SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE
Domestic Terrorism: New Hampshire State Representative James Spillane is under investigation after calling for the burning and looting of homes with Black Lives Matter signs.
CBS Boston reports:
New Hampshire State Representative James Spillane is under investigation by the State Attorney General for a comment he made on Facebook. Spillane, a Republican, wrote, “Public Service Announcement: If you see a BLM sign on a lawn it’s the same as having the porch light on for Halloween. You’re free to loot and burn that house.”
WMUR 9 reports:
A four-term Republican state lawmaker is facing a state Department of Justice investigation and a call by the Democratic House speaker to resign over a Facebook post he wrote this week that advocated burning and looting homes owned by Black Lives Matter supporters.
Associated Press reports:
A legislator accused of making a Facebook post that advocated burning and looting houses displaying Black Lives Matter signs is being investigated by the state attorney general and facing calls to resign.
On Facebook New Hampshire State Representative James Spillane wrote:
Public Service Announcement: If you see a BLM sign on a lawn it’s the same as having the porch light on for Halloween. You’re free to loot and burn that house.
Commenting on the story, Sean Locke, Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General, said:
We received several complaints from members of the public that had forwarded the Facebook post to this office, along with their interpretation of the Facebook post and concerns that they could be victims of targets of violence as a result of the Facebook post.
A statement from New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Raymond Buckley said:
Dangerous calls to violence from Spillane and other members of the Republican party are enabled by Donald Trump who has routinely attacked and belittle people of color and the Black Lives Matter movement, and by Chris Sununu who doesn’t believe systematic racism exists in New Hampshire.
Bottom line: Four term GOP New Hampshire State Rep. James Spillane is being investigated by law enforcement officials after he publicly called for the looting and burning of houses with Black Lives Matters signs.
