An investigation is being launched into comments made by Jackson Councilman Kenneth Stokes, who suggested that people get together and throw rocks, bricks and bottles at police officers who come into Jackson looking for criminals.
Mississippi Governor, Phil Bryant condemned the recent remarks on Saturday and called for an investigation to determine whether Stokes’s comments represent criminal threats against law enforcement officers. He took to social media on Saturday to let people know that the councilman’s comments won’t go without consequences.
While it’s great that Bryant is addressing these comments, what he really should be investigating is how a man like Kenneth Stokes was elected, and the state of the community that elected him. The councilman’s comments go beyond a mere disliking of police officers and well into the realm of promoting anarchy and igniting a race war.
Read what else Governor Bryant said on the next page.
How is it all these gov’t officials can get away with calling on the public to cause harm and violence? Is there not a law against such speech?
The the police should be able to shoot them . When you attack a police officer he should be able to protect himself. This is why they are in the position they are in, no fucking common sense.
He should be fired. Then he can go protest with the rest of his thug friends.
Representatives like this MUST be removed! He is inciting violence in our streets and that should force him to step down.
Elected representative? So..un elect the maggot! Kick the Pig out!
Hang the FUCKING Treasonous Fat Bastard!!!
Why hasnt he been arrested??? He is acting like a domedtic terrorist thug, calling for assaulting police. He should be in jail.
Lock this racist AH up
Dirty politics where nothing changes,it up to the people to get rid of him.
Who voted for him? Probably people that don’t want or need police protection. Good for them.