civility.” I know this from all-too-personal experience.
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