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Teen boy asks U.K. deputy prime minister if he can have an annoying celebrity killed

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Aren’t election campaigns wonderful? A chance for politicians to connect with everyday people, and for everyday people to discuss what they want from a future government. Like, for example, having an infamous TV personality put to death.

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On the campaign trail for the U.K.’s upcoming general election, a teenage boy asked Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg if he could have Katie Hopkins killed. Hopkins is essentially Britain’s answer to Ann Coulter, a divisive TV personality who delights in making controversial comments and trolling the media. Here’s a typical example:

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Still, that’s not really an excuse to ask the deputy prime minister if he can have her put to death.

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Obviously, Clegg said no to the boy’s request. But a few of the YouTube comments are already joking that if Clegg did promise to have Hopkins killed (or at least arrested), then he’d probably win more votes. 

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