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I will shoot Bush - Tampa cop ("The president needs to be shot. His father needs to be shot.")
News24.com (South Africa) ^
| 29/08/2004 09:23 - (SA)
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
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2004; 200407; 20040715; 20040716; bush41; bush43; deaththreat; idiotalert; iraq; josephmazagwu; leo; mazagwu; nigerian
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Found this on a South African website. Haven't seen any US coverage of the threat.
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:34:06 AM PDT
by
dead
To: dead
Silly you. This might garner sympathy for the President and has no place in the mainstream media's search for truth.
2
posted on
08/31/2004 11:35:30 AM PDT
by
Rutles4Ever
("The message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing...")
To: dead
What? He COULD lose his job. He better lose his job.
3
posted on
08/31/2004 11:35:43 AM PDT
by
Quilla
To: dead
Lock him up for five full years.
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:36:43 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: dead
Joseph Mazagwu Diversity alert!
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:37:21 AM PDT
by
pabianice
To: dead
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.
To: dead
I will shoot Bush - Tampa cop You mean 'soon to be ex-Tampa cop'.
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:37:39 AM PDT
by
Non-Sequitur
(Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)
To: dead
There have been other threads on him here.
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:37:45 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: dead
The 11-year US Army veteran and Nigerian native is part of the enemy within.
To: dead
This guy needs to get a fair trial, be convicted and spend 7 years in jail. No city needs cops like this bozo!
To: dead; piasa
To: dead
"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 ... 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." " 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.
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:39:51 AM PDT
by
tom h
To: Quilla
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?"
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:40:10 AM PDT
by
Michael Goldsberry
(Which part of "Don't Mess With Texas" didn't you get?)
To: dead
ping to the top.
Another Florida voter, I'm sure.
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:42:49 AM PDT
by
pointsal
To: dead
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:43:11 AM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
To: snowangel321321
"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.
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:44:04 AM PDT
by
AlexW
To: AlexW
To: dead
So? This is considered a perfectly reasonable way to settle political contests in Nigeria.
You folks need to be more culturally sensitive.
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:47:25 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: Leapfrog
----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
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posted on
08/31/2004 11:49:33 AM PDT
by
Flux Capacitor
(VOTE NADER IN '04!!! [Democrats only, please])
To: Leapfrog
Well, it is a misunderstanding. You see, his father was the Royal Overlord of Nigeria and was assasinated by members of a political hit squad formed by rivals to the throne. But, fortunately, not before he squirreled 55 million dollars away in the First Fidelity Bank of Nigeria. This poor fellow was lucky enough to escape the bombing of the family's '72 Ford Country Squire and snuck aboard an international flight landing in Miami where he hopped on to the back of an orange truck headed to Dallas. Unfortunately, somewhere outside of Tampa, the truck hit a bump and out he fell.
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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posted on
08/31/2004 11:53:05 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
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