----Better learn some new phrases, Mr. X Cop, like "Want fries with that?"----If I were him I'd focus on phrases he'll have more immediate need for, such as "Please use some Vaseline this time, Guido."
-Dan
Posted on 08/31/2004 11:34:06 AM PDT by dead
Tampa, Florida - A police officer who mouthed off while picking up his uniform at the cleaners has been indicted on a charge of threatening President George W Bush for allegedly saying he would shoot him and his father if someone gave him the bullets.
Joseph Mazagwu, 35, surrendered on Friday on charges of threatening the president and lying to investigators. The rookie officer has been suspended from the force and could lose his job.
If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. He had no comment after his first court appearance and was released on $25 000 bail. The prosecutor said there was no evidence Mazagwu pursued the threat.
His lawyer, Deeann Athan, said the charge stemmed from "a huge misunderstanding".
On July 15, a day before Bush visited Tampa, Mazagwu was picking up his dry cleaning when the owner asked if he would be part of the president's security detail.
The 11-year US Army veteran and Nigerian native answered that he would not work it under any circumstances and criticised the war in Iraq and US policies in Africa.
Assistant US Attorney Robert O'Neill alleged that Mazagwu said words to the effect: "The president needs to be shot. His father needs to be shot. If someone gave me bullets, I would do that."
The cleaner reported the remarks to another Tampa officer on the day of Bush's visit, police spokesperson Laura McElroy said.
Edited by Tisha Steyn
Silly you. This might garner sympathy for the President and has no place in the mainstream media's search for truth.
What? He COULD lose his job. He better lose his job.
Lock him up for five full years.
Diversity alert!
Not clear if the guy is a US citizen yet or not... if not, perhaps he should get a ticket home to Nigeria instead of soaking up tax dollars in a US prison.
You mean 'soon to be ex-Tampa cop'.
There have been other threads on him here.
is part of the enemy within.
This guy needs to get a fair trial, be convicted and spend 7 years in jail. No city needs cops like this bozo!
We are turning into a third-world nation. We have lost the dignity and decorum of a Western, civilized country. To wit: this fellow and the demonstrators in NYC.
Lawyer: "a huge misunderstanding"
Uh-huh. You can't, simply CAN'T be held responsible for what you say, right?
Better learn some new phrases, Mr. X Cop, like "Want fries with that?"
ping to the top.
Another Florida voter, I'm sure.
BTTT
"perhaps he should get a ticket home to Nigeria"
Yes, send his sorry ass back to Nigeria...I am sure life there is much better. It is hard to understand the mind of an IDIOT.
You folks need to be more culturally sensitive.
----Better learn some new phrases, Mr. X Cop, like "Want fries with that?"----The poor fellow has been through a lot this past few years and he's just taking out a little frustration, that's all. But, if you could kindly send your bank account information to his attorney?........
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