Bad cop.
No donut.
Posted on 08/27/2004 4:37:53 PM PDT by oblomov
Tampa, Florida - Tampa police officer Joseph Mazagwu has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill President George Bush when the President was here in July.
STEVE HOGUE, Tampa Police Chief: “He apparently went in to a local business and made these comments. It was reported to another police officer and we called the Secret Service at once.”
In Federal Court today, the U.S. Atty.’s office quoted Mazagwu’s conversation with a dry cleaning employee on July 15th. Mazagwu allegedly said he wanted nothing to do with protecting the President and went on to criticize the President’s policies in both Iraq and Africa. The conversation ended with Mazagwu allegedly saying that both the President and his father, former President Bush, should be shot.
He reportedly went on to say that if he had enough bullets, he’d shoot the President in the head himself.
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Whoa, check this guy out.
Only if he's convicted before Election Day.
He's crying out for help!
Bad cop.
No donut.
Wonder how many people this cop busted because they had Bush/Cheney stickers on their cars?
Joseph Mazagwu to become homeland secretary under kerry presidencey.
dems are fired up over this officers arrest. they want bush to come out and condem his arrest and have bush to participate in a sensitivity training class.
After conviction (hopefully) and subsequent sentencing, place him in "mainline" population in prison.
His former affiliation may get him some death threats of his own.
Hehe.
That should be checked.
To serve and protect..
He must have thought there was a clause in there that said he only had to protect those he agreed with.
But he was always a "good" boy, a quiet boy. He never caused any trouble. Until he went nuts. Over Bush. Like all the Dimos and "liberals".
He looks like the thug he is.
I'm going to disagree, I think saying it is okay, he should only be arrested if he actually undertook some step to accomplish it.
I do think he should be fired. I don't think any police department should employee officers that make comments that endorses breaking the law.
He may be sitting on a donut by the time the system is through with him.
ALL ANTI-KERRY TV STATIONS SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN!
ALL KERRY DETRACTORS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED!
ALL ANTI-KERRY BOOK PUBLISHERS WHOULD BE WARNED!
ALL KERRY OPPONANTS SHOULD BE SHOT!
One fewer Brainwashed liberal..
I guess he would prefer the African policies of Clinton who ignored slavery and murder in the Sudan, and did nothing to stop the genocide in Rwanda. There's a Rat sucker born every second.
Negative! He broke the law by articulating those threats. Thus he was arrested. To say he should lose his job over it is a given.
Before I read any farther, is this guy black and/or is he also a Muslim?
What do you mean only if he's convicted?
Don't tell me you believe convicts shouldn't be allowed to vote?!?!?!
Hang'em. LOL
I think the law is wrong, I think it infringes upon free speech.
I can't understand how any one that served during the Klinton administration could possibly like a rat president again. OK this article doesn't say anything about poitical ideologies, but come on.
Only convicted felons are disfranchised. If he's acquitted of the charges, he can vote.
No, I mean that until he's convicted, he's not a convict.
Why does it matter?
And the city of Tampa gave him a loaded gun to carry on the streets.
Freedom of speech does not cover threats of violence.
I do't get it - he's a cop. What was he planning on doing with the at least 6 rounds in his pistol? "Ya know - I was gonna shoot the POTUS, but I guess I'll drink a 6-pack and shoot the empties off of fence posts."
Call me crazy, but I'm guessing that affirmative action had something to do with this moron getting hired.
Watcha gonna do when they come for you...
This clown is an embarassment to the badge and officers everywhere. It never ceases to amaze me how many lacking in common sense slip through the cracks to attain positions of authority. It never ceases to amaze me that the same type of people create the hiring standards and lower the qualification bar thus endangering the public and inviting lawsuits. I suspect Mazagwu was hired under less than stringent standards. I'll be working a security detail for John Kerry on Saturday. I have no doubts that some lib a**hole will ask me where I stand on the election and without a doubt this matter. Thank you Mazagwu. Well, I guess thats why I get the big bucks. Now where are all those cars with Kerry stickers? /sarc
He obviously has a mental problem. His nationality or religious leanings play no part in it.
His name sounded African of course he could have been a while African but they usually have Dutch sounding names and of course the fact that there are so many Muslims in Fla., just a fleeting thought.
Now I see he is black which also still makes me wonder if he is a follower of the Muslim Religion.
I agree that LEO have a special duty, that's why I think he should have lost his status as a LEO, i.e. fired from his job.
If he carries an auto he no doubt has three 15 round magazines on him. Therefore he has 45 rounds plus one in the pipe. 46 rounds aint enough?
I think it should be protected up to a point. I think there must be some level of apprehension of the threat being more than words before the threat becomes criminal.
I kind of wondered if he was muslim, too. Funny, we think we can trust law enforcement, but then something like this makes you wonder if there are any muslim cops in NYC that might feel the same way about President Bush. If so, would they protect him if there were an attempt on his life? Considering the strong feelings this cop had, you just have to wonder.
Something's kicking around in my brain from a long-ago political science class--isn't there a federal law specifically against threatening the life of the President?
Dang... Mazagwu , Probably a Democrat, will not get to Vote in the 2004 Florida Presidential Election...:-)
Let me guess: Nation of Islam?
Somalian?
He got the job because he can swim..
Is he islamic???
Perhaps 40 empty beer cans ain't enough...
He's a leftist, close enough.
He reportedly went on to say that if he had enough bullets, he’d shoot the President in the head himself.
Not only is this guy a moron, he also needs to learn how to shoot. It is probably safer to stand in front of him when he is firing his weapon than in any other direction :-)
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