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Tom,<br><br>How do you intend to prove he understood and meant the words he used as a true threaT?<br><br>I consider the words ugly, but I also think they're free speech. Now if he is plotting to make it happen, sure, prosecute him.<br><br>I'm with Kai and Bear.<br><br>Sunil<br><br>> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:01:25 -0700<br>> From: thansen@moscow.com<br>> To: bear@moscow.com<br>> CC: vision2020@moscow.com; fotopro63@hotmail.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] 'Death to Obama' Sign Holder Detained<br>> <br>> Your analogy, Bear, is faulty at best.<br>> <br>> Claiming that somebody should be tried, convicted, and justly punished for<br>> committing war crimes is remote to any comparison of a sign depicting<br>> comments such as "Death to Obama and Death to Michelle and Their Two<br>> Children."<br>> <br>> The sign, in my opinion meets each of the criterion enumerated in Kai<br>> Eiselein's posting concerning threats to a president.<br>> <br>> "A person can be found guilty of that offense only if all of the<br>> following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:<br>> <br>> First: That the person uttered words alleged to be the threat<br>> against the President;<br>> <br>> Second: That the person understood and meant the words he used as a<br>> true threat; and<br>> <br>> Third: That the person uttered the words knowingly and willfully."<br>> <br>> Which of these criterion do you feel is not met?<br>> <br>> Until tomorrow . . .<br>> <br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Moscow, Idaho<br>> <br>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<br>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>> <br>> - Unknown<br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br></body>
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