PARKINS, North Ceona -- Former Senator and current candidate for North Ceona governor Pete Deetch is making controversial comments again.
In the past, he's made disparaging remarks about women and minorities.
Now he's going after protesters participating in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Since the May 25 death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by police in the United States, US cities have been caught up in both peaceful and violent protests.
Those protests spread to the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Grassadellia.
While the protests have largely been peaceful, some demonstrations have turned violent, with many cities having bloody clashes with police, and rioters vandalizing businesses and looting from stores.
In Grassadellia, there have been large protests in virtually every medium-to-large sized city, but violence and looting have only been an issue in 10 metros: Grassadellia City, Mavocke, Maine City, Madagen, Monvaille, Lanakis, Lansdale, Bradford, Berivian and Trieton.
And while the protests in his own home state of North Ceona were largely peaceful, former Senator Pete Deetch was very candid about his thoughts on the protests.
"I think the police ought to get in their car and put it in drive and take out a few of those protesters," said Deetch at a campaign meeting on Lawton's south side.
"If these guys want to throw rocks and bottles and smash windows and light cars on fire and attack police cars with baseball bats, then maybe we need to get a little more firm with these people."
Deetch added that "we can't have lawlessness and thugs taking over the streets of our cities."
His comments were immediately condemned by leading Nationalist politicians and even some Conservative colleagues.
Deetch later said he was "joking, of course." But he doubled-down on his comments on keeping law and order.
"I will be damned if I let these radical, left-wing extremist nut jobs take over neighborhoods and cities in this country. I'll be damned if I will let them loot stores and destroy businesses.
"It's the job of the governor to help maintain the peace, and if that means calling in the National Guard, that's what these governors and mayors and the president ought to be doing," said Deetch.
Deetch's fellow Conservative candidates widely criticized his comments.
"Extreme. Inappropriate. Unbecoming comments of a governor," wrote former Senator Ty Jaimeson.
Nationalist candidate Elizabeth Graham said Deetch's comments were "appalling but sadly not surprising."
Asked to clarify his comments later, Deetch told a local news reporter he was "obviously joking" and that people are too sensitive.
"The political correctness in this country has gotten out of control, and we're going to fix that when I'm elected governor," he said.
Deetch is locked in a tight Conservative primary against Jaimeson, Secretary of State Bill Stacey, state Senator Randy Kartchener and businessman Tony Raynor.
The winner of the CNS primary will face either Nationalist Senator Elizabeth Graham or former Attorney General John Ennis.
In the past, he's made disparaging remarks about women and minorities.
Now he's going after protesters participating in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Since the May 25 death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by police in the United States, US cities have been caught up in both peaceful and violent protests.
Those protests spread to the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Grassadellia.
While the protests have largely been peaceful, some demonstrations have turned violent, with many cities having bloody clashes with police, and rioters vandalizing businesses and looting from stores.
In Grassadellia, there have been large protests in virtually every medium-to-large sized city, but violence and looting have only been an issue in 10 metros: Grassadellia City, Mavocke, Maine City, Madagen, Monvaille, Lanakis, Lansdale, Bradford, Berivian and Trieton.
And while the protests in his own home state of North Ceona were largely peaceful, former Senator Pete Deetch was very candid about his thoughts on the protests.
"I think the police ought to get in their car and put it in drive and take out a few of those protesters," said Deetch at a campaign meeting on Lawton's south side.
"If these guys want to throw rocks and bottles and smash windows and light cars on fire and attack police cars with baseball bats, then maybe we need to get a little more firm with these people."
Deetch added that "we can't have lawlessness and thugs taking over the streets of our cities."
His comments were immediately condemned by leading Nationalist politicians and even some Conservative colleagues.
Deetch later said he was "joking, of course." But he doubled-down on his comments on keeping law and order.
"I will be damned if I let these radical, left-wing extremist nut jobs take over neighborhoods and cities in this country. I'll be damned if I will let them loot stores and destroy businesses.
"It's the job of the governor to help maintain the peace, and if that means calling in the National Guard, that's what these governors and mayors and the president ought to be doing," said Deetch.
Deetch's fellow Conservative candidates widely criticized his comments.
"Extreme. Inappropriate. Unbecoming comments of a governor," wrote former Senator Ty Jaimeson.
Nationalist candidate Elizabeth Graham said Deetch's comments were "appalling but sadly not surprising."
Asked to clarify his comments later, Deetch told a local news reporter he was "obviously joking" and that people are too sensitive.
"The political correctness in this country has gotten out of control, and we're going to fix that when I'm elected governor," he said.
Deetch is locked in a tight Conservative primary against Jaimeson, Secretary of State Bill Stacey, state Senator Randy Kartchener and businessman Tony Raynor.
The winner of the CNS primary will face either Nationalist Senator Elizabeth Graham or former Attorney General John Ennis.
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