http://www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml

Need to know that to know which office to call?

That's how their system is set up to investigate complaints.

Pathetic.

Please do not broad brush young people because one person says something ignorant and violent. Plenty of people of all ages have said and done even worse.

type of society do these people want to live in? Lord of the Flies? Unbelievable and frightening. Guess I'm getting old.

a lot of my peers talking like that at that age, and my mother remembers the same at her age. It's nothing new at all, it just seems like it because of the mode of expression, the much more public social media.

I'm pushing 60 and I remember when I was a teen, many kids saying and doing idiotic things. Nowadays they use twitter like private, giggling discussion among their friends without any comprehension of what they're doing, or the consequences.

She probably thinks she's being 'cool.' I can't get too excited about this, either.

How cool she will be when the SS comes to talk to her.... at school! AWESOME!

look like.

but which part of my post do you refute?

this young teenager's post is obviously worthy of scorn, but it's not illegal. unless it is, in which case, i apologize, kind sir.

regardless, i think she's misguided but adorable. this is a teachable moment.

There is nothing fucking adorable about hoping the President of the United States would be assassinated! GOOD GAWD!

Guess you're having a bad night. Oops, now you're gone and can troll no more under this moniker.

Obama 2012!!! Learn to deal with it.

it will lead to some serious follow up by the Secret Service. It is not free speech, and courts have found this to be the case.

All fun and games...

Go away.

The prototype for Section 871 was the British Treason Act 1351, which made it a crime to "compass or imagine" the death of the King. Convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 871 have been sustained for declaring that "President Wilson ought to be killed. It is a wonder some one has not done it already. If I had an opportunity, I would do it myself.";[3] and for declaring that "Wilson is a wooden-headed son of a bitch. I wish Wilson was in hell, and if I had the power I would put him there."[4] In a later era, a conviction was sustained for displaying posters urging passersby to "hang [President] Roosevelt".[5] There has been some controversy among the federal appellate courts as to how the term "willfully" should be interpreted. Traditional legal interpretations of the term are reflected by Black's Law Dictionary's definition, which includes descriptions such as "malicious, done with evil intent, or with a bad motive or purpose," but most courts have adopted a more easily-proven standard. For instance, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a threat was knowingly made if the maker comprehended the meaning of the words uttered by him. It was willingly made, if in addition to comprehending the meaning of his words, the maker voluntarily and intentionally uttered them as a declaration of apparent determination to carry them into execution.[6] According to the U.S. Attorney's Manual, "Of the individuals who come to the Secret Service's attention as creating a possible danger to one of their protectees, approximately 75 percent are mentally ill."[2]

Shaming on Twitter can be your friend and draw unwanted attention.

How often do you spank arsonists?

She's off her meds...

Threatening the President of the United States
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threatening_the_President_of_the_United_States

Threatening the President of the United States is a class D felony under United States Code Title 18, Section 871. It consists of knowingly and willfully mailing or otherwise making "any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States". The United States Secret Service investigates suspected violations of this law and monitors those who have a history of threatening the President.

Because the offense consists of pure speech, the courts have issued rulings attempting to balance the government's interest in protecting the President with free speech rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. According to Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures, "Hundreds of celebrity howlers threaten the President of the United States every year, sometimes because they disagree with his policies, but more often just because he is the President."[1]

The United States Attorneys' Manual states that the Terrorism and Violent Crime Section has supervisory authority over Section 871 cases.[2]
The prototype for Section 871 was the British Treason Act 1351, which made it a crime to "compass or imagine" the death of the King. Convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 871 have been sustained for declaring that "President Wilson ought to be killed. It is a wonder some one has not done it already. If I had an opportunity, I would do it myself.";[3] and for declaring that "Wilson is a wooden-headed son of a bitch. I wish Wilson was in hell, and if I had the power I would put him there."[4] In a later era, a conviction was sustained for displaying posters urging passersby to "hang [President] Roosevelt".[5] There has been some controversy among the federal appellate courts as to how the term "willfully" should be interpreted. Traditional legal interpretations of the term are reflected by Black's Law Dictionary's definition, which includes descriptions such as "malicious, done with evil intent, or with a bad motive or purpose," but most courts have adopted a more easily-proven standard. For instance, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a threat was knowingly made if the maker comprehended the meaning of the words uttered by him. It was willingly made, if in addition to comprehending the meaning of his words, the maker voluntarily and intentionally uttered them as a declaration of apparent determination to carry them into execution.[6] According to the U.S. Attorney's Manual, "Of the individuals who come to the Secret Service's attention as creating a possible danger to one of their protectees, approximately 75 percent are mentally ill."[2]

But she sure puts the twit in twitter.

And yes according to the guidelines you posted that's a threat on Obama's life.

but I'm pretty sure this has been forwarded.

https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23DieYouPieceOfShit

she's obviously an idiotic immature kid.

We will not.

Problem?

I have my doubts as to whether the Secret Service is going to waste their time chasing down an obviously foolish teenage girl but that's not up to me.
She's actually probably enjoying the attention.

they aren't known to have a sense of humor and I can pretty much guarantee that this little twit is going to get a very unpleasant visit.

Who lived with his dad in Tennessee. Said son wrote a nasty letter to one "Pres." GW Bush wishing him all sorts of nasty events that would not end necissarily in his death, but in severe, perminant pain at least because he had stolen the election and was already acting like a complete tool of Cheney.
A week or so later, the boy then got on his Baptist church school bus to take the annual spring class visit to DC. In Virginia, the Secret Service stopped the bus, found the boy, and pulled him off the bus for questioning, then sent him home, warning him never to come within 5 miles of Bush or Cheney, and to never come near the White House unless given permission by them.
This came back to haunt him when he wanted to follow in his mother's footsteps and join the Navy 6 years later.
So, yes - they generally take things like this seriously at least the first time. My understanding is that if the Secret Service investigates and find out the poster is a fool or mentally ill, they usually just make a note and have the FBI keep them under loose observation.

Haele

The details of the rest of the story that most people don't hear about.

Wondering if you're old enough to remember President Kennedy's murder? That is not something to joke about and not an innocent remark. Where does it end? For people over 40, that is something you don't even fucking talk about -- it's too horrible. And I don't care if the %&^ is made an example. We won't sit by and do nothing.

is for good men to do nothing.

Buh-bye.

teenage twitter bimbos ? not so much...

too many young women are drawn into hate like that by an older guy they're dating, more so than any parent. I see it all the time, guys arrested for killing a police officer, and there is a young girlfriend that helped them after the fact.

I'd guess the twit has an older boyfriend, that is a racist thug.

Guess you don't remember what Hinkley did or why he did it? He shot President Reagan, to "impress" Jody Foster. You have no idea who is in that girl's life, and what he might do. But I hope the the Secret Service looks closely at who she is hanging out with.

I'm missing by not being on Twitter. Holy shit what a waste of time that is.

Just like in real life.

I can't even tell half the time who's replying to who.
and the character limit just perpetuates the entire "sound bite" culture.

Definitely does not represent my generation. Whoever they are they are sick! I am not a Rmoney/Lyin supporter nor was I EVER a Bush supporter but I would never in my wildest dreams wish anything this terrible happen to those people. I hope the SS pays a visit and arrest that person and scare the hell out of them!

i'd be interested to know whether any action is taken. what bothers is me is someone out there will look at that and decide it's a sign for them to act.

She'll be getting a knock on her door.

@Alyssa_Douglas I hope u know making a threat against POTUS will bring u a visit from the Secret Service. Good luck w/ getting in to college

https://twitter.com/#!/search/?q=%23DieYouPieceOfShit&src=hash

She is getting a TON of responses, most are either @FBI or @SecretService.

In case she deletes her tweet - they'll still have it.

But hey, their page is getting BOMBARDED with messages... They will have to pay her a visit to put her straight about how things work in our government.

from two other hateful (what seem to be) mouthy teens or some such. Nonetheless - taking no chances - sent them all.

I just checked--and I need to bleach my eyes-- but it's not there.

I cannot wade back into that cesspool. I've already killed enough brain cells.

They're probably a 50 year old man living in their mother's basement.

No matter, they're in for a surprise, and so is their momma.

Depending on how you measure it, I'm either the very end of the Boomer or the start of Gen X, and 'SS' was still indellibly associated with the Nazi organization.

Yeah, we need a better way to abbreviate Secret Service. This girl doesn't need a visit from the Nazis. She *is* one.

"Agent Mike"? I think Michael Moore came up w/ this once.

Always struck a cognitive dissonance with me.

every time I see the reference, I can't help but think of Himmler and his nazi group of thugs/murderers.

I won't use it at all. I can't stand it.

I guess he's not aware that Mittens has Secret Service protection, too! What a jackass!!

I mean the cerebral cortex is not fully developed at that age. I know this as I'm an HS teacher. Yeah a visit from the SS would probably be just what she needs to help her make that very critical neural connection that she is currently missing.

behavior. fuck. at 5 they would know the wrong in this behavior. do not sell teens out.

and brain function the other night.

I caught his show while channel surfing; normally I avoid it. But he had information on how the brain develops. Apparently the corpus collosum (Spelling?) disengages from full activity during the adolescent phase of life. It actually switches off. Located in the pre-frontal area of the brain, it is the center that when functioning in a normal way, provides us with logic. When not functioning normally, people can be easily aroused to being very very angry and/or stupid.

And as a result, the amygdala (spelling?) around the side and back of the brain has more power. This brain center is where fear is processed.

He was saying, and other experts he had on the show with him concurred, that this is a time when teenagers need adult guidance, because their brains are working so differently.

Their judgement is altered, and then the other tendency, that of teens eager to drink or engage in drug use, also adds to the amount of mis-judgements they make.

I wish she had considered that before sharing her idiocy with the earth.

idiot a "lady." Just sayin'. And she needs a nice visit from the nice SS people asap. Like yesterday.

Actions have consequences.

and will learn a lesson she is not soon to forget.

https://tips.fbi.gov/

he's causing such a stir.

Some old racist coot posing as a young lady.

I say that's a pretty good name for her.

She's an embarrassment to women everywhere.

that is a female who needs mental healthcare immediately. How sad

"Asshole," "Dumbfuck," that sort of thing?

"Skank" has certain... implications beyond posting something really, really stupid on Twitter.

I read this as a silly teen twit-nitwit, not a serious threat.

I would imagine the Secret Service will want to pay her a visit, but I would bet she's not charged with any crime. We'll see, I guess.

The SS does take all threats seriously so she will probably get a knock on her door in a couple of days. She's not a credible threat but she's probably going to have her life turned upside down a bit since she's made herself an internet target...

I would encourage everybody to not fly off the handle.

Just each other, their parents, their baby-sitting charges, store-clerks, movie-goers, pedestrians, themselves, .....

and other students. Words create consequence.

dontcha think. fuck around with the net, and there are repercussions. might as well learn now.

Her parents may not even know about her behavior or they may encourage it.

Either way, there will be repercussions, and well-deserved. I'm just saying that if every 16 year old had their lives destroyed because they posted something insanely stupid, nobody would make it to their second decade.

She wanted attention, she's going to get it and HOPEFULLY learn that what she posted is simply not allowed.

But in the end, she's still a kid who apparently lives a pretty sheltered life and is grossly out of touch with reality.

Reality is about to smack her in the face.

so my boys get it drilled into their head the repercussion of doing stupid on the net.

some elderly women recently said much the same thing about Romney (I think she was a DNC delegate from Puerto Rico).

Is she going to act on it? Probably not.

But it still needs to be investigated first.

stupid stupid dumbass.

I think this should be taken very seriously. Even if she may not be considered a direct threat, we know full well how someone who really is capable of this could be set off to act upon it. All we have to do is think of Gabby Gifffords to know that.

And I don't agree with the idea that a teenager's mind (if that's what this person truly is) is not developed enough to realize the seriousness of this. If someone asked a group of eight year olds if they thought this is wrong, most would truly understand and say Yes!

an adult, not an excuse to regress to tantrum 2's....

our teens are so much more capable than what we give them credit for.

I knew her twitter feed would be gone by now, and it is, so I captured a few of her highlights. I blurred out the names of her friends. I'll start with the best of the bunch:

What a dumbass.

A 16 year old talking about getting drunk on Twitter. No wonder she thought she could say whatever she fucking wanted. Nobody's minding the store.

I hope this is a wake up call for her parents.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nY72TdvmuKk/SJxMu_nNcxI/AAAAAAAAAjk/VhiWf_yCk_4/s1600-h/hobson.bmp

http://twitter.com/daBinsi/status/243918923748220928/photo/1

http://pulsefeedz.com/alyssa-douglas-may-soon-become-the-most-hated-woman-in-america/


Alyssa Douglas is a 16-year-old Caucasian girl who might have just ruined her life. She’s a hairdresser and a high schooler just trying to live a normal life, who will graduate in 2014. But from this day forward, her reputation, her chance at ever getting a job and her life have taken a twisted turn for the worst. Douglas decided to recklessly tweet something which is considered a threat to our national security, and she could be held liable for her actions in a court room or even in a jail cell.

What has gotten into our society for someone to tweet something so venomous and evil? What happened to just disagreeing with each other but always finding a way to compromise and build a stronger union? What happened to respecting the President of the United States no matter what color, party or gender he/she is?

The saddest part about this story is that this type of tweet probably didn’t just sprout out of nowhere. Charity begins at home. The way your parents raise you is the way you will go about living your life (most of the time). It’s sad that hate mongering like this from the older generation, who are supposed to be responsible role models, has influenced some kids of the younger generation such as Alyssa.

I dont think anyone can top Casey Anthony in that category.

The mainstream media has not even mentioned this... No one knows who she is.

She'll get a good talking to, grounded, and parents won't let her post on social media anymore. She's 16, so what else do you want to do? Send her to Juvie for awhile? Community service?

the stupidity of some people.

me thinks the Secret Service rang her up.

just another moron that doesn't realise that words have meaning.

there are places her "thoughts" are welcome.

Alyss_Douglas no longer exists in the Twitter Universe. She is gone!

stranger things have happened.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120907/NEWS01/309070069

hate, did not not Oscar Hammerstein write?

is on it....I hope so..hope she poops her pants when they show up

"We are born into this world knowing nothing about hate or discrimination."
"Detroit DJ brought this out early 1970's and was seen as a celebration of the message behind that spread by JohnF.Kennedy,Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy.":
Tom Clay..What The World Needs Now (Abraham,Martin and John)



"Teach Your Children - Suzzy Bogguss, Kathy Mattea, Crosby, Stills & Nash":

"We are born into this world knowing nothing about hate or discrimination."

these. Oh, how this world would have been had we not lost these three great men. Men, who were not perfect, as no one is, but men who all wanted the best for ALL of us. I lived through those years. I have tears flowing.

All of them gone young, and all gone through violence. The grief and and pain never goes away. The good works and dreams never to be realized.

I am so naive I guess. It still amazes me that teenagers would say such things on the internet, to the whole world, on a place like twitter. What the hell? I wonder what her parents are like. I shudder at the thought. She had to learn that crap somewhere, and it couldn't have all come from her peers.

I'm really speechless

Not sure if there's a legal separation between the two though.

"I wish someone would..."

Doesn't seem to me to be the same as

"I will..." or "I'm gonna..."

She's young, stupid, and now her life is fucked because of something she tweeted while she was drunk. I know one thing for sure: If her tweet had *'s name instead of President Obama's, there would be people defending her. Strange dichotomy.