{"id":2300120,"date":"2024-07-19T00:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T04:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-employee-suspended-without-pay-after-disgusting-post-on-failed-trump-assassination\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T00:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T04:18:25","slug":"government-employee-suspended-without-pay-for-posting-about-failed-trump-assassination-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-employee-suspended-without-pay-for-posting-about-failed-trump-assassination-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Government employee suspended without pay for posting about failed Trump assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernment-employee-suspended-without-pay-for-posting-about-failed-trump-assassination-8%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2300120&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt \u200bat a rally in Pennsylvania. \u200dWhile most people condemned the act, there were a few individuals, including government employees like Rick Notari, who expressed disappointment that the shooter missed. Notari was indefinitely \u200bsuspended from\u2062 his position after his comments surfaced on\u2064 social media. Another individual, Tony Bendele, a firefighter, also\u2064 resigned\u2062 after \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-of-americans-say-worst-of-the-pandemic-is-behind-us\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority of Americans Say &#039;Worst of the Pandemic&#039; Is Behind Us\">making similar remarks<\/a>. Some \u2063argue that these consequences are not part of cancel culture but rather a necessary response to advocating violence against a public figure.\u200b The incident highlights the fine line between freedom\u200d of expression and calls for \u200dviolence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>After an assassin&rsquo;s bullet nearly ended the life of former President Donald Trump on Saturday at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, there were well wishes and prayers for the former president and his family from prominent Republicans and Democrats alike.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-see-video-trump-arriving-er-shot-thrilling-heartbreaking-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that event<\/a> brought terror as Trump supporter Corey Comperatore lost his life protecting his family and Trump himself barely escaped with his, left and right seemed to agree in resounding condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there were exceptions to this as a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jack-black-responds-vile-trump-joke-tenacious-d-concert-longtime-group-finished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deranged leftists<\/a> were actually dismayed that the shooter did not end Trump&rsquo;s life.<\/p>\n<p>Rick Notari works as the Community Outreach Manager for Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a post by sports commentator Rich Eisen on X, in which Eisen praised the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/docs-expose-dei-destroyed-secret-service-leading-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Secret Service<\/a> for protecting Trump, Notari replied, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a shame the guy missed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Libs of Tiktok provided screenshots on Notari&rsquo;s reply along with other information.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meet Rick Notari, Community Outreach Manager for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LackCountyCR?\">@LackCountyCR<\/a>. He&rsquo;s very sad that the sh**ter missed.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s a Government employee. Our taxes pay his salary.<\/p>\n<p>Any comment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LackCountyCR?\">@LackCountyCR<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SQCivloI1l\">pic.twitter.com\/SQCivloI1l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1812717522581327957?\">July 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Upon bringing attention to Notari&rsquo;s wishing the former president had actually met his end, Lackawanna County issued an official statement on Monday, saying Notari had been &ldquo;indefinitely suspended.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Rick Notari was &ldquo;indefinitely suspended&rdquo; following Libs of TikTok expose on his deranged comments regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photo-shows-what-secret-service-agent-did-during-rally-attack-and-it-wasnt-protecting-trump-disgraceful\/\" title=\"Photo Shows What Secret Service Agent Did During Rally Attack, And It Wasn&#039;t Protecting Trump - &#039;Disgraceful&#039;\">attempted ass*ss*nat*<\/a>on. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8EfqUFLjD4\">https:\/\/t.co\/8EfqUFLjD4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5SOqLQ5nF5\">pic.twitter.com\/5SOqLQ5nF5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1812868887580397789?\">July 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvia.org\/news\/news-briefs\/2024-07-15\/lackawanna-county-suspends-staffer-for-inappropriate-comment-after-trump-assassination-attempt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WVIA-TV<\/a>, County Commissioner Matt McGloin said of the situation, &ldquo;An attempt on a former president&rsquo;s, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-employee-suspended-without-pay-for-posting-about-failed-trump-assassination\/\" title=\"Government employee suspended without pay for posting about failed Trump assassination\">current presidential candidate&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s life, is a time for the country to come together to condemn political violence, rather than deepen existing divisions through inappropriate commentary on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-tried-get-witty-social-media-couldnt-backfired-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Chris Chermak commented that Notari had made, &ldquo;a big mistake,&rdquo; believing his comment was &ldquo;totally inappropriate and &hellip; shouldn&rsquo;t ever happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Saturday&rsquo;s wake, Libs of Tik Tok has made a point to spotlight individuals who wished for the death of Trump by amplifying their posts via X.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Tony Bendele &mdash; a firefighter in Sunbury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-trump-shooter-dead-bloody-disaster-pennsylvania-rally-da-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> announced his resignation after saying of the bullet that clipped Trump&rsquo;s ear, &ldquo;Too bad it didn&rsquo;t hit him square.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Tony has resigned his position as a firefighter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vUhMeE43AL\">https:\/\/t.co\/vUhMeE43AL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UzbP61czW6\">pic.twitter.com\/UzbP61czW6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1812839685703802907?\">July 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While these statements are appalling and vile considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-video-trump-finally-breaks-public-silence-speaks-1st-time-since-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump almost lost his life<\/a> and one man &mdash; Corey Comperatore &mdash; did, some on the left will deem what happened to Notari and Bendele cancel culture.<\/p>\n<p>Cancel culture has never been about violence or calls for violence. When someone is &ldquo;canceled,&rdquo; they face unjustifiable punishment for something they said or did that is deemed disagreeable to the dogmatic horde that value ideological adherence over freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>The parameters of freedom of expression do not permit calls for violence. Therefore, being punished after calling for violence does not mean you have been canceled because you are out of bounds.<\/p>\n<p>In rare instances, someone is canceled for something that happened when they were not even alive.<\/p>\n<p>Take NASCAR driver Conor Daly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/accelerator\/23138\/conor-dalys-nascar-backing-pulled-after-fathers-alleged-use-of-the-n-word\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for instance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Daly lost a sponsor over his father using a racial slur a year before his son was born in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pic-appears-taken-inside-1980s-mcdonalds-sweeps-internet-someone-finally-spots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1980s<\/a>. That is cancel culture.<\/p>\n<p>Cancel culture is not facing the consequences of supporting the assassination of a former president and current candidate.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, there were a few individuals who expressed disturbing sentiments, such as Rick Notari, a government employee who was suspended indefinitely for his comment wishing the shooter had been successful. Another individual, firefighter Tony Bendele, resigned after making a similar comment. While some may view these consequences as cancel culture, it is important to distinguish between facing consequences for advocating violence and unjustifiable punishment for expressing disagreeable opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2300121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Anti-Trump-Post.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6286,4317,5045,7326,3634],"class_list":["post-2300120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination","tag-employee","tag-government","tag-suspension","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Anti-Trump-Post.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2300120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2300121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2300120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2300120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2300120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}