• March 28, 2024

Four Men Arrested in Detroit For Death Threats Against White Cops

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Since the mass shooting of cops in Dallas, law enforcement has been forced to take internet threats more seriously.  In Detroit four men have been arrested for making death threats.  Detroit police chief James Craig has plans to contact local, state and federal officials to decide what charges are to be made against the men.  Under new federal guidelines it’s questionable if Loretta Lynch will even allow them to be prosecuted.  Hell, they might get reparations for their hurt feelings at being arrested.

“Social media is new territory, and while it’s been established that hate speech is protected by the First Amendment, we’re talking about people specifically saying on Facebook they want to kill white police officers.”

“If someone threatens to kill the president, that person would be arrested and prosecuted. How is it any different when someone threatens to kill white cops?”

From The Detroit News:

But one legal expert said it’s murky determining where free speech ends and illegal behavior begins.

“Certainly, posting that kind of thing on social media is a bad thought,” said professor Larry Dubin of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. “But having a bad thought isn’t necessarily a crime. There are a lot of issues at play here, and I think a lot would depend on what exactly was said.”

One of the Detroit men reportedly posted on Facebook that Johnson was a “hero” for killing the Dallas officers, and added: “He inspired me to do the exact same thing.”

Police said another man posted: “It’s time to wage­ war and shoot the police first.” The man told people to contact him to organize the effort to shoot officers.

The fourth suspect posted pictures and videos of officers being shot on his Facebook wall and wrote: “This needs to happen more often,” according to police.

Not surprisingly, two of the suspects have already been released and the other two are still locked up only because of outstanding warrants on misdemeanors.  (What misdemeanors?  Armed robbery?  Rape?)

Somehow, I don’t think justice will prevail.

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