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Webcomic Author Deemed a Terrorist Threat

Posted by kdawson on from the now-that's-just-silly dept.

CaptainCarrot writes "Writer/IT contractor Matt Boyd, formerly the man who made up the words for webcomic Mac Hall and who now does the same for his and Ian McConville's new comic Three Panel Soul, was recently fired from his government job. His conversation with a co-worker about a gun he intended to buy for target shooting was overheard by someone in a nearby cubicle. As it was unfortunately the day of the Virginia Tech shootings, the eavesdropper panicked and reported him to management. That was bad enough. But when he used the comic to document the meeting where the reason for his firing was explained, he was visited by representatives of local law enforcement investigating him on suspicion of making a "terroristic threat" using the Internet. No charges have been filed. Yet. FLEEN interviewed Matt about the incident."

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  1. Re:"Terroristic threat" != "terrorist threat" by minus_273 · · Score: 0, Troll

    what the fuck are you doing? are you new here? this is slashdot. half the shit that is posted either does not make sense or is a dupe of something that does not make sense.

    Without linking it to webcomics and making it a vehicle to mock the war, there is no way this would be posted. The funny part is the guy is a gun owner and got in trouble for talking about it. That is hardly a position the current administration and the NRA would support.

    Basically this guy got fired for exercising his rights under the second amendment and then the first amendment,

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  2. What is this country coming to? by kjzk · · Score: 1, Troll

    The person who reported him deserves to be shot anyways. /end terroristic threat

  3. Ah yes... by Gordonjcp · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... the Land of the "Free".

  4. Re:"Terroristic threat" != "terrorist threat" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow. Grammar Nazis are now getting modded up to 4 Informative.

  5. So...? by Threni · · Score: 0, Troll

    Someone hasn't even been arrested. They've not been fired. Someone heard them talking about buying a gun and told the police, who investigated it. I don't see the story here. What would have happened if nothing had been done and he'd gone all shooty? Better safe than sorry, right?

  6. that's funny by circletimessquare · · Score: 0, Troll

    i always thought the problem were hoplophiles

    shrug

    to each prejudice it's own lexicon of reinforcement i guess

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