You all better watch out for us Feds! Seriously, this is a public forum. If you want to say something completely wacky, go ahead, but realize EVERYONE in the world with an internet connection can see it and your name is on it.
As for the real issue about whether or not this guy is somehow culpable for the actions of another, all I can say is it helps to have a healthy respect for the law. Encouraging senseless acts is fine as long as no one actually commits those act, but once someone does you are in a gray area. Laws have been on the books for hundreds of years about inciting riots, yelling fire in a crowded theater, causing public disturbances and the like, so this case doesn't really phase me one bit. If you had a hand in encouraging someone to do something foolish, no matter how much we believe in that individual's absolute personal responsibility, in the eyes of the law you sometimes have had a hand in the act itself. M -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 4:25 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Abortion web site ruled "true threat Oh, we have a lot of government employees on the lists and I believe that they must forward such things to the proper authorities. > do we know how the secret service found out about the post? > was it someone here forwarding it? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 12:13 PM > Subject: Re: Abortion web site ruled "true threat > > > > Oh yes. I get into work and first thing is a call on my cell phone from > Judith saying that the Secret Service wants to talk to me. I called them, > talked to the original poster, got them together and it was all done. > > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messages&threadid=512 > 3&forumid=4 > > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messages&threadid=512 > 8&forumid=4 > > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messages&threadid=513 > 2&forumid=4 > > (I love the new archives. Such fun stuff to go over.) > > > > > > > > Do you remember last year when someone posted a message with a subject > of > > > "kill the president". Do you remember the Secret >Service calling me. A > > > threat against someone's life must always be taken seriously. If this > guy > > > has a site where he's asking for >people to be killed, then it's a > problem > > > and probably a crime. Solicitation to murder or the like. > > > > > > Did this really happen? > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
