Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill congressman

[C0RI0LANUS]

Source: The Associated Press

A federal court jury convicted a Kansas man who insisted that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner (R) was a message from God.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/politics-albuquerque-kansas-topeka-prisons-bf01d9142e08750036a8eb1148de7b08

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There seems to be a rising tide of mentally ill people in America. Together with the rising tide of political violence against progressives and Democrats, Americans face a now tougher road ahead.




https://apnews.com/article/politics-albuquerque-kansas-topeka-prisons-bf01d9142e08750036a8eb1148de7b08/gallery/0dd6452342374b9fbc8279e3bdaaa032

[KS Toronado]

1. When reading about this in our local paper

even though they never mentioned the domestic terrorist as being a liberal, I assumed he was
because LaTurner is an R. Our side of the aisle in normally better than this.

[C0RI0LANUS]

2. "When they go low, we go high"

Yes, our side of the aisle is better than the RW.

The article suggests that he is "unhinged". Acting as his own defense counsel further convinced me this was more a case of mental illness than political retribution.

[Lonestarblue]

3. Evidently Fox News and white evangelical churches cause mental illness because you can say the

same about all the election deniers now in Congress, as well as the millions who still would vote for Trump.

[Ray Bruns]

4. A message from god? Who does he think he is, one of the Blues Brothers?

https://www.google.com/search?q=blues+brothers+quotes+mission+from+god&tbm=isch&hl=en-US&prmd=ivsn&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS1033US1033&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiprYWfp9b8AhUxEFkFHQ6PDwwQrNwCKAB6BQgBEOcB&biw=390&bih=669#imgrc=Sd8k1lGbmJilCM

[70sEraVet]

5. Why is it, that God only talks to crazy people.

Makes you wonder.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

6. God needs to be banned from all social media.

It might also be that God butt-dialed this fellow.

I hope he gets good counseling in jail but not from a preacher.

[republianmushroom]

7. maybe God will help him serve the time.