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Originally posted by BrokenCircles
I may be completely wrong here, but to me this almost seems like it could be a case of British Authorities kissing a bit of American Ass.
Do you know what is the most popular social networking site? It´s the bottomless pit of human depravity. As far as i´m concerned, some people should be jailed just for existing. Rant over.
Originally posted by iforget
reply to post by jiggerj
then again you are right in thinking that's probably just my own limitations.
Who exactly did he threaten?
Originally posted by MichaelPMaccabee
But threatening to murder children will land your ass in Prison.
Originally posted by DPrice
What like the time we told you to sod off when you wanted us to hand over Gary McKinnon?
Originally posted by DPrice
In today's world especially. Consider the times when children in school have suddenly found themselves under attack by gunmen, or knife wielding loonies.The only way to stop these incidents from happening is prevention, and hopefully the person screws up beforehand and tells someone their plans.
Originally posted by jiggerj
On Facebook, Reese Elliot was sentenced to two years and four months in prison for threatening to kill school children in Tennessee. As sick as his threats were, the man lives in the UK.
Troll sentenced to jail
People can say some really stupid stuff on the internet, but do you think anyone should see prison time for what they write online? The authorities could have investigated Reese Elliot to see if he truly was a threat or if he was doing something illegal or even just in need of psychological attention.
I know I can be caught in the wrong mood, or I sometimes post stuff when I just wake up and regret that post later. But to be sent to prison for it? I dunno.
Originally posted by badgerprints
Threatening to murder a person is a crime.
Each threat towards each individual constitutes a crime.
Originally posted by BrokenCircles
reply to post by badgerprints
Originally posted by badgerprints
Threatening to murder a person is a crime.
Each threat towards each individual constitutes a crime.
Who exactly is the individual person that he threatened?
Originally posted by badgerprints
Not getting into a hair splitting contest over it.
You can go ask the police but they wouldn't divulge that as the people he threatened to kill were children.
Originally posted by BrokenCircles
reply to post by MichaelPMaccabee
Who exactly did he threaten?
Originally posted by MichaelPMaccabee
But threatening to murder children will land your ass in Prison.
In order for a death threat to be legit, shouldn't there be an intended victim?
Originally posted by jiggerj
As sick as his threats were, the man lives in the UK.
The children were not victims. They're the winners. They got out of school.
Originally posted by MichaelPMaccabee
At least 200 Tennessee school children were his victims,
They were affected by the excessive response. Since they didn't have enough time to assess whether or not there really was a legitimate threat, they overreacted.
Originally posted by MichaelPMaccabee
however.. so many more people were directly effected by this man's posting. Schools were closed. Children were kept home from school. People missed worked. This man's threats disrupted society, and there is a real punishment for disrupting society.