Death Threat Tweets Against Romney Sent To CIA and FBI

Theblaze:
The race to the White House can be ugly and cruel, an inconvenient truth that rears its ugly head in U.S. politics every four years. Unfortunately, there will always be those who reserve pure, unadulterated hatred for anyone they disagree with.

Nothing displays that fact more clearly than the dozens of horrific death threats made against GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney via Twitter, which were uncovered Sunday night. South Carolina attorney Todd Kincannon, who is also the former executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party, took notice of the intense hatred coming from the left and directed the threatening messages to the Secret Service and FBI’s official Twitter accounts.

Here’s a rundown of some of the threatening tweets discovered by Kincannon, though there are many more (Warning! Graphic language):

According to federal law, the individuals who made the threats should expect a visit from the Secret Service:

(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully threatens to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon—
(1) a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President;
(2) a member of the immediate family of the President, the President-elect, the Vice President, or the Vice President-elect;
(3) a major candidate for the office of President or Vice President, or a member of the immediate family of such candidate; or
(4) a person protected by the Secret Service under section 3056 (a)(6);
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

Todd Kincannon, a South Carolina attorney who served as the executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party, directed a number of tweets threatening Mitt Romney to the Secret Service Twitter account, The Blaze reported Monday.

According to Jason Howerton, he also sent them to the FBI’s official Twitter account.