2 Louisiana police officers fired over Facebook post suggesting AOC should be shot

GRETNA, La. (AP) -- Two Louisiana police officers have been fired over a Facebook post calling U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a ``vile idiot'' and suggesting that she be shot.Gretna Police Chief Arthur Lawson announced the terminations Monday. Officer Charlie Rispoli was fired for a post saying Ocasio-Cortez ``needs a round'' and not ``the kind she used to serve'' _ an apparent reference to her having once been a bartender.Officer Angelo Varisco was fired for ``liking'' the post.Lawson said an internal investigation began after he was informed of the post by The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. The newspaper reported that Rispoli's post included a fake story making it appear that Ocasio-Cortez said, ``We pay soldiers too much.''Lawson said the department has contacted Facebook to see whether any other officers were involved.