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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120907/NEWS01/309070069/Secret-Service-investigates-Ohio-teen-s-tweet-about-ObamaSecret Service investigates Ohio teen's tweet about Obama
12:18 PM, Sep. 7, 2012
Written by John Faherty
Alyssa Douglas, a high school girl from the Clarksville area, in Clinton County, sent out a tweet Thursday night saying: Someone needs to assassinate Obama...like ASAP.
Now the Secret Service is investigating the threat. The Clinton-Massie School District had a meeting with Douglas and her parents.
The local Secret Service office said it will report its findings to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Southern District of Ohio.
It is possible that the tweet will be determined to be not a legitimate threat to the presidents well being.
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Aristus
(66,096 posts)try keeping thoughts like that in your otherwise empty head...
cherish44
(2,566 posts)But I'm sure her choices have been influenced by adults in her life. Hopefully other young people will learn something from this.
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)the adults in her life will learn a valuable lesson as well. She had to have heard this shit from somewhere.
markpkessinger
(8,381 posts)Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)That could explain some.
Let this be a lesson to her -- drunk posting can be hazardous to your well being.
ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)with the other tweets of hers it was pretty obvious she is screaming for attention...regardless of the sort.
sP
speedoo
(11,229 posts)Poor kid is undoubtedly brainwashed by her parents and other locals. She need to get out of there whi.e she still has time to develop a brain.
kywildcat
(582 posts)the twit was in Clinton County.
Cincinnati has it's share of hard right loons-but they also have Mayor Mallory-who was at the convention last night-and who is well thought of and progressive.
The swarm of inbred rednecks and freaks of nature you are thinking of are directly across the river in KY.
I know whereof I speak. Unfortunately.
speedoo
(11,229 posts)But you would know better than I would.
kywildcat
(582 posts)41 miles to Clarksville
Cross the OH river to KY
and KY's inbreds create as much if not more havoc than those pikers in Cincinnati-
Cincinnati coughed up Simon Leis-they weren't even good enough to produce the weeping cheetoh-that one came from butler county.
Ky farted Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
I think KY has earned it's place in the inbred freak of nature showcase.
kywildcat
(582 posts)slor
(5,504 posts)Last edited Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:06 PM - Edit history (1)
1966, and while it has many bigots, there are many progressives. There was a time when it had IIRC the 3rd largest Gay community per capita, in the country. And I hung out in the neighborhood of Clifton, which was a great mixture of diverse races and we all partied together!
speedoo
(11,229 posts)But my bias comes form knowing a family that used to live in Wyoming. They were ultra right wing, and I have not gotten over that.
kywildcat
(582 posts)1964, Hyde Park. Cincinnati has a vibrant arts community and many progressives in addition to Mayor Mallory-for whom I have great respect.
I also had the ....pleasure I guess is the polite word to use-of living on the west side of town. It's a time warp over there-bigotry isn't common-it's expected.
librechik
(30,663 posts)To show respect to the president, at the least. Which she obviously didn't have a role model for.
(hah--they won't)
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Sounds like they're already setting up for a way for her to weasel out with no consequences.
But a teenager who smokes pot at a high school party has to be arrested and charged with a felony. Got it.
louis-t
(23,199 posts)there will not be consequences. They can charge her with incitement for one: "Someone needs to...".
jsmirman
(4,507 posts)does the person making the threat have a plan with sufficient detail and means to carry out that threat, I believe.
It also has to be addressed with enough specificity in a place where it is likely that the threatened person will read it (this should qualify on that part).
Personally, I'm not a fan of the "legitimate threat" standard. Seems to invite trouble.
kimbutgar
(20,882 posts)Green_Lantern
(2,423 posts)Republican or not this seems like a violation of privacy.
cherish44
(2,566 posts)nt
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)Privacy? on TWITTER?????
NYC Liberal
(20,132 posts)And her full name is on her public Twitter profile.
woolldog
(8,791 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)woolldog
(8,791 posts)and throw away the key
Green_Lantern
(2,423 posts)Especially since she is determined to not be a threat.
Green_Lantern
(2,423 posts)This case is on the borderline.
Stupid child. I hope they scared the pee-wallering poo out of her.
umadoped
(8 posts)I think some of you are probably right that she did get this from her parents. Her parents are probably unemployed and were kicked out of the house they lost and they likely just passed the rage down on to her.
HangOnKids
(4,291 posts)But nice try, and enjoy your stay.
Why is everybody who doesn't support Obama have to be a bigot? I didn't vote for him the first time but I'm seriously considering voting for him this time. Does that make me a bigot, or half a bigot, or a born again tolerant person, or what?
HangOnKids
(4,291 posts)This little twit from Ohio called for Obama to be assassinated. Is that your definition of "not supporting him"? I don't need to tell you what you are, please go look in the sewer and you'll find your answer.
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)I really hope you're not PPRed before you have a chance to answer my questions. By the way the answer to your question is "Not necessarily." Heck, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say you are definitely not a bigot. Feel better?
I am curious why you didn't vote for Obama then and why you are considering it now.
speedoo
(11,229 posts)I guess that's an answer to your question.
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)Sometimes I wish MIRT weren't quite so efficient, though.
3/8 posts hidden and 'I'm a dopehead' for a handle was simply too trollish to last, I guess.