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Sometimes I'm annoyed, and saddened by how reactionary the internet can get. WE might look at it and see it as a joke, because our frame of perspective is tota
by iamdave 17y ago
Sometimes I'm annoyed, and saddened by how reactionary the internet can get. WE might look at it and see it as a joke, because our frame of perspective is totally different. The government, not so much.
If someone 'jokes' about blowing up a building, and the government does nothing, suddenly this is a whole different story. People ought to start figuring out how that works.
Pity the guy.
- invisible 17y agoI agree but there is no reason for him to be found "guilty" of anything. Arrested, prosecuted, and acquitted is what should have happened to the extreme.
- chc 17y agoIt's reasonable cause to investigate him, sure. To arrest and convict him for terrorism? Absolutely not. Freedom of speech is generally seen as essential to being considered free. Being able to be convicted for an offhand remark in an unofficial situation is a complete violation of that freedom.
- iamdave 17y agoOf this I can agree. Maybe a brief detainment, just enough for an investigation to be processed to ensure he doesn't have the materials/intent to actually perform an act of violence, and once it's been concluded that he's innocent, send him on his way with an apology and one of those super-sized lolipops. I'm all about due process, but I'm all about people exercising discretion at the same time. But otherwise, I agree with you.