The press getting hysterical about the "Lock her up" chant is funny. Why is anyone interpreting hyperbole at political rallies so literally? Did Trump lock up Hillary? No. Did it ever mean lock her up arbitrarily without a trial? I don't think so, it was hyperbole for "prosecute her". 

A common chant at political protests in Quebec for decades has been "X, au poteau!", meaning literally "X, to the post", i.e. the execution post. Did anyone actually mean "kill X"? In the heat of the moment, some maybe, but was it ever taken literally? I doubt it. 

It is also bizarre considering that there is a long tradition of burning politicians, etc. in effigy at political protests, union protests, etc. How is this any different, particularly since "locking someone up" is lot less extreme than burning them or calling for their execution. 

More concerning is people *actually getting fired* for having the wrong opinion. That is something happening for real.