Louisiana cop says AOC ‘needs a round,’ as in should be shot

A Louisiana police officer is under fire for suggesting in Facebook comments that New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “needs a round.”

Charlie Rispoli, a 14-year veteran of the Gretna Police Department on Thursday called the Democratic lawmaker a “vile idiot” who “needs a round, and I don’t mean the kind she used to serve,” nola.com reported.

The officer was apparently implying that Ocasio-Cortez should be shot and referencing her past gig as a bartender.

Rispoli posted the since-deleted missive as a caption to a story he shared from the satirical Web site tatersgonnatate.com, with the headline: “Ocasio-Cortez on the Budget: ‘We Pay Soldiers Too Much,’ ” according to a screenshot captured by nola.com.

Though the photo on the post is marked as “satire” and was labeled “false” by the Web site Snopes.com, it appears Rispoli was upset by the story.

The post was taken down by Friday afternoon and Rispoli’s page appeared to be deactivated by Saturday, nola.com reported.

Police Chief Arthur Lawson said he was disturbed by the post.

“I will tell you this: This will not go unchecked,” he told the Web site. “I’m not going to take this lightly and this will be dealt with on our end. It’s not something we want someone that’s affiliated with our department to make these types of statements. That’s not going to happen.”

Lawson said the comment appeared to violate the department’s social media policy, but said he didn’t think it rose to the level of being a threat.

“Whether you agree or disagree with the message of these elected officials and how frustrated you may or may not get, this certainly is not the type of thing that a public servant should be posting,” he said.

The chief said the department’s internal affairs office would look into the matter. If any disciplinary measures are taken against Rispoli, they won’t be made public, he said.

Ocasio-Cortez has repeatedly spoken out about receiving death threats. Her spokesman, Corbin Trent, didn’t return a request for comment.

Rispoli could not be reached for comment on Sunday night.

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