PM to the Bored. WWU police arrest student re social media threats.

d2d

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article47263180.html

BELLINGHAM HERALD

Western delivered a search warrant to Yik Yak to try to track down the authors of the threatening posts. The Bellingham Police Department assisted campus police with the investigation.

This is a subject that I have addressed here before. I love to provoke Liberals because it's so easy and fun. Many of you have complained about me to "the staff" and requested that I be banned. (A typical response by Liberals faced with facts they don't like to hear, despite what the First Amendment says.)

This kid has been criminally arraigned; ie., the judge found probable cause to go forward with his prosecution. The website has been hit with a criminal search warrant. This is some serious shit. But it's important to remember that these threats were NOT made directly to an alleged victim. They were indirect in nature.

On occasion, I have received direct threats of violence from one or two of you in here. Remember, you can actually be arrested for things you may poaste on here.

Take responsibility. Try to be an adult. Threatening people with physical violence on the internet is a felony. Knock it off.

dhdawg

the post is all hypothetical, there was no actual threat in his post.
Totally for expelling him, but a felony?

sarktastic

I thought the alley behind the 7-11 on Aurora in the U district was a safe zone where internet tuff guys go to rumble?

DerekJohnson

I don't think I've ever had one person send me a PM wanting you banned.

d2d

DerekJohnson said:

I don't think I've ever had one person send me a PM wanting you banned.

You've got to be kidding. There was a several page thread.

2001400ex

First amendment has no bearing on a private message board.

HTH

PurpleJ

DerekJohnson said:

I don't think I've ever had one person send me a PM wanting you banned.

I'll take a simple trade of d2d and Hondo for Harv and Boobs.

Hippopeteamus

d2d said:

DerekJohnson said:

I don't think I've ever had one person send me a PM wanting you banned.

You've got to be kidding. There was a several page thread.

1) Thread =\= PM
b) Just because people poast on a thread doesn't meant they think you should be banned.

HuskyJW

You really have to be a horrible person on here to have someone threaten you. I mean really.....I have said some awful things and have never received a PM

allpurpleallgold

No one wants you banned for your views. They want you banned because you suck. It's called addition by subtraction.

dnc

d2d said:

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article47263180.html

BELLINGHAM HERALD

Western delivered a search warrant to Yik Yak to try to track down the authors of the threatening posts. The Bellingham Police Department assisted campus police with the investigation.

This is a subject that I have addressed here before. I love to provoke Liberals because it's so easy and fun. Many of you have complained about me to "the staff" and requested that I be banned. (A typical response by Liberals faced with facts they don't like to hear, despite what the First Amendment says.)

This kid has been criminally arraigned; ie., the judge found probable cause to go forward with his prosecution. The website has been hit with a criminal search warrant. This is some serious shit. But it's important to remember that these threats were NOT made directly to an alleged victim. They were indirect in nature.

On occasion, I have received direct threats of violence from one or two of you in here. Remember, you can actually be arrested for things you may poaste on here.

Take responsibility. Try to be an adult. Threatening people with physical violence on the internet is a felony. Knock it off.

DIAFF?