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Simberto
Germany11717 Posts
I am really interested if they could sue the USA for that, but they would probably need to go to the US to do so, and i doubt one of those two will ever go there again. I am quite sure that i wouldn't. So, if you want to go to america, you need to be very careful what you say, always and everywhere, since apparently even making the wrong jokes can get you put in prison and/or get kicked out of the country easily if you get denounced by someone. Does not sound like a fun place for tourists. | ||
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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Mawi
Sweden4365 Posts
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ReboundEU
508 Posts
On January 31 2012 20:18 don_kyuhote wrote: tweet "I'm going to bomb London during the Olympic" before you go to UK and find out what happens. I bet u anything it FIRST gets investigated to see if it's a genuine terrorist action and not some bad joke....THEN take action if it turns out to be real...and potentionally dangerous + it's not even the same thing....i bet "real terrosists" all want to "bomb america" and then go dig up Marilyn Monroe....yea..it's standard for them right? It was a joke from miles away. Was it a bad joke? Ofc yea....was the reaction as bad as the joke? ATLEAST | ||
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
It is... | ||
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smokeyhoodoo
United States1021 Posts
On January 31 2012 20:18 SolHeiM wrote: What? You're putting it out there for the public to see. How is it "illegal"? Please, enlighten me. There is no authority under the constitution for the federal government to blanket monitor all public discourse. | ||
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theBALLS
Singapore2935 Posts
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ODKStevez
Ireland1225 Posts
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Cirqueenflex
499 Posts
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Abort Retry Fail
2636 Posts
Is this really happening now? | ||
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Soleron
United Kingdom1324 Posts
On January 31 2012 20:27 smokeyhoodoo wrote: There is no authority under the constitution for the federal government to blanket monitor all public discourse. It's public, they don't need to. | ||
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Iksf
United Kingdom444 Posts
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taitanik
Latvia231 Posts
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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dibban
Sweden1279 Posts
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Uldridge
Belgium5006 Posts
There was no justification in barring them from a country, no matter how distasteful a statement is. Also, I don't think terrorist or any questionable ativities will be held on public social media like twitter.. | ||
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BioTech
Australia264 Posts
You dont need to torture or break your laws [established over centuries] to defeat terrorism. People will say anything under duress - ask the Norfolk Four. Some in the USA are squandering the good will the world showed them post 9-11. Lastly, friends of mine have told me LAX airport stuff are downright rude...but I wouldnt judge the whole country on the actions of a bitter few. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45221 Posts
On January 31 2012 20:15 xrapture wrote: So if someone tweets they are going to destroy America before they fly in from a foreign country, Homeland Security shouldn't even bat an eyelash? If someone is stupid enough to tweet this without recognizing the consequences, I pretty much expect them to be checked out. Yeah. It's like walking over to a cop and telling him you're going to commit a serious crime later on in the day. You *can* do it, even if you're joking or using play-on words or a figure of speech. Because hey, you're exercising your right to freedom of speech! And then he's going to exercise his right to detain and investigate your ass because now you've given him reasonable suspicion, and legal authorities (*especially* when it comes to terrorism and stopping another 9/11 scare) are going to put the safety of the country before your own comfort- especially when you're the one who went out of your way to be a bonehead and be tactless in your conversational rhetoric. Better safe than sorry... it's not even like this was a random search that ended up detaining people who said nothing awkward. They became blips on the radar for a reason, however silly it may be to those of us who use "killing" words in colloquial speech. That being said, I don't really like the fact that they had to share cells with drug addicts (*actual* convicted felons) and ended up being sent home anyway in the end. They should have been treated and questioned in a more humane way, and then let go when nothing was found. | ||
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smokeyhoodoo
United States1021 Posts
So "public" means that a magical beam goes directly to every persons mind and they simply know? You've got to read it to see that it was written my friend, and to be able to pick out the "dangerous ones" you must read all of them. That is illegal. | ||
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
On January 31 2012 20:27 smokeyhoodoo wrote: There is no authority under the constitution for the federal government to blanket monitor all public discourse. http://news.discovery.com/tech/fbi-monitor-social-networks-120127.html Seems like they think its legal. Edit: Oh and the joke about digging up Marilyn is apparently from Family Guy | ||
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