Ind. official out of job after live ammo tweet
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 02/23/2011 | Charles Wilson
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 02/23/2011 | Charles Wilson
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana deputy attorney general "is no longer employed" by the state after Mother Jones magazine reported he tweeted that police should to use live ammunition against Wisconsin labor protesters, the attorney general's office said Wednesday.
The magazine reported Wednesday that Jeffrey Cox responded "Use live ammunition" to a Saturday night posting on its Twitter account that said riot police could sweep protesters out of the Wisconsin capitol, where thousands have been protesting a bill that would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights.
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