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Assassination threats against Trump flood Twitter

Sardonicus

Sardonicus

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Assassination threats against Trump flood Twitter | New York Post

The shock and anger over Donald Trump’s ascension to the White House has triggered a flood of calls on Twitter and other social media outlets for the president-elect to be assassinated — and authorities will investigate all threats deemed to be credible, The Post has learned.

Trump met Thursday with President Obama in the Oval Office, with the Republican businessman calling the hour-plus session a “great honor.” Obama said they had an “excellent” and “wide-ranging” conversation, while urging all people to “now come together.”

But that message of inclusion was apparently lost in social media circles, particularly Twitter, where a simple search can reveal dozens and dozens of calls to gun down the next leader of the free world. Some posts called for both Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence to be assassinated, and there’s even an #AssassinateTrump hashtag.
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I sincerely hope the Secret Service goes into well paying over time mode running down and scaring the living feces out of as many as these morons as possible. In fact, at this point in the game it is about time for our current POTUS to step up and address this asinine and un- American behavior IMO. :2mad:
 
Sardonicus said:
Assassination threats against Trump flood Twitter | New York Post



I sincerely hope the Secret Service goes into well paying over time mode running down and scaring the living feces out of as many as these morons as possible. In fact, at this point in the game it is about time for our current POTUS to step up and address this asinine and un- American behavior IMO. :2mad:
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I think such threats are depending on wording and intent are felonies and must be punished.
On the other hand, I have reservations, this might be a case of legitimate free speech restriction. I don't feel totally comfortable with it though, unless it is a direct hire of an assassin.
 
It is against the law to threaten to assassinate a political figure. I hope all these whiney donkey orifices get arrested.
 
Sardonicus said:
Assassination threats against Trump flood Twitter | New York Post



I sincerely hope the Secret Service goes into well paying over time mode running down and scaring the living feces out of as many as these morons as possible. In fact, at this point in the game it is about time for our current POTUS to step up and address this asinine and un- American behavior IMO. :2mad:
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People saying mean things on twitter=account terminations.

People threatening and openly planning assassination attempts on twitter=that's freedom of speech!

Our founding fathers would be rolling in their graves.
 
reinoe said:
Obama and the MSM are in support of this behavior.
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I'm sure there are some in the MSM media that do. But even our compromised and corrupt MSM (I think, hope) have not yet gone off that cliff.
 
Well, I may need to amend my original prediction of Trump lasting 2 years in office. With the way things are going, he'll be gone within the year...
 
joG said:
I think such threats are depending on wording and intent are felonies and must be punished.
On the other hand, I have reservations, this might be a case of legitimate free speech restriction. I don't feel totally comfortable with it though, unless it is a direct hire of an assassin.
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Speech advocating the use of force or violent action is not protected by the First Amendment if it presents a clear and present danger of imminent lawlessness. It does that if it is directed to producing or inciting imminent lawless action and likely to produce or incite such action. Brandenberg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969).
 
joG said:
I think such threats are depending on wording and intent are felonies and must be punished.
On the other hand, I have reservations, this might be a case of legitimate free speech restriction. I don't feel totally comfortable with it though, unless it is a direct hire of an assassin.
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I have no reservations related to the use of the same standards that has always been used when one threatens the life of a POTUS. Continue to use them as they have been applied for decades even if there has been a sudden uptick in public dumbassery.
 
reinoe said:
Obama and the MSM are in support of this behavior.
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what causes you to post that position that Obama supports threats of assassination of tRump?

ditto for the main stream media support of such a nefarious act?
 
Sardonicus said:
I have no reservations related to the use of the same standards that has always been used when one threatens the life of a POTUS. Continue to use them as they have been applied for decades even if there has been a sudden uptick in public dumbassery.
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This^.

Obama had hundreds, if not more threats against his life. It's something every POTUS faces and the danger is ever present. And if a person is stupid enough in a moment of anger to say they're going to assassinate an American President, then the weight of the law needs to fall on them.

You have your say at the ballot box, not behind the trigger of a gun.
 
justabubba said:
what causes you to post that position that Obama supports threats of assassination of tRump?

ditto for the main stream media support of such a nefarious act?
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I do have to amend my previous comment to reflect that I have not seen anything like this from President Obama. Nor do I expect to.
 
matchlight said:
Speech advocating the use of force or violent action is not protected by the First Amendment if it presents a clear and present danger of imminent lawlessness. It does that if it is directed to producing or inciting imminent lawless action and likely to produce or incite such action. Brandenberg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969).
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That is the line one must find and given the heated situation of the time of the decision we must presume that the finding was probably skewed and influenced by the abnormal circumstances. The line is a very difficult one to draw strictly and to enforce impartial enforcement, which is the problem in democracy. When you cannot discuss political action in its every aspect and conclusion or certain opinions and their expression is forbidden or restricted, while competing ideas are not.
 
Well, I hope the 2nd amendment guys can do something about it ;)
 
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