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https://www.dailydot.com/debug/james-spillane-burning-black-lives-matter-homes/

New Hampshire State Rep. James Spillane is under investigation after advocating for the burning and looting of houses that show support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

The New Hampshire Department of Justice is investigating the Republican for his since-deleted Facebook post to see if he violated the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act. Public Service Announcement: If you see a BLM sign on a lawn, its the same as having a porch light on at Halloween. You are free to burn and loot that house, Spillane reportedly wrote in a recent post.

According to the Concord Monitor, the Department of Justices Civil Rights Unit received multiple complaints regarding the Facebook post, with some pro-Black Lives Matter locals expressing fear that it will make them targets of violence.

Spillane is also facing calls to resign. New Hampshire House Speaker Steve Shurtleff, a Democrat calling for Spillanes immediate resignation, told the Monitor he believes the inexcusable post is an incitement of violence that puts residents lives at risk. Jordan Thompson, an activist affiliated with the ACLU and Black Lives Matter, said in a statement to the Monitor that the post is proof white supremacy exists in New Hampshire. Remarks like these indicate a total lack of decency and respect for Black lives, Thompson, who is also calling for Spillanes resignation, added.

In 2019, Spillane reportedly lost his seat on a legislative committee after tweeting a photo of a squirrel that he illegally shot dead to an animal rights activist.

Spillane, a five-term incumbent, is up for reelection this year.

The Daily Dot has reached out to James Spillane for comment.

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That dude needs a solid right hook to the jaw

Fuck him

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Some people are just trash individuals

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I dont understand the halloween reference

And fuck that guy

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yep, that's a felony

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FrankGoreHOF posted...

I dont understand the halloween reference

And fuck that guy

You dress up in white sheets and burn stuff on people's lawn.
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Bio1590 posted...

its the same as having a porch light on at Halloween. You are free to burn and loot that house

wtf is he talking about? is this some weird reference I don't get?

leaving your light on during trick or treat hours lets kids know that you're home and offering candy (well, hopefully candy)

the (bad) metaphor is basically:

light on on halloween: opting in to trick or treating.
blm sign during unrest: opting in to the unrest.

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That seems pretty blatant and clear cut.

Porchlight on during Halloween means people are free to come burn my house down? Shit I gotta be more careful this Halloween.

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Wariodorf posted...

Some dumbass will agree

for real

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Medussa posted...

leaving your light on during trick or treat hours lets kids know that you're home and offering candy (well, hopefully candy)

the (bad) metaphor is basically:

light on on halloween: opting in to trick or treating.
blm sign during unrest: opting in to the unrest.

I haven't been paying attention. Has BLM been burning down people's home?? Either way this guy is dumb AF

i won't presume to say it's never happened, but no, blm isn't out there burning down houses.

that's why it's a bad metaphor. it's completely (and, completely intentionally) mischaracterizing the people he disagrees with so that he can justify disagreeing with them. and also to try to get more people to disagree with them. it's pretty basic othering and victim blaming.

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he realizes that as a public official his home address is hilariously easy to look up, right? sounds like he's trying to bait people to attack him...

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1NfamousACE_2 posted...

Some people are just trash individuals

FrankGoreHOF posted...

I dont understand the halloween reference

And fuck that guy

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In 2019, Spillane reportedly lost his seat on a legislative committee after tweeting a photo of a squirrel that he illegally shot dead to an animal rights activist.

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so what happens if someone sticks BLM posters on his house and them someone burns his house down? think he's ok with that?

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KnightofShikari posted...

so what happens if someone sticks BLM posters on his house and them someone burns his house down? think he's ok with that?

This would be a next level play lmao.

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Ah yes, there's the famous Republican law and order platform.

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