The attacks in Minnesota reflect a worrying trend
Threats are increasing—and state legislators are particularly vulnerable
THE JUSTIFICATIONS vary, but the examples are legion. In December in Florida, local politicians faced threats over housing developments. Police shot a Montanan in March after she brandished a gun at a judge. A police chief in North Carolina retired in May after getting violent threats over the death of a police dog. Threats of political violence are becoming more common. The Capitol Police investigated more than 9,000 made against members of Congress last year. It is still vanishingly rare, though, that such threats are acted on.
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