Twitter takes down 'threat of violence' against Beto O'Rourke but leaves these alone for some reason

As Twitchy told you, Texas State Rep. Briscoe Cain responded to Beto O’Rourke’s vow to “take your AR-15” like so:

Beto branded that tweet a “death threat.” And apparently Twitter agreed:

Minutes ago, @twitter took down this @briscoecain tweet about @BetoORourke. A @Twitter spokesperson said “it violates our rules for threats of violence.” pic.twitter.com/N9APEGjNzY

— Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) September 13, 2019

It does, does it?

Here’s the thing: If Twitter wants to label Cain’s tweet as a “threat of violence,” that’s fine. But how about a little consistency?

Hell yes, we're gonna take your AR-15.

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 13, 2019

Hell yeah, we're going to take your AR-15. If it's a weapon that was designed to kill people on the battlefield, we're going to buy it back. pic.twitter.com/cCEWkG6y0X

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 13, 2019

What is “Hell yeah, we’re going to take your AR-15” by any means necessary if it’s not a threat of violence?

You threatened to steal our property and destroy our natural rights. How are your tweets and statement allowed to stay on twitter? https://t.co/PIRXjXqMrz

— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) September 13, 2019

Good question.

Twitter is totally okay with threats of violence from Beto, though. https://t.co/ibxV4Jeh0m

— Clinterjack (@SNADoubleAche) September 13, 2019