I took it as wishful thinking rather than a call to arms. The FBI interviewed Esteban Santiago, who claimed that voices were telling him to watch ISIS videos and join the fight, and released him before his shooting rampage a Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. If wishing somebody was dead ever becomes a crime, we will need to build much bigger prisons.

 

People need to be more careful when they post on social media sites so that the authorities can focus on serious threats to the POTUS. The Secret Service has to take every explicit or implied threat seriously, no matter how vague, and most of them turn out to be wild goose chases.

 

I see your point and mostly agree.

 

This is a slippery slope for sure.

Or suppose thousands or more take the same public position, how many damaged minds, many of which are already are criminal in nature, may attempt to act on it?

 

It could get out of hand. Well its already got out of hand today with the thugs rioting. I feel these not so peaceful protests are gonna get crushed soon and the days of just letting them vent are soon to be over.

 

However this lady probably was just trying to be cute on twitter and it got her butt in a sling.

Could the fact that it was posted at 1:45 a.m. have anything to do with it?

Could the fact that it was posted at 1:45 a.m. have anything to do with it?

 

We definitely have peeps here at BGP guilty of PUI.

I see your point and mostly agree.

 

This is a slippery slope for sure.

I agree. My fear is that within a very few decades, the technology to read minds through electronic devices will become a reality. I hope that our government is never in position to predict crimes and detain individuals for having "bad" thoughts.

 

I cringe every time that I hear somebody say that they are willing to give up some rights in exchange for security because they "have nothing to hide."

I agree. My fear is that within a very few decades, the technology to read minds through electronic devices will become a reality. I hope that our government is never in position to predict crimes and detain individuals for having "bad" thoughts.

 

I cringe every time that I hear somebody say that they are willing to give up some rights in exchange for security because they "have nothing to hide."

 

Freedom of speech is the most important and powerful of all our rights. But freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.

 

What an unbelievably horrible thing to tweet!

You could fire her for posting something like that OR for being so stupid to post something like that...

I am glad she was fired.

 

And I would say the same thing had Clinton been elected and the tweet would have been similar.

 

I wonder if it is Criminal?

 

You could make a case for terroristic threatening. But what prosecutor or grand jury really wants to tackle this. It probably happened hundreds of times or more today.

Freedom of speech is the most important and powerful of all our rights. But freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.

 

What an unbelievably horrible thing to tweet!

 

Correct. She had the right to post it. Her employer also had the right to fire her for posting it.

Correct. She had the right to post it. Her employer also had the right to fire her for posting it.

 

She really had a bad day...TWO employers fired her on the same day...that does not happen too often...

We definitely have peeps here at BGP guilty of PUI.

 

If some BGP member said they wished someone in government get shot and killed and FBI wanted to know who it was, do you have to give name or is it confidential since we pay?

Just curious.

If some BGP member said they wished someone in government get shot and killed and FBI wanted to know who it was, do you have to give name or is it confidential since we pay?

Just curious.

 

They could get it very easily.

If some BGP member said they wished someone in government get shot and killed and FBI wanted to know who it was, do you have to give name or is it confidential since we pay?

Just curious.

 

We/BGP voluntarily cooperates with criminal investigations.

We/BGP voluntarily cooperates with criminal investigations.

 

Just curious Ru...have you ever had to? Obviously you cannot give details but have you had to get involved in criminal investigations related to BGP??