Well if it bothers you that much resign then asshole
Too much of coward to do an interview
Frustrated by weeks of protests, a North Carolina lawmaker has lashed out at what he calls "gutless wonders in public office who are bowing down to Black Lives Matter."
Republican Rep. Larry Pittman of Cabarrus County called protesters "ignorant thugs," "criminals," "domestic terrorists" and "vermin." If they resist and attack police, he said they should "shoot them."
"This is war," he wrote on Facebook Monday. "Our people have a right to expect our leaders to be on our side, not surrender to the lawless, godless mob."
Pittman, 65, is running for his fifth term. He faces Democrat Gail Young in November.
His Facebook post came in response to the protests for racial justice that have swept the country following the police killing of George Floyd of Minneapolis.
"These vermin don't care about George Floyd or any other individual, except maybe their financial sponsor, George Soros," Pittman wrote. "They are bent on destroying our country and our way of life, and they will use any tragedy, any slogan, any excuse to convince clueless people that their radical injustice is justice."
Too much of coward to do an interview
Pittman, a pastor, declined to comment Tuesday.
"Sorry, I don't do interviews," he said in an email.
On Facebook, he said if he were in charge he would order police to take back their cities, arrest "these domestic terrorists," and "If they resist and attack you, shoot them."
"Law and order must be restored," he wrote. "Innocent citizens have a right to expect elected officials and law enforcement officers to protect them and their property. They also have a right to defend themselves with deadly force if they are able."