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Secret Service Reads Livejournal
Prong_Thunder writes "A livejournal post written on October 18th (google cache, scroll down to 'a prayer for dubya') resulted in a visit from the US Secret Service nine days later, as it 'constituted a possible threat to the president'."
Please report to the Ministry of Love for reeducation.
What's the ugliest part of your body? Some say your nose, some say your toes, but I think it's your mind. -Zappa
I wonder. If it's not legal to pray for someone's death, as it constitutes a threat against them, then would it be legal for me to make a voodoo doll of them? I mean, would you get busted by the secret service if you had a 'W voodoo doll that you stuck pins into? The quote from the chick is that he can 'feel it every time you pray for him.' Well, how about every time they twist the doll's head around in circles?
I'd rather have a Kerry doll, though. Then I'd probably try to pin the skin around his eyes up, they're so damn droopy. He reminds me of a basset hound. Then again, his IQ is around the same.
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I got a call from the secret service asking me to come in and answer some questions. They found the post using Dejanews, and wanted to know what the secret code was. I told them it was a program. They said they would have their experts look at it. At the time, it was legally questionable to post that code to usenet due to ITAR, so I was polite when questioned, despite having to explain the difference between a web page and a usenet post, among other things.
In retrospect, I'm shocked I actually said this, but when they called me, I actually asked them, "Where did you get this number?" (The number was unlisted.) Their response, "We are the secret service."
What makes her not a threat? If she were a more devout Christian (she claims to not have a strong working relationship with ``the Christ"), would her prayers have been considered a bona-fide attempt on W's life?
Makes me wonder if Pat Robertson (?) got a visit, when he asked the Almighty and his throng to pray for the removal of the pro-Roe/Wade justices from the SCOTUS: "Lord, two of them are very old; they could easily have a heart-attack." If a prayer is a threat, it's only reasonable to think that PR should have a long file.
Obviously, the profile of a possible assassin. If only they knew how common these people are... Half the aol chat rooms probably are out to kill someone.
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..back on the statutes in the US eh.
...an Englishman in London.
Basically, if the SS actually knocks on my door, we're in a sad state here in these United States.
My guess is they already knocked on your door, and compelled you to post this follow up message to dissuade the millions waiting to pounce on GWB next week at 2:45pm.
I, a friend of Schezar, hereby threaten to take the life of the president of the united states. I make this threat for the sole purpose of getting the secret service to come to my door. I think it would be great fun to talk to them, possibly go to court and learn some secrets. I think it would be especially awesome if they use any provisions of the Patriot act in their visit. That way when I go to court I can be the guy who challenges their constitutionality. Also, it would be great fun and bring an element of excitement into my life. Not only that, but it will give me a great story to tell everyone on the net and everyone I know/meet about how the secret service investigated me because they are so incredibly stupid they cannot differentiate a serious threat from a joking one.
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"Hell, I want the guy dead"
Pardon me, but will you be at home tomorrow evening, and prepared to receive guests wearing black shoes, white socks, and crew-cuts?
Get a livejournal account
Post an appeal for someone to kill the President
Report yourself to the FBI
Within a week, two nice, polite young men will stop by for a quiet chat about who you are and what you get up to. They will be very interested in you. They will listen to your anecdotes while they sip tea and munch homemade biscuits. And agree your son Albert is a good for nothing scoundrel who never calls his mother.
A week later, repeat process.
Meine Schwester ist sehr, sehr reizvoll - Nietzsche
Well, Bush believes in the power of prayer, so, to him, this IS a legitimate threat.
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Secret Service Reads Livejournal
Well, I guess somebody has to.
-Colin
I think they just want to cover their rear-ends. If something did happen, they would be in deep trouble if it was known that they knew of a threat previously (kind of like what happened with Sep. 11 incident).
Maybe the intelligence agencies did not prevent the 9/11 attacks cause the attackers did not post anything on some weblog.
Ooops, gotta go. I was gonna write more, but I hear somebody knocking at the door.
I wonder if they read Slashdot...
I have a plan! I will kill the president tommorow! Long Live Kerry!
Now we wait...
I'm joking.
That's the exact sort of thing that a psychotic assassin would say, to try and divert suspicion.
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.
You use the words 'absolute' and 'truth' like a lot of people use the word 'genius' nowadays. I'm going to pray that you get a charlie horse.
Literalism isn't a form of humor, it's you being irritating.