A St. Paul, Minn., police sergeant has been put on paid administrative leave during an investigation of posts he put on Facebook encouraging people to drive over Black Lives Matter activists.
Sgt. Jeffrey Rothecker, who goes by “JM Roth” on his Facebook page, wrote the post in response to an article about a Black Lives Matter rally planned for Martin Luther King Day in Minneapolis:
Run them over. Keep traffic flowing and don’t slow down for any of these idiots who try and block the street. Here is the deal, you continue to drive and if you hit someone make sure you call 911 to report the accident and meet the cops a block or two away and you can justify stopping further away because you feared for your safety since in the past people in this group has (sic) shown a propensity towards violence. Since they are trying to block the street and/or cross where there is no crossing you should not be charged with anything. Now, these idiots could try and sue you in civil court, but remember that it will be jury trial and so most likely it will come out in your favor.
