Chastising and heckling a politician is one thing, death threats are completely in the wrong and hopefully a few hours behind bars or in police presence will wake the idiotic, because violence hurts your voice – PB/TK
Republicans fearing for their safety as anger, threats mount – By Christina Marcos / May 21 2017
A growing number of House Republicans are facing physical threats from angry constituents in their districts, leading many to fear for their safety.
In the last few weeks alone, the FBI arrested a man threatening Rep. Martha McSally’s (Ariz.) life; a woman pursued Rep. David Kustoff (Tenn.) with her car, and Rep. Thomas Garrett (Va.) heightened security at a recent town hall in response to death threats.
Other Republicans still holding town halls say they haven’t felt physically threatened by protesters, but they worry about the depth of anger from some constituents in the polarized environment and what it means for political civility.
Scores of GOP lawmakers have experienced going viral this year with video of constituents shouting their disagreement on support for President Trump and policies like the GOP’s healthcare bill.
Lately, though, Republicans have observed some furious constituents who appear to be going too far.
Continue to thehill.com article: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/334333-republicans-fearing-for-their-safety-as-anger-threats-mount
