Secondly, I hope he goes to jail over making terroristic threats in the pretense of "standing his ground". He'll have plenty of occasion to stand his ground inside. And we both know that. He will learn how to get along.
Thirdly: I wasn't addressing "everyone in prison". I was addressing this racist.

For the record: not even close to everybody inside deserves to be inside. Physical and sexual assaults are rampant and wrong. People of color are over represented, over sentenced, over prosecuted.

Maximum minimum sentences, capital punishment, three strike laws, private run/owned prisons, life sentences without parole all need to stopped immediately.

Though I would say nobody has the right to suggest one convict deserves prison rape more than another. I wouldn't make the case that this person does, would you?

intimidate a specific class of people with threats of shooting them to death, as many as possible. At worst, well, do you know if this self professed racist is armed or not????

So yeah. When he pleads guilty I hope there's a component of jail. 90 days in county sounds about right.

If he's well armed and has a check list and a map and has written extensively about mass shooting another class of people, well, that's another story.

They arrested another student for making threats on-line.

Has anyone set up a fundraising site for the poor guy who is having his free speech rights suppressed?

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Glad they busted this asshole.

Obviously the prosecutor charged the man with an actual crime, rather than an alleged crime. It isn't a crime to be alleged of doin something, only of actually doing the crime!

the media you allegedly did a crime; until you are found guilty in a court of law.

but I am just referring to the title of the article itself;
"Student charged with allegedly making online threat targeting African-Americans on MU campus"

The use of "allegedly" is not necessary here, because it is a statement of fact to say "Student charged with making online threat targeting African-Americans on MU campus". In fact it is inaccurate to state the student was charged with *allegedly* doing anything. "Allegedly" would make sense if the title were "Student allegedly made online threat targeting African-Americans on MU campus".

Yes, that's what matters here, "Charging someone with an alleged crime is stupid" - the name of your first post - indeed. What confuses me is that I see so few responses to the original post. DUers are quickly, enthusiastic ly, in numbers, denouncing protesters in conflict with journalists. Here, the story is the use of the word "allegedly". That's what matters! Threaten to kill people - eh, the story is in the wording. What has happened to DU?

I just am very cynical that the powers that be will actually successfully prosecute and give a meaningful sentence. I hope for justice, but am not counting on it. And I think wording does matter. By titling their story this way, the paper downplays the seriousness of the alleged crime every so slightly. The use of 'alleged' in their title was unnecessary and only serves to paint the accused in a more favorable light for no good reason.

in america, this is guaranteed. Now if the perp had been AA, making threats toward....well, he'd be in prison now or worse.

Unite poor blacks, whites and Latinos.

No surprise that Hoover called the Black Panthers the most serious national security threat. You know, more dangerous than the USSR or China?

on this one. I remember that time vividly. Seems to me they have returned.

Looks like your typical pimply-faced 4-chan troll; a good candidate to make an example out of I say.

Can't say what I would really like to say.

dumb adjective. Just use "terrorist threats."