Georgia commissioner says police should “shoot to kill” George Floyd protesters

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — A south Georgia commissioner is in hot water after posting that law enforcement should “shoot to kill” George Floyd protesters in Milwaukee, the Macon Telegraph reported Wednesday.

Bibb County commissioner Joe Allen wrote the comment on a Facebook livestream from a station in Milwaukee, the newspaper reported.

“It’s now time to SHOOT to KILL them if they continue to destroy,” Allen posted on Fox 6 Milwaukee’s live stream. The comment has since been deleted, but several people screenshot it and posted it on Twitter, calling for Allen to resign.

Allen admitted that he wrote the comment on Twitter. Responding to a Twitter user who called him a coward, Allen wrote: “I’m not that. I said it. And I replied to you why. And I stand by that. If my family or myself were confronted . And if it’s my family or myself or even you. Saving lives are my business.”

Allen later apologized for the comment in a statement to the Macon Telegraph.

“I regret my choice of words in the online comments and what it means to people,” he said. “It was a poor choice, and I’m sincerely sorry for these hurtful comments. We should be working to help all people and making sure we are together.”

Allen represents District 6 in Bibb County, where Macon is the largest city.

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