Congressman: "Hunt them, kill them. For all that is good, kill them all."

[angus]

Dude has a facebook page.  This is from his page:

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Isn't that also the stuff extreme jihadists preach?  The irony is delicious. 

[SoLongAtlas]

"Higgins, known to some as the “Cajun John Wayne,” used to host a weekly crime show on local news where he referred to suspects as “animals,” “thugs” and “heathens.” He eventually quit the police force, insisting that he was leaving because of his devotion to Jesus and that he was not being forced out over his comments on the show." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-clay-higgins-kill-islamic-radicals_us_593582bfe4b0ca5db291eb47?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

This guy is so far out there it makes nutjobs look sane.

[Badger]

People do get emotional and say terrible things after terrorist attacks. I know I thought some pretty horrible things after Orlando, and expressed some of those thoughts in private conversations with friends. In situations like this, I think people deserve a chance to walk back anything they regret saying.

However, it is unacceptable for an elected official and former senior law enforcement officer to say things like this in public, and it is disturbing how his wording seems to be more deliberate than it appears. Subtleties like "Islamic horror" instead of "Islamic terror" and "radicalized Islamic suspect" instead of "Islamic terrorist" are pretty clear if you're listening for them and are not the kinds of word choices made out of emotion or carelessness.

Yes, yes, yes. Second Graf is 100% spot on.

Indeed.

 This, and other recent unexpectedly cogent hosts have just earned Santander off of my ignore list

 (for now)

[publicunofficial]

People do get emotional and say terrible things after terrorist attacks. I know I thought some pretty horrible things after Orlando, and expressed some of those thoughts in private conversations with friends. In situations like this, I think people deserve a chance to walk back anything they regret saying.

However, it is unacceptable for an elected official and former senior law enforcement officer to say things like this in public, and it is disturbing how his wording seems to be more deliberate than it appears. Subtleties like "Islamic horror" instead of "Islamic terror" and "radicalized Islamic suspect" instead of "Islamic terrorist" are pretty clear if you're listening for them and are not the kinds of word choices made out of emotion or carelessness.

Which is why the "We have to call it RADICAL ISLAM by name!" crowd is filled with only the dumbest reactionary bigots out there.

[GoTfan]

Here's the actually disturbing part:

How do you define someone as being suspected of plotting a terror attack? In the US, owning a firearm isn't out of the ordinary. As for explosives, plenty of people own them here in Oz for mining, particularly in WA.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Disgusting. All this vigilante speak and I am sure he is one of those right wingers that whine about protecting the Constitution and liberties. Well he should remember that in this country you are innocent until proven guilty.