by Peter Hasson
A Democratic congressional candidate downplayed looting and arson during a digital campaign event on Tuesday.
Responding to a questioner who said she was concerned about the left-wing push to abolish the police, Democratic Texas candidate Kim Olson argued that police departments are overfunded, before pivoting to downplaying looting and arson. Calls for abolishing or defunding the police have come in the wake of protests over George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, video showed.
Olson took issue with what she said were snipers on city buildings during a protest in Dallas, which in 2016 was the site of a mass shooting targeting police officers during a protest.
“What the hell you got snipers on the roof for in a peaceful march? Even if people loot, so what?” Olson said in a video that was first reported by The Washington Examiner. “Burn it to the ground, you know, if that’s what it’s going to take to fix our nation. I know people don’t want me to say that, but I’m just saying.”
Olson is in a runoff for the Democratic primary for Texas’s 24th Congressional District. Rachel Perry, Olson’s campaign manager, said the candidate’s words were “taken out of context.”
“This quote is being taken out of context,” Perry told the Examiner. “As a combat vet, Colonel Olson knows first hand the human heartbreak of violence. She knows we cannot use force to fix a systemic problem of undue violence and discrimination perpetrated by those who are sworn to protect and serve.”
She added: “We have to rebuild from the ground up a color-blind public safety institution across America.”
Olson’s office didn’t immediately return the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for additional comment.
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Peter Hasson is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Kim Olson” by Kim Olson. Background Photo “Looter Damage” by Tony Webster. CC BY 2.0.
Well Colonel I am sure glad as hell you never commanded any damn unit is was ever in and as a Volunteer Vietnam combat veteran with twenty year active duty service to this country you make me sick to hell with you and your kind the service is better off without your stinkin ass and most of all the men I ever served with including many fine officers feel the same as i do. the best thing for your ass to do is stick your left thumb in your mouth and stick your right thumb up your ass and wait five min’s then switch your thumbs you dumb ass hole you.
Wow – is that a Dalmatian-fur coat she is wearing? Looks like a gen-yu-wine Dragon Lady to me…
Cant believe this !!!!!!!
What is happening to our world?
And a person who wants to lead goes along with the things being don? GOD SAVE US
GOD SAVE US
Quote taken out of context, my ass! This Democrat Socialist bitch needs to be beaten in a landslide! While she is giving her concession speech, I hope she looks out the window and sees her house burning uncontrollably by a fire set by looting thugs!
Exactly
Yes take her ass out dont vote for this bitch shes a witch trouble maket
Yes get out and vote!!!!!
Kim Olson needs to be wary if many in her Party get what they want. The Brown Shirts, aka Black Lives Matter/Antifa will relive the Night of the Long Knives and many others.
Perhaps people should look closely at the History of Vladimir Lenin and his fellow revolutionary’s he disposed of and many leaders did after him. Hitler was using Lenin’s play book.
She needs to have surgery to get her head out of her butt! These protest need to be shutdown and protester arrested,
Wonder if she would still feel this way if the rioters and looters burned her house down and assaulted her?
She would be the first one screaming about police not doing their jobs by letting people get by with something like that.
Only when a criminal act is against someone else does it not matter to the left. If t is against them, everybody on the right is racist, a xenophobe, or some other terrible person.
Ask that to the mayor of Olympia Washington
Oh that’s different, if they try she will call 911. Double standard!
I am 71 and pray no one is ignorant enough to vote for a sadistic jackass like her, I bet if it was her and her families homes or businesses being torched she wouldn’t be spouting all that crap, if she wants it to burn maybe she should burn her house down and start over, lead by example or shut the hell up!!!
She’s all in this together with yall’.
I agree
She should post her address, since she’s cool with looting and arson.
You are exactly right!!
Here are some organizations that endorse her, so perhaps the looters, rioters, and terrorists should stop by and pay their respects to “burn it to the ground” Olson.
https://kimforcongress.org/endorsements
It is past time to call in the military, to crush this rioting with whatever level of force is needed.These looters and thugs are the curse of any civilization in any age.It is time to deal with the issue and give them the dire consequences of their unlawful deeds.We are a nation of law, not the mob mentality.We need swift and decisive action.Now!
I totally agree with you in most everything you said. The only comment I have issue with is that, unfortunately, we seem to be turning into a mob mentality, thanks to the Democrats. They want to stir up as much problems as possible. Hopefully we can get them voted out of office in November. But, that will be a tall order as they seem to have every criminal element and uninformed, gullible voters on their side.
I totally agree! Let our military take control of the thugs! If something isnt done soon, i see alot of good gun carrying people , having to do something they never thought they’d have to do to protect their property and family! Americans that love our country are fed up! Lock and load!
Hard to believe the mass stupidity to elect sheep herding democrats. Trump will win. if it causes a civil war so be it. Scum cleaning to the 3rd power
YES, yes, YESSSS !!! You are totally correct!!!THANK YOU!!!
What a bitch she is. What about all the people put out of work by this senseless act!
what a real piece of SH#T! Burn YOUR house to the ground B##CH! #TRUMP2020 Get rid of the damn DEMS.
THANK YOU!!!