Utah teacher calls for the deaths of Republican senators at the next ‘riot at the Capitol’

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A humanities teacher is under investigation after allegedly calling for the deaths of Republican senators. The Iron County School District is investigating a teacher from the Parowan High School after the educator purportedly posted a threatening message on Twitter this month.

In a since-deleted tweet, Brian Townsend reportedly wrote, “I only hope the next time a President incites a riot at the capitol, more Republican senators are killed.” Townsend is referencing the riots at the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6.

Brandon Harris, one of Townsend’s former students, noticed the Feb. 13 tweet and was shocked that an educator would call for political violence. Harris told KSL-TV, “I really was genuinely surprised.”

“I was just appalled at how a teacher could say that because he knows he is an influence on all the younger generation,” Harris said.

Harris informed his teacher, “I’m coming for your job.”

The former student said he is writing a letter to the school board asking for Townsend to face some consequences for his calls to harm conservative senators.

Townsend has since changed his Twitter account to “protected,” so his tweets can’t be seen.

The Iron County School Board released a statement on Wednesday, where they announced that they had launched an investigation into the disturbing messages.

“We’ve only recently become aware of these tweets,” the school board stated. “In light of the impact on the educational process and on Iron County School District, we are reviewing with legal counsel our appropriate response and we are investigating the matter.”

“His statements do not represent a statement or the opinions of the Iron County School District,” the statement read. “In fact, the school district ensures that where it may be a matter of free speech we are very serious about protecting free speech. However, all matters that affect the educational system adversely are not protected and above all we want to make sure that the educational process and the education for our students is protected.”

KSL-TV said they reached out to Townsend, but he did not return their calls.

In response to the Capitol riots, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday that it is allocating at least $77 million to combat domestic violent extremism.

“Today the most significant terrorist threat facing the nation comes from lone offenders and small groups of individuals who commit acts of violence motivated by domestic extremist ideological beliefs,” Alejandro Mayorkas, Homeland Security Secretary, said in a statement. “While we continue to lawfully protect against threats posed by foreign terrorist organizations, we also must ensure adequate focus and funding is provided to combat domestic terrorism, some of which is motivated by false narratives and extremist rhetoric spread through social media and other online platforms.”

It is part of $1.8 billion in grants to state and local jurisdictions to protect against terrorism and other disasters.

Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin told reporters on Friday, “The rise of domestic violent extremism is a serious and growing public safety and national security threat.”

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50 Comments

  1. The hulking bully slaps the kid who wants to be left alone. The kid fights back. The bully labels the kid a terrorist. Sound familiar? Fight back, kid, or you’ll be a slave forever. America haters are the bullies now.

    1. That is an awesome comment. So actually you are describing the Progressive Democrats or should I say the Communists? May I quote you?

  2. And what about BLM and Antifa? They’re the only groups doing the burning, looting, and murdering in America today. Leftists huff and puff about imaginary “white supremacists,” but overlook the mayhem perpetrated by their own kind.

    1. This us true, but nothing will happen as long as democrats are in office. Did anyone notice that blm marched in the opening ceremonies in the big football game recently

  3. Get rid of the teacher that wants REPUBLICAN Senators killed.Have the idiot banned from teaching in EVERY STATE IN THE USA.

        1. It’s called the First Amendment and like many on the right who have paid a price for exercising theirs, it does not some without consequence. Say what you like but prepare for the pushback. Welcome to “cancel culture”, live by cancelling, die by cancelling.

        2. calling for the death of someone is a threat especially if its a govt official. its not free speech then and is against the law. Title 18 section 871 of the US code. look it up.

        3. Except as an educator, you do not have complete free reign within the realms of the 1st Amendment. What you post on social media can be legally used against you in your employment. Many precedents in many states and counties to refer to. As a teacher, you are accountable for your influence in the classroom and that also includes what you say and do in your “private” life if posted in public or if illegally conducted outside or the classroom.

  4. on the brite! side… Just like America being forced to “re-imagine” the Republic…we can now start to re-imagine the public school system… As a long term demoncrat I always supported the notion of a public school system…all kids together from every background…the begining of tolerance & mutual respect…but now I see that hard core leftists have taken it over! Time to move to a de-centralized system…vouchers…control must be returned to the parents, from the state…

    1. I’m glad to hear that there’s a Democrat out there that has a mind of his own and still thinks rationally.

      1. And your idiotic comment proves how irrational you Democrats think. Your post is only slightly more moral than the teacher’s was.

  5. The sad part is how the snowflakes belive every word the delusional democrats say . If the guy only would do a fact check he would seen it was a set up by the delusional democrats not trump . But now he may be fired and go to jail for he’s post . And for what ??? Stupid … that’s what

  6. He has been mislabeled. He isn’t a teacher at least not a real one. What he is in reality is just another vile leftist who is full of hate and violence.

  7. Since when have you seen such violence in America. Peaceful Protesters are immune to Covid-19 and Prosecution. They Left has declared hostilities against Honest Hard Working Americans. Freedoms, The Constitution and Our way of life is under attack. There will be more riots. There will be more persecution of Conservatives. Stock up people. The time of sorrows has begun. Kids are being taught by Socialist to be Socialist. Cancel Culture is not slowing down. Censorship and other evils will expand. When they allow Casinos to operate but shut down Churches, when they allow thousands to protest shoulder to shoulder but no concern for Covid from D.C. We have all been conned. The Homeless don’t seem to get Covid-19. They would be dying in high numbers if this was real. But people trust what Fauci says??? The Average death rate in America has not gone up by 500,000. They label other causes as Covid. Even traffic accidents and late stage cancer. D.C. is not here for you. Get jabbed if that is your choice. Remember the same people pushing violent riots and the destruction of America are also pushing you getting jabbed. Fear is being promoted through propaganda. Be Smart, Be Prepared.

  8. Looks like Mr Townsend needs psychological care. Teachers are supposed set examples for their students with their behavior. Sadly, Mr. Townsend is one of a growing number of educators that want to indoctrinate students, not teach them. Up until a couple of years ago, these type of “educators” were confined to college campuses. Now they’re showing up in the entire educational system.
    I fault the Socialist policies forced on educators by the NEA. They want indoctrinated robots, instead of human beings capable of making their own choices.
    If the Iron County School District doesn’t do something to curb such hate mongering, Mr. Townsend and other teachers, will force their ideology of hate, closed mindedness, intolerance, and bigotry on their students.

  9. He should be fired immediately, it’s time we rid our public schools of ANY teacher who brings their ideology or personal political views or opinions into the classroom and they can hem and haw to the teachers union all they want because they (the union) need to go as well as they are more concerned about money and their members and less concerned about our children….

  10. Why do you keep calling what happened on January 6 a riot? It was a peaceful protest until antifa showed up with climbing equipment.

  11. Time for this “Teacher” to find another job. Breaking big rocks into little rock in the Utah state penitentiary comes to mind. Buh bye.

  12. In Georgia that teacher made a terroristic threat, a felony charge, carrying a 5 year minimum sentence, termination of his teaching certificate, and gun owners rights. I hope Utah has the same or better, and convicts the S.O.B.

  13. Even though President Trump had NOTHING to do with the “riot” but DEMO-Rats actually TOLD people to assault Republicans anywhere they found them ,and backed the looting, burning and murder that went on in our cities for a year THIS teacher is ok with that??!!
    That person should be thrown out of Academia and INTO PRISON !!

  14. The worse part is that these teachers are insidiously teaching our children this destructive ideology. It’s quietly infiltrating the classroom. Parents are just now really waking up to the divisive roll the left leaning teachers are pushing on our kids.

  15. Is it really so difficult to write a news story with all the essential info included? I found that there are Iron Counties in at least Utah, Wisconsin and Missouri. ( I happen to know where KSL is located, but does the average reader? ) And how about answers to questions like this: Is the school board politically active, and if so, in what way? Any parent reaction? The school board’s statement supporting “free speech” is a little hollow. It’s not free speech, for example, to yell, “Fire!” in a crowded theater. Editors can’t be THAT expensive in Utah…

  16. When are we going to see these teachers, celebrities and politicians from the left get arrested and charged for inciting violence making life threatening statements against the right.

  17. “I only hope the next time a President incites a riot at the capitol…”

    Excuse me…when was the first time?

    1. Deplorable and Irredeemable – If I recall correctly, during the War of 1812, British troops stormed Capitol buildings, even burning our White House (much like Black Lives Matter and AntiFa members and supporters did to much of the United States of America in the Summer of Love in 2020). Like those troops were urged on by their commanders, it is now apparent to many that leftists instigated the breach of the Capitol Building and its Congressional chambers, and that those instigators were well prepared.

      If the takeover and burning of our Capitol buildings by British troops was a “riot,” then the trespassing into the Congressional chambers on Wednesday, 06 January 2021, might be characterized as “Riot version 2.0 Light” at best! Why? Nothing was burned, and none of the damage incidental to the trespassing was long-lasting; compare that to British troops (who far outnumbered the recent trespassers) running riot while armed (which, contrary to leftist newscasters, none of the trespassers were). If the events of Wednesday, 03 January 2021, constituted a “riot,” then the horrific events of 2020’s “mostly peaceful protesting” that left many law enforcement officers and civilians dead, with billions of dollars of lasting damage to our cities, was an all-out terrorist assault on the United States of America (which it was!).

      Hope I answered your question.

      De Oppresso Liber

  18. calling for the death of someone is a threat especially if its a govt official. its not free speech then and is against the law. Title 18 section 871 of the US code. look it up.

  19. I am fine with threatening messages. I am fine with duels to death. If any one person feels the know better and would like to fathom death, then well please contact me so we can start to play.

  20. This moron “teacher” is typical of the “teaching staff” of the last 20 years. This idiot needs to be taken to the woodshed.

  21. Why wasn’t his Twitter account shut down like Trump’s???????? Oh, yeah, be cause he wished death on Republicans, not leftists. Forgot about that double standard thingy that is in play. Leftist twits are disgusting.

    1. Agree with your comment. The only fault I saw was you spelled a word with an “I” instead of an “A”.

  22. changed his Twitter account to “protected,”

    Yeah. Seems every time someone pisses people off en masse or says something nasty and controversial, that is their immediate response. Block everyone who doesn’t agree from seeing their tweets. Except that doesn’t exactly protect them. There are always ways around “protected” accounts.

    And what does this teacher do? He makes a statement that could land him in hot water and when he gets called out for being a little richard, he HIDES.

  23. I think I have found a way to slow down or stop illegal entre to the US Load up about 5 or 6 buses with these people along with tents and portable outhouses and enough supplies to last for 3 months and transport them to DC and also to PLOSIE’s(sp) gated community. You might even find A FEW Homeless who would like a change of scenery. JUST a thought

  24. It’s only violent extremism when it is not a Neo-fascist democrat doing it.
    Otherwise it is all good, and nothing to see here, move along!

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