'Thoughtcrimes' will NOT be tolerated! USA Today suspends Instapundit for one month

So @USAToday wants @Instapundit to sacrifice his life for rioters. Is this official @Gannett policy for all employees? https://t.co/mXCjPyfAtF

— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 22, 2016

As Twitchy told you earlier, Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, found his Twitter account suspended after he tweeted “Run them down” in response to a report that rioters in Charlotte were stopping traffic and surrounding vehicles. Twitter ultimately reinstated his account on the condition that he remove the “offensive” tweet. The University of Tennessee College of Law, where Reynolds teaches, is also “investigating this matter.”

And now, USA Today has announced that they’ve suspended Reynolds for one month:

https://twitter.com/kelseymsutton/status/779086358698663936

https://twitter.com/kelseymsutton/status/779089708311805952

From Politico:

“USA TODAY expects its columnists to provide thoughtful, reasoned contributions to the national conversation, on all platforms,” Bill Sternberg, the editorial page editor of USA Today, said in a statement to POLITICO. “Glenn Reynolds’ Run them down’ tweet, in response to a news report about protesters in Charlotte stopping traffic and surrounding vehicles, was a violation of that standard and can be interpreted as an incitement to violence. Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee who writes twice a week for USA TODAY, has apologized. His column has been suspended for one month.”

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Reynolds’ apology was posted on USA Today’s website:

Despite that, many tweeters feel he has nothing to apologize for:

Dear @USATODAY, I invite you to actually examine the tweet in question. "Run them down" was clearly not directed at peaceful protesters. https://t.co/NyEhdrz62v

— N. Bourbaki (@d08890) September 22, 2016

.@USAToday If my daughters are in the car & rioters attack, do I sacrifice their lives too? Just testing your commitment to social justice.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/michi83/status/779091491226521600

Again with “protestors.” If a rioter is trying to get in my car to steal it or do me harm, he’s roadkill. End of story. https://t.co/bRAk3m7xWI

— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) September 22, 2016

@USATODAY You're all stuck in a vehicle. Angry violent mob surrounds you. Time to: a) sing kumbayah b) hug them c) try to survive?#morons

— USA_patriot (@entertainerken) September 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/Bennettruth/status/779094076067082240

https://twitter.com/AndrewWuest/status/779090649903722496

ICYMI: Protesters in #Charlotte looted a semi truck and set stuff on fire along highway https://t.co/hz3LwUl4EH

— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) September 21, 2016

Why would someone be suspended for giving people exactly the advice they should be getting? Oh. Narratives. Muh bad.

— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) September 22, 2016

I've written for USA Today. Maybe I'll be banned too for the thoughtcrimes of common sense and self preservation.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/779088920193568769

I wish I subscribed to @USAToday so I could cancel it. https://t.co/FiOhFbINYD

— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) September 22, 2016

For what it’s worth, Reynolds defended himself here.

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