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Originally Posted by scardog
I wondered why she wasn't investigated on the calls for assasination. Did you really think she wanted someone to put something in the Justice's Creme brulee? Looks like the authorities must have thought she was joking, maybe?
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Unfortunately the US Code of Federal Regulations doesnt give leeway for jokes - thats why that kid that had the stuff posted on myspace got the visit from the SS - as well as many other people that hvae been "contacted" by the agency over the years
A real good example is when Air America did a humor skit a few years back that included a sound byte about gunshots and the prez - the governments response - "
"Even joking about shooting the president is a crime, let alone doing it on national radio . . . we are taking this very seriously," a government source explained. . . ."
In court cases the joke part of it has been upheld if everyone hearing the statement knew it was a joke - but that brings up the interesting case you see in airports now - with the signs about "joking about bombs" - the scenario seems to have changed considerably