Charlotte man charged with threatening president on Twitter
Source: Charlotte Observer
A Charlotte man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly making threats against President Obama on his Twitter account earlier this week.
Donte Jamar Sims, 21, appeared in court Thursday after officials said he posted threats to kill the president on his Twitter account Monday.
Well Ima Assassinate president Obama this evening !...Gotta get this monkey off my chest while hes in town - -, the tweet read at 6:06 a.m. Monday. Two hours later, Sims allegedly posted, Ima hit president Obama with that Lee Harvey Oswald swag.
Three more tweets over the next 12 minutes include Sims allegedly saying he was going to aim a gun at Obamas forehead and that he was plotting President Obamas murder.
Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/09/07/3511704/charlotte-man-charged-with-threatening.html
Sorry I know this is more of a local story here in North Carolina but the sheer inanity and method of the guy's threats are notable.
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southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)It won't get any attention tho.
It scares the shit out of me every time Obama comes here; there is a lot of hate running loose.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)he's got to be a six pack short or something has corroded his brain. Insanity.
Setsuna1972
(332 posts)Why would you tweet about killing anybody, much less the POTUS on Twitter ??? Oh well, perhaps he can explain that to the judge in court!
Strelnikov_
(7,772 posts)jsr
(7,712 posts)21-year-old arrested for threatening Obama on Twitter, told investigators he was high on pot at the time
Secret Service says Donte Jamar Sims posted message on Monday that said Ima Assassinate president Obama this evening!
By The Associated Press
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/21-year-old-arrested-threatening-obama-twitter-told-investigators-high-pot-time-article-1.1154513
Betsy Ross
(3,147 posts)A fellow who attacked two children recently was on POT laced with PCP. Pot was not at fault. I really doubt that it is 'the cause' here either.
48 years and I haven't killed or even threatened anyone.
BrutalEntropy
(90 posts)The only thing I want to kill when I'm high is a bag of doritos.
MH1
(17,573 posts)PCP is nasty stuff. I will always be grateful to a friend in my high school who, at the first party I attended with them, clued me in about PCP and how to tell if a joint was laced, and to NOT under ANY circumstances inhale if it was laced.
PCP's effects were legendary among that set and I am glad I learned about it before I found out the hard way.
SmittynMo
(3,544 posts)Pot? Give me a friggin break.
MH1
(17,573 posts)PCP = animal tranquilizer.
In my younger days, for whatever reason, people would lace joints with it. I guess the high is "cool" if you don't completely freak out.
I agree with everyone here about POT. But when you put PCP in the mix, it's very believable.
One reason pot should be legalized and regulated like alcohol, so when you buy it legally, you don't get shit like PCP in it. Of course, people who just can't get high enough will still go onto the black market to get stuff like PCP, but a lot fewer kids will grow up knowing how to do that.
proud patriot
(100,704 posts)slackmaster
(60,567 posts)cosmicone
(11,014 posts)There is one black supporter of Romney!
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Does he realize he is black?
jsr
(7,712 posts)Thrill
(19,178 posts)patrice
(47,992 posts)difference how stupid it is.
Explains a lot doesn't it.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)I guess he's been listening to to much Limpballs and company. Why couldn't he just vote against him if he doesn't like him? I hope he gets some psychiatric help. I wonder how many other people feel like that?
Pterodactyl
(1,687 posts)I can't believe we've gotten to the point where "I am going to" has degenerated to "Ima".
mnhtnbb
(31,375 posts)to cool their heels while thinking about how dumb they were?
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)macbug
(22 posts)Did they arrest him before "FOX" could get him on a talk show about why he felt disenfranchised by the President's economic policies?