Chick gets fired for threatening the president on facebook

[Ksandra]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...ef=mostpopular

News keeps getting worse for Denise Helms, the 22-year-old California woman whose racist, threatening Facebook status about President Barack Obama went viral this week. Helms has since been fired from her job at a Turlock, Calif., Cold Stone Creamery, and the Secret Service is now looking into her comments.

“Another 4 years of this (N-word),” Helms wrote on her Facebook Tuesday night. “Maybe he will get assassinated this term.”

Sacramento's Fox 40 news crew caught up with an unapologetic Helms on Wednesday.

"I didn't think it would be that big of a deal," she said. "The assassination part is kind of harsh. I'm not saying like I would go do that or anything like that, by any means, but if it was to happen, I don't think I'd care one bit."

She then took to Facebook to defend herself, according to The Modesto Bee.

So apparently my post last night about Obama got onto Twitter and Fox 40 came and interviewed me cause apparently a lot of people in Sacramento think I'm crazy and racist. WOW is all I got to say!! I'm not racist and I'm not crazy. just simply stating my opinion.!!!"

Her Facebook account has since been deactivated.

Helm's supervisor, Turlock Cold Stone Creamery store director Chris Kegle, told The Bee that he was shocked to read about his employee's comments, which he said do not line up with his company's values.

"We found her comments to be very disgusting," Kegle said. "We made the decision [to fire her] because of her comments, but also the community feedback. We are very into working with the community and doing community service. So when your community does not like you because of an employee, that's bad. We have a business to run."

Cold Stone's Twitter feed was besieged by angry tweets, and the company has worked hard to disassociate itself with Helms.

Cold Stone Creamery @ColdStone

@poojababyy This employee is no longer w/the company. Her comments are outrageous, completely unacceptable & in no way reflect our views.
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Following the Fox 40 reports, Agent Scott Gillingham from the Sacramento Secret Service office said he would be checking out her posts.

The Washington, D.C., bureau of the Secret Service told Fox 40 that all threats, or perceived threats, are taken seriously and investigated. If the Secret Service were to decide her threat was legitimate, Helms could face a felony under U.S. Code Section 871, which states prohibits willfully and knowingly threatening "to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm " on the president, vice president or other office next in succession to the presidency.

In September, a North Carolina man was arrested for threatening to kill President Barack Obama in a series of Twitter messages, according to The Smoking Gun. Donte Jamar Sims, 21, was charged in a felony criminal complaint in U.S. District Court.

Helms' troubling comments about Obama's race were echoed on election night across the Twitterverse, as many people used social media to spread similar messages. In an effort to curb the trend, Jezebel tracked down many of the teenage miscreants and contacted their schools. Almost all have since taken down their Twitter accounts.

Video in link. Figured some of you guys would get a kick out of this.

[Cream Soda]

Well, doesn't look like she's in the binder of employables anymore

[kuronosan]

I'm not racist, and I don't want the president to be killed, but he's a nigger and maybe someone will assassinate him.

Stupid bitch.

Never threaten the president, especially not in this country, and especially not if you're going to claim ignorance.

[Andalusian girls]

i'm not racist i just wonder if someone will finally shoot that nigger

just my opinion lol

[chazzyphizzle]

hey guys it's my opinion ok? that means it's not racist

[Byrthnoth]

lol, California is home to such a diverse group of weirdos

[Cream Soda]

Hey, she can like black people but hate niggers. Chris Rock and I both do it!

[Ksandra]

http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/vi...=&VID=23881795

This video (the one at the bottom of the page) is better than the one at the top. The reporter actually says the girl said, "I'm not racist, I have friends of many ethnic cultures."

I didn't think people actually used that as an excuse anymore...

[edit] she also in this clip says "I don't see what I did wrong!" Clearly she didn't pay enough attention in history class.

[shidobu]

el o el....

[Blubbartron]

So yeah, she's a dumb bitch for claiming she wasn't being racist, but let's be honest here - she didn't actually threaten the president. Anyone who thinks she threatened him is just as dumb as this bitch is. I kinda hope the middle east gets glassed. Did I just threaten to nuke half a dozen sovereign nations? Nope. It's just a hope.

[Grey Jorildyn]

She clearly didn't mean the assassination comment but dropping the N-bomb is a big red flag for bigotry.

Bitch be racist! But let's face it, we're all a little racist (someone post the Avenue Q video, can't from work!). I just wouldn't call someone a nigger publicly. That's god damn rude!

[BadKarma]

I'm more then a little bit racist.

But if you lived within spitting distance of spanish harlem for 6 years you would be too

[Dotsudoku]

Good. Regardless of how serious the actual "threat" is, people should be held accountable for this shit.

You can't do it in person, and you shouldn't be able to do it via social media.

[Omniyoji]

sweet sweet justice

[Seanr]

Dumb bitch

[Koul]

Do people not realize that, yes, you have freedom of speech but there's potential consequences to what you say? Guess not since this dumbass is all "this is uhmerica! i can do, say whatever i want and if you dun leik it! fuck youuuuu!" also dey took err joarb

[Nephlite]

Friend of mine in the Army will call people everything under the sun. If it's been used as a racial slur, he'll use it. He said "I'm not racist. I hate everyone equally." Once society overcomes racism against one single entity and everyone is persecuted, then there will be no more racism because it'll be accepted as the norm in our society. Will be happy to one day play Spades with my brother in law (Black), my Captain (Hispanic) and the little Asian dude down the street (Asian) and we can just sit around the table sipping Gin and Juice, smoking weed, and eating a Chalupa with some Shrimp Fried Rice while calling each other every racist thing in the world.

[Jintu]

Send her to gitmo, er, the new secret one! When will people realize not to post every detail/opinion on facebook? Well, nevermind, it's fun to read.

Also,

[Dotsudoku]

When will people realize not to post every detail/opinion on facebook? Well, nevermind, it's fun to read.

A little something I threw on Facebook election night

[Dimmauk]

Friend of mine in the Army will call people everything under the sun. If it's been used as a racial slur, he'll use it. He said "I'm not racist. I hate everyone equally." Once society overcomes racism against one single entity and everyone is persecuted, then there will be no more racism because it'll be accepted as the norm in our society. Will be happy to one day play Spades with my brother in law (Black), my Captain (Hispanic) and the little Asian dude down the street (Asian) and we can just sit around the table sipping Gin and Juice, smoking weed, and eating a Chalupa with some Shrimp Fried Rice while calling each other every racist thing in the world.

It's one thing to talk shit to friends, but to strangers or the President? Once everyone is equal, then they will get treated equally.