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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@Oct 28 2004, 05:38 PM
It might be extreme but its in line with any kind of uttering threat.
The guy in the airport who jokes to a customs agent about a bomb in his luggage would get the same.
Put it in context with Mike Danton who got 7 years for trying to setup a hit.
Uttering threats especially towards the president is a felony offense.
I'm not arguing either way, but no judge is going to lighten a sentence cause he joking as a defense. If so, when I shoot somebody on the street, I can merely say I was joking as a defense.
Its the same as using ignorance as a defense, it dosen't count
do you have any info on the T.shirt thing?
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You make a good point. I have taken that to heart and agree, the guy deserves what he got. I think the sentence was a little steep, but he should not have made the joke about the President with the President due in town.