Terry Stafford #fundie oregonlive.com

On Wednesday, a newspaper based in Roseburg published a letter to the editor online and in print suggesting that dozens of protesters should be shot and buried at sea.

The letter, signed by Terry Stafford of Riddle who we were unable to reach, does not clearly state which protesters should be shot but it was published several days after the Women's March on Washington and its satellite marches across the world. There was no march in Roseburg, but people from the area did participate in the Portland Women's March.

The letter appeared in the "Public Forum" section of The News-Review, "the daily newspaper for Douglas County," under the heading, "Working, tax-paying citizens they are not."

"Protests and protestors [sic] have been around for a long time," reads the letter. "Socialists never rest. They ruined Russia, Greece and England, among others. We can expect to see their best efforts to bring down the United States continuing."

Stafford goes on to write about the Kent State massacre, saying, "The National Guard was brought in, fired on the 'peaceful student' protestors [sic]. A news photographer took a great photo of a grieving young woman at the body of a young man."

"Further investigation found they were not students but paid rabble-rousers," Stafford continues.

There is no evidence that this is true. Four people were killed, and nine wounded, during the shooting by members of the Ohio National Guard on Kent State students protesting the Vietnam War on May 4, 1970. All were students in good standing at the university.

"How about we shoot a few of this year's crop -- say a dozen at each protest to see how many were bussed [sic] in, paid well," Stafford writes. "Of course, we will give all samples an absolutely free same-day burial at sea."

"Working, tax-paying citizens they are not," he concluded.

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