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pettypace

(744 posts)
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:49 PM Sep 2012

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 he’s 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 Obama’s forehead and that he was “plotting President Obama’s 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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Charlotte man charged with threatening president on Twitter (Original Post) pettypace Sep 2012 OP
This is the man? Why does he want to kill the president. Or he just having some crazy fun. Nutbag southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #1
Some assassins are merely in it for the attention. jwirr Sep 2012 #25
Well he got it. southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #27
We had a female cop here in floriaduh do something similar. russspeakeasy Sep 2012 #2
wtf! n/t darkangel218 Sep 2012 #3
Idiot. Cha Sep 2012 #4
???? heaven05 Sep 2012 #5
fool looks like he's on drugs or something Setsuna1972 Sep 2012 #6
Cocaine is a hell of a drug n/t Strelnikov_ Sep 2012 #7
He said he was high on pot jsr Sep 2012 #8
Blame it on Pot! Betsy Ross Sep 2012 #12
Seriously BrutalEntropy Sep 2012 #14
The key letters there are PCP, not pot MH1 Sep 2012 #18
I think a pee test is in order here SmittynMo Sep 2012 #21
Pot and PCP are totally different. MH1 Sep 2012 #24
idiot or jerk I'm glad the secret service is on it proud patriot Sep 2012 #9
You have to be pretty damned ignorant to do something like that slackmaster Sep 2012 #10
Finally !! cosmicone Sep 2012 #11
There is one black supporter of Romney! AlbertCat Sep 2012 #22
Crazy as this dude: jsr Sep 2012 #26
Dumbass Thrill Sep 2012 #13
Proof positive that some people get a buzzzzzzzzzzz off of saying stuff. Doesn't make any patrice Sep 2012 #15
It's hard to believe a black man would hate Obama so much he'd want to kill him. Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #16
"Ima" drives me nuts. Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #17
Why is he in jail and the white girl from Ohio isn't? Shouldn't they both have the chance mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #19
The hate will be off the chart during the 2nd term. sarcasmo Sep 2012 #20
He looks more than a little high macbug Sep 2012 #23

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)
2. We had a female cop here in floriaduh do something similar.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:54 PM
Sep 2012

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.

Setsuna1972

(332 posts)
6. fool looks like he's on drugs or something
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 07:18 PM
Sep 2012

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!

jsr

(7,712 posts)
8. He said he was high on pot
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 07:43 PM
Sep 2012

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)
12. Blame it on Pot!
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 08:25 PM
Sep 2012

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.

MH1

(17,573 posts)
18. The key letters there are PCP, not pot
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:19 PM
Sep 2012

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.

MH1

(17,573 posts)
24. Pot and PCP are totally different.
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 11:06 AM
Sep 2012

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.

patrice

(47,992 posts)
15. Proof positive that some people get a buzzzzzzzzzzz off of saying stuff. Doesn't make any
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 09:21 PM
Sep 2012

difference how stupid it is.

Explains a lot doesn't it.

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)
16. It's hard to believe a black man would hate Obama so much he'd want to kill him.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 09:24 PM
Sep 2012

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)
17. "Ima" drives me nuts.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 09:55 PM
Sep 2012

I can't believe we've gotten to the point where "I am going to" has degenerated to "Ima".

mnhtnbb

(31,375 posts)
19. Why is he in jail and the white girl from Ohio isn't? Shouldn't they both have the chance
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 06:29 AM
Sep 2012

to cool their heels while thinking about how dumb they were?

macbug

(22 posts)
23. He looks more than a little high
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 11:04 AM
Sep 2012

Did they arrest him before "FOX" could get him on a talk show about why he felt disenfranchised by the President's economic policies?

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