Cyberbullying must stop

Cyberbullying is just one of the ways Democrats in Washington are trying to intimidate conservatives, and the inspiration for such behavior can be traced right back to elected politicians.

According to a federal affidavit, a former staffer for New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is accused of posting home addresses, cellphone numbers and threatening to do worse in a “doxing” attack against five senators all carried out in the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.

Jackson A. Cosko, 27, of Washington, D.C., was arraigned yesterday on multiple charges, including identity theft and misuse of a government computer. He is being held until his next hearing Tuesday.

In June, an intern of Hassan’s, 21-year-old Caitlin Marriott, hollered “Mr. President, (expletive) you!” from the Capitol Rotunda at President Trump, who was visiting lawmakers.

But Democrats and their abiding media are happy to stoke such behavior whenever possible. Hassan suspended her intern for just one week and Boston Magazine praised her as “gutsy.” Even as Republican congressmen were fired on a year ago, progressive thought leaders, media types and politicians foment aggressive behavior at an alarming rate. They openly encourage disrupting those they disagree with everywhere they are, in restaurants, in elevators and on the streets.

This must stop. Media must not make heroes out of these bullies and politicians must act like representatives of the citizens and not activists, or we will reach a point from which there is no easy return.