'We will kill you': Outrage as MAGA Florida sheriff threatens protesters

[justaprogressive]

This Saturday, June 14, the No Kings movement will be holding large protests all over the United States — from Seattle to Chicago to Philadelphia — to express opposition to President Donald Trump's military parade. And Brevard County, Florida Sheriff Wayne Ivey, a far-right MAGA Republican, is drawing vehement condemnation for remarks that critics say are threatening nonviolent protesters with violence.

At a press conference on June 12, Ivey told reporters, "If you spit on us, you're going to the hospital and in jail. If you hit one of us, you're going to the hospital and jail. And most likely get bitten by one of our big, beautiful dogs that we have here. If you throw a brick, a firebomb or point of gun at one of our deputies, notifying your family where to collect your remains at. Because we will kill you, graveyard dead. We're not going to play."

Ivey's comments are drawing a lot of negative reactions on X, formerly Twitter.

The Grio tweeted, "Florida Sheriff Wayne Ivey had quite the message for protesters expected to hit the streets ahead of an anti-Trump rally on Saturday: 'We will kill you.' The law enforcement official's rhetoric has been condemned and comes amid ongoing protests in LA."

X user MeloDramatical wrote, "White supremacy is the greatest threat we face as a nation."

Another X user, Auntie Smartassey posted, "No one should become violent, Sheriff Wayne Ivey. Explain why the president pardons cop beaters? What validates their violence in your eyes? People who fight for human rights should face prison or death? But violence in the name of Trump is okay?"

https://www.alternet.org/wayne-ivey-protests-trump/

[Kid Berwyn]

1. To serve and protect Der Fuehrer

That means the Turd Reich, Dixie, the KKK and Russian Mafiya.

[MuseRider]

2. Here we go...again?

It never really stops but you add a president like we have and people who have been raised on anger and BOOM. Visions of bridges and dead kids in the campus yard.

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. Grady Judd of Polk County isn't much better

That's the guy that just LOVES his press conferences where he gets to use visual aides and tell people how much of a badass he and his deputies are.

And people just adore him for it! The number of outright authoritarians in this country is astounding.

Right up to the point where a cop violates THEIR rights, of course.

[ImNotGod]

4. Terroristic threats like that breaks Federal law but we have a terrorist killer barbie AG who agrees with him. nt