NFL: threats deemed a hoax

[allisolm]

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"Internet threats of ?dirty bomb? attacks at NFL stadiums this weekend were a hoax inspired by a writing competition between two men trying to come up with scary threats, a law enforcement official said yesterday.
The threats, which were posted on a Web site last week and mentioned stadiums in seven U.S. cities, were deemed to be false by the FBI after agents questioned a 20-year-old Milwaukee man. "


Today on CNN it said they arrested the Milwaulkee man. Story

What you put out on the internet can certainly come back to bite you.

 

[lightpants]

Do you think the ACLU will defend this guy's "freedom of speech"?

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: lightpants
Do you think the ACLU will defend this guy's "freedom of speech"?

Freedom of speech is not absolute. You can't yell fire in a crowded theater.

 

[Billzie7718]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: lightpants
Do you think the ACLU will defend this guy's "freedom of speech"?

Freedom of speech is not absolute. You can't yell fire in a crowded theater.

But could you yell ... FLYER FLYER?

 

[BillGates]

I found the original post - halfway down the page, username is javness. Had to use the cached copy as the original site seemed to be down. What a dumbass.

http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:lFf...59114+javness&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=9

 

[lightpants]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: lightpants
Do you think the ACLU will defend this guy's "freedom of speech"?

Freedom of speech is not absolute. You can't yell fire in a crowded theater.

I should have included a :roll: to convey my sarcasm.

I wonder what the chain of events was that brought the original posting of the threat to the attention of the Feds? I wonder if someone reported it, or if they just found it through monitoring.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: lightpants

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: lightpants
Do you think the ACLU will defend this guy's "freedom of speech"?

Freedom of speech is not absolute. You can't yell fire in a crowded theater.

I should have included a :roll: to convey my sarcasm.

I wonder what the chain of events was that brought the original posting of the threat to the attention of the Feds? I wonder if someone reported it, or if they just found it through monitoring.

Heh, you never know around here...

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: lightpants

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: lightpants
Do you think the ACLU will defend this guy's "freedom of speech"?

Freedom of speech is not absolute. You can't yell fire in a crowded theater.

I should have included a :roll: to convey my sarcasm.

I wonder what the chain of events was that brought the original posting of the threat to the attention of the Feds? I wonder if someone reported it, or if they just found it through monitoring.

So were you trying to bash the ACLU or not?