Threatening the President on social media can lead to major trouble. Denise Helms, the California woman who has been fired and reported to the Secret
Service for her President Barack Obama racial slur and assassination
comment on Facebook.
The Modesto Bee says 22-year-old Denise Helms of Turlock posted the inflammatory comments on the social media site right after the president's re-election on Tuesday. The story follows a social media-inspired protest that turned at Ole Miss Tuesday night.
(See a video of the story below, and read here about the Ole Miss students who started a controversial protest Tuesday night in response to Obama's re-election victory. The Ole Miss students were said to use racial slurs. )
She used the n-word in referring to Obama and wrote that maybe he will be assassinated this term. Helms then told a Sacramento TV station that she wouldn't mind a bit if someone assassinated Obama. Helms was fired Thursday from her job at the Stone Cold Creamery store. Store director Chris Kegle says the comments are disgusting. Secret Service Agent Scott Gillingham in Sacramento says the incident is being investigated. Threats against the president can lead to felony charges.
The Modesto Bee says 22-year-old Denise Helms of Turlock posted the inflammatory comments on the social media site right after the president's re-election on Tuesday. The story follows a social media-inspired protest that turned at Ole Miss Tuesday night.
(See a video of the story below, and read here about the Ole Miss students who started a controversial protest Tuesday night in response to Obama's re-election victory. The Ole Miss students were said to use racial slurs. )
She used the n-word in referring to Obama and wrote that maybe he will be assassinated this term. Helms then told a Sacramento TV station that she wouldn't mind a bit if someone assassinated Obama. Helms was fired Thursday from her job at the Stone Cold Creamery store. Store director Chris Kegle says the comments are disgusting. Secret Service Agent Scott Gillingham in Sacramento says the incident is being investigated. Threats against the president can lead to felony charges.
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