Deputy Indiania AG says "Use live ammunition"

[Racket_Man]

this and several other posts to Twitter gets her fired.

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/24/indiana-deputy-attorney-general-jeff-cox-fired-over-threatening/?icid=main%7Chp-desktop%7Cdl2%7Csec3_lnk2%7C203251

that's right, they basically advocates the state acting like Mr. Kadfi and mow down the protesters in Wisconsin. claims that his tweets were "political satire" and takes out of context

[Greenday]

He said something super stupid and he got fired for it. Seems like that right thing was done there.

[Salted Grump]

To paraphrase the webcomic 'Something Positive'; 'Backpedal Faster, Bitch'

Good on the Office for firing that asshat.

[FArchivist]

I was a bit disturbed that his office didn't pick up on this earlier, though. It's not just that he was a government employee - he's also the Deputy AG for the state. You're supposed to at least attempt to be neutral in that type of position.