Facebook posts suggesting immigrants should be shot at the border spark outrage

[riversedge]

I really think someone is going to get killed.





Facebook posts suggesting immigrants should be shot at the border spark outrage


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/22/social-media-posts-suggesting-immigrants-should-shot-border-sparking-outrage/720535002/



USA Today NetworkJoel Shannon, USA TODAY Published 11:27 p.m. ET June 22, 2018 | Updated 9:39 a.m. ET June 23, 2018


In separate incidents this week, two people faced national backlash for their connection to social media posts suggesting that immigrants illegally crossing the U.S. border should be shot.

One is an Alabama-based country musician who has apologized for the remarks and said they have been taken out of context.

One is an employee of the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles who has been placed on leave and is being investigated by the Oregon Department of Transportation for an alleged "offensive" social media comment.

Alabama musician Phillip McCain told USA TODAY he is “truly, sincerely sorry" for his word choice in a comment he posted to Facebook. In that comment, McCain said he would "volunteer" to shoot people "when they approach the border."

McCain, who lives in Birmingham, said in a phone interview that he's received death threats, been fired from his band and lost all his planned music engagements as a result of a national backlash. He said he's gone on local television to apologize as well.


In Oregon, the state's Department of Transportation tweeted Thursday that it had put an employee on leave while it investigated an "offensive Facebook post" linked to the employee. The tweet said that the post was "disturbing and hurtful."

The employee being investigated is Lori McAllen, Oregon Department of Transportation spokesman ​Dave Thompson confirmed to USA TODAY...................................

[bobbieinok]

1. I'm shocked that people who post horrific comments are shocked at the backlash!!

Have they always been in groups where they can just say anything and no one cares???

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Really. When people vent their spleens on social media don't they think anyone

will see what they posted or that it might get spread around? It's pretty much like skywriting.

[lunasun]

3. Said they have been taken out of context....

Wildly volunteered to go down to the border and shoot people as they approach the US border
In exactly what context is that actually OK?