Article Title: Alabama sheriff threatens unruly protesters with broken hands and ‘deadly force’
Snippet of Article: "...Sheriff Paul Burch said he anticipates his comments during the radio interview receiving “blowback,” but that he wanted people to know that law enforcement handling similar unrest in Mobile will not be complacent.
He said, “there is nothing in the law that says you have to stand by while they shove you and throw things on you. That’s a weapon, regardless of what you throw. I would strongly discourage them from behaving that way down here.”
Burch said that if his officers are faced with firebombs, they will respond. During Anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, cars were set on fire, rocks were thrown at border patrol agents, and smoke bombs were deployed.
“That’s deadly force,” Burch said. “Our policy is you meet deadly force with deadly force. I’ll leave it at that.”
Burch said that if protestors blocked the interstate, and someone drives through the crowd, the driver will not be faced with a criminal offense. He recognized legislation in other states that would give legal protections to drivers who hit protesters with their cars.
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Source: www.al.com
