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[thecouncil]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Republican state lawmaker in South Dakota faced calls to apologize Tuesday after she shared an image on Facebook depicting protesters being hit by a vehicle under the caption, "All Lives Splatter."

Rep. Lynne DiSanto shared the image Sept. 7, less than one month after a driver plowed through counter protesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring 19 others.

DiSanto, who is the GOP's majority whip in the state House, did not immediately return a phone call requesting comment.

Comments from friends and constituents on the post were initially supportive of the image. After the post was more widely circulated, the tone of comments turned against DiSanto until she deleted the post Tuesday afternoon.

DiSanto is set to again serve as majority whip during the 2018 legislative session unless she opts to step down from the elected position, said Republican House Majority Leader Lee Qualm.

"I don't think that will have an impact," Qualm said. "Obviously I think she wishes she had not put it out there, but she was quick to pull it down and it seems like one of those things you do without putting much thought into it."

"Oops", I guess. #alllivessplatter

USA Today

Her response is a gem:

”I am sorry if people took offense to it and perceived my message in any way insinuating support or condoning people being hit by cars," DiSanto said. ”I perceived it differently. I perceived it as encouraging people to stay out of the street."

She was also fired from her job by the end of that day:

Then, at 7:24 p.m. Tuesday, a post appeared on the Facebook page of Keller Williams Realty Black Hills that said, "Due to recent events, Lynne Disanto is no longer associated with Keller Williams Realty Black Hills." DiSanto's occupation is listed as "Realtor" on her legislative biography page on the South Dakota Legislature website.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

deplorable

 

[Linkark07]

What a disgusting piece of shit.

 

[Skellig Gra]

"Nobody cares about your protest". Never ceases to amaze me how people have no clue about the founding principles of our country.

 

[shnurgleton]

Who are these sick people

Edit: Guess they're unemployed people now too

 

[HazySaiyan]

Who are these sick people

Republicans

 

[The Albatross]

"Obviously she was quick to pull it down soooo... this is an over-reaction"


whhhaaat

”I perceived it differently. I perceived it as encouraging people to stay out of the street."


...........................................................

 

[PsychoSoldier]

Who are these sick people

We call them Republicans.

 

[tbm24]

So, do these people drive around with 0 care if they run over someone? Is that not a concern to them at all? I don't understand what's funny about it.

 

[Caelus]

An unironic use of comic sans on top of this shitty ass bigoted fucking meme makes this both hilarious and gut wrenchingly terrible.

 

[le.phat]

Free speech is fucking awesome. They can't help themselves

 

[Royce McCutcheon]

Lol, when did they get so brave

 

[maquiladora]

Evil.

 

[The Maverick]

Let me page the free speech defenders, see if they can make sense of this. Welcome to America folks.

 

[benicillin]

Literal deplorables.

 

[Kusagari]

Everyone knows murder is just a form of encouragement.

 

[Slayven]

Kinda of funny how quick GOP is to embrace terrorist attacks

 

[L Thammy]

There should be a prompt before you make a Facebook post saying "are you confident that this is not going to reveal that you are an inhuman monster".

 

[Skellig Gra]

Lol, when did they get so brave

Its South Dakota, I'm not sure any of these people have ever even seen a black person.

 

[Moppeh]

What a fucking asshole.

 

[Vicetrailia]

A Nazi would post that image, and get high off terrorism.

 

[Malvolio]

"I'm sorry you were offended."

Translation: This is your fault, you snowflake.

 

[EdibleKnife]

Kinda of funny how quick GOP is to embrace terrorist attacks

Only when it means the deaths of black and brown people.

Someone should ask this person why exactly they share the same views as the Charlottesville killer. Same for the gaffers who have thought or outright said they feel this way too

 

[PInk Tape]

If it was white ppl affected by this, there's no way this racist bottom feeder would still have her job.

 

[MegaManTrigger]

"I don't think that will have an impact," Qualm said. "Obviously I think she wishes she had not put it out there, but she was quick to pull it down and it seems like one of those things you do without putting much thought into it."

That's why there's a thing called "thinking before you speak/post something." I know, what a novel concept!

 

[FyreWulff]

Lol, when did they get so brave

outside of the res South Dakota is extremely white

 

[red731]

So many dumb fuckin' people.

Good. Show yourselves.

 

[thelatestmodel]

Holy shit that is evil. She literally said this afterwards:

”I am sorry if people took offense to it and perceived my message in any way insinuating support or condoning people being hit by cars," DiSanto said. ”I perceived it differently. I perceived it as encouraging people to stay out of the street."

Unbelievable. She quite appropriately lost her job and upcoming speaking events as a result.

 

[M.J. Doja]

I can't say that I'm not enjoying all of these fuckwits outing themselves as racists or assholes, it's pretty sweet.

 

[Dj Convoy]

"I think this is a movement we can all support."

Idiot.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Her logic/defense is a really bad slippery slope.

 

[EdibleKnife]

If it was white ppl affected by this, there's no way this racist bottom feeder would still have her job.

Hell, technically a white person and many more were run over during a protest only a month ago. I guess she doesn’t count that because those white people who died or were hurt in Charlottesville protested the “right way”.

 

[Afrodium]

It's wild that a lawmaker would share a meme like this a month after someone drove a car into a protest and it was kind of a big deal.

 

[TalonJH]

WTF....WTF

”I am sorry if people took offense to it and perceived my message in any way insinuating support or condoning people being hit by cars," DiSanto said. ”I perceived it differently. I perceived it as encouraging people to stay out of the street."

The picture is people flying over the damn car. Your hashtag says #alllivessplatter.

I'm seriously pissed. I think I just broke.

This after Charlottesville and people want to think Charlottesville changed everything. It didn't change a thing, people are already over it.

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

"A movement I can get behind!"
"I perceived it differently. I perceived it as encouraging people to stay out of the street.”

Oh, ok.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

Disgusting filth.

 

[Slayven]

Then, at 7:24 p.m. Tuesday, a post appeared on the Facebook page of Keller Williams Realty Black Hills that said, "Due to recent events, Lynne Disanto is no longer associated with Keller Williams Realty Black Hills." DiSanto's occupation is listed as "Realtor" on her legislative biography page on the South Dakota Legislature website.

Can only cape for this shit if you are federal level

 

[Lunar15]

Huh, I didn't realize my picture of people getting hit by a car could possibly give the idea that this would be linked to people getting hit by a car.

The grand and sad irony to this is that we literally just had someone involved in a protest hit by a car?

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Kinda of funny how quick GOP is to embrace terrorist attacks

it's not terrorism if you're white

 

[L Thammy]

I will admit, seeing the thread title, I thought that it would be about paintball or something. I still need to learn to assume the worst in all situations when social media is involved.

 

[Violence Jack]

Disgusting piece of shit. Condoning murder.

 

[Zolo]

I'm sure posting this right after a person getting murdered this way in a recent protest as well as citing the most well known protests going on right now are really just ways of saying how people should keep off the roads for safety reasons.

 

[Queen Vulpix]

I'm tired of these fake apologies from people who share reprehensible views online and are caught. If you were truly sorry you wouldn't have said/posted/spoken the darn thing in the first place.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

Huh, I didn't realize my picture of people getting hit by a car could possibly give the idea that this would be linked to people getting hit by a car.

The grand and sad irony to this is that we literally just had someone involved in a protest hit by a car?

Not just hit. Intentionally murdered.

 

[PersonAndStuff]

I was actually expecting a Splatoon meme. This is much worse.

 

[_illmatic_]

"Nobody cares about your protest". Never ceases to amaze me how people have no clue about the founding principles of our country.

"If you don't like it, you can leave" which is how nothing was EVER handled in this country when people wanted change.

 

[Donos]

H.o.l.y. shit ! I can't anymore.

WTF....WTF



The picture is people flying over the damn car. Your hashtag says #alllivessplatter.

I'm seriously pissed.

That quote... get fucked. Really. Hope all the worst for these ppl. I'm really wondering how much worse this would be if the dead person would have been a black young male...

 

[Zolo]

I'm tired of these fake apologies from people who share reprehensible views online and are caught. If you were truly sorry you wouldn't have said/posted/spoken the darn thing in the first place.

It's not even real apologies. "Sorry you're offended. Not sorry I posted horrible shit making light of a recent murder."

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

Also, a cop posted it not too long ago.

 

[The Kree]

Huh, I didn't realize my picture of people getting hit by a car could possibly give the idea that this would be linked to people getting hit by a car.

The grand and sad irony to this is that we literally just had someone involved in a protest hit by a car?

This is why I'm pro violence. My enemy has no conscience and can't be reasoned with.