Thursday, July 21, 2011

Court upholds right to call for Obama's death. Appeal to assassinate Obama is protected speech

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A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that calling for someone to kill the President of the United States cannot be classified as a threat because standing law does not prohibit "predictions or exhortations" to violence.

In a 2-1 decision, judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California resident Walter E. Bagdasarian was engaging in free speech when he wrote that Obama "will have a 50 cal in the head soon," then called on someone to "shoot the nig."








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9 comments:

Sunny said...

WOW !

Chimp said...

Yes, WOW!

Sunny said...

GOOD MORNING, MR CHIMP ! I SEE YOU ARE UP AND RUNNING THROUGH THE JUNGLES ~ HAVE A GREAT DAY ~

Chimp said...

OOPS! Just slipped on a banana peel. Who left that there? Have a great day Sunny!!!

Sunny said...

YEAH, WHO LEFT IT THERE ? I KNOW WHO ~ THE ONES WHO ARE STEALING OUR SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE,AND FOOD HAVE FOUND THEIR WAY INTO *YOUR* FOOD SUPPLY ALSO! WE ALL BETTER BE CAREFUL. OVER AND OUT, C'YA LATER~

jadedj said...

"There is nevertheless insufficient evidence that either statement constituted a threat or would be construed by a reasonable person as a genuine threat by Bagdasarian against Obama."

I would say an REASONABLE person would consider them exactly that. WTF is going on here?

Chimp said...

I get the feeling that the ONEPERCENTERS want a revolution. They are doing everything to instigate the poor and what's left of the middle class and now giving permission to assassinate?

jadedj said...

Could be, but...revolutions have a way of getting way out of hand. Surely they know this.

Chimp said...

That's what the 4000 fema concentration camps, SWAT teams, police tanks, pain cannons are for.