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2013 Jul 2, 11:43am
Bap33
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2013 Jul 2, 11:43am
an idiot is anyone that values deviant coupling as equal to needful coupling. And that value is where the Gov based the tax breaks. Right?
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/teenager-justin-carter-facebook-comment-jail_n_3512025.html
An 18-year-old makes an obviously sarcastic comment on Facebook, is imprisoned for over a year, and faces up to eight years in prison because Texas prosecutors are fucking retarded.
Yes, a real death threat or threat of a terrorist attack should be taken seriously. But taking something seriously means distinguishing between sarcasm and the real thing. Prosecuting this person for an obviously snarky comment is exactly not taking the investigation seriously.
In addition to imprisoning an innocent person, this also distracts from pursuing legitimate terrorist leads. Such witch hunts and security theater also invalidates law enforcement's legitimacy, ruins its reputation, and breaks the public trust.
I'm not saying the teen shouldn't have been investigated. I'm saying the investigation should have shown that there was no threat. Failing to do that undermines any credibility in law enforcement or state prosecutors in dealing with terrorism.