Comments on: Threatening the President is a Federal Offense? Really?

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:28:23 +0000

With the number of threats that are likely out there on the internet, you’d think that this would be difficult to govern. This is particularly true if you consider that most verbal or written threats are for show and will never be acted out on.

By: Billy

Billy — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:35:45 +0000

I say we cant be too careful. Lock em all up and throw away the keys!

Shoot them all and let god sort them out!

By: Ronald Huereca

Ronald Huereca — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:52:02 +0000

@Victoria,

On a different note, someone I follow on twitter was complaining about the airport. He mentioned he should kill everyone there.

If DHS was monitoring this guy’s twitter account, I imagine he would have some explaining to do.

Free speech works, but once one crosses the line of implicitly or explicitly threatening to harm somebody, free speech goes right out the window.

By: victoria longoria

victoria longoria — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:02:14 +0000

now that is llegal and she shouldnt be complaining if there questions are harsh cause she should of thougt of that before and this is boring

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:46:56 +0000

Good to see my tax dollars put to good use, cleaning up the internet of all those darn kids thinking they can get away with expressing their first amendment right.

All this fuss over an image that says Kill Bush? Absolutely ridiculous. ‘Why did I kill the president? Because some girl on myspace told me to…’ I guess we do live in an age now where the government is watching our every move… Now we even have to watch our jokes; we don’t want big brother to find out we’ve been conspiring with photoshop and using myspace to recruit troops to take over the country. I can just picture a swat team battering down the front door and rushing into the girls room with MP5′s and flashbangs.

I’m just wondering who the heroic patriot was that snitched a 14 year old out to the secret service.

By: SteveDenver

SteveDenver — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:48:14 +0000

The web, emails, cell phones, offer such immediate opportunities to spout off, that many people have failed to develop a filter between their brain and their keyboard (or mouth). I doubt she will post or express threatening thoughts about elected officials anytime soon. And people around her probably won’t be vociferous about threats — in jest or not.

I was in an auto parts store and a couple of guys in their 30s were talking about Obama and making violent suggestions with racist overtones. I went to my car, phoned the FBI who transferred me to the local branch, and the police were on the scene in less than 3 minutes, then the FBI arrived.

By: rick

rick — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:04:31 +0000

If I overhear such a threat, what is my obligation to report it?

By: Ronald Huereca

Ronald Huereca — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:03:37 +0000

I don't write those kind of posts too often, but when something bothers me that much, I do let my opinions flow. I'm glad you liked the post.

By: Morgan K Freeberg

Morgan K Freeberg — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:25:45 +0000

Some would disagree with the gentleman part and it's not unanimously agreed that I'm kind. But I'm a big fan when lazy, know-nothing, don't-bother-me-to-noodle-things-out thinking is trumped and handed it's own * cheeks by don't-pee-on-my-shoe-and-tell-me-it's-raining thinking. And that's what I saw in your post. Made my day. I'll check back often.

By: Ronald Huereca

Ronald Huereca — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:29:17 +0000

A gentleman by the name of Morgan Freeberg was kind enough to reference this post. Please check out his post: Um, Hey, That's Illegal