More tolerance from the left:
http://twitchy.com/2012/10/17/post-p...mpaign=twitter
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A Birmingham man was arrested and charged with posting messages on Twitter threatening the life of President Barack Obama.http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/09/...after_t_1.html
Jarvis M. Britton, 25, of Birmingham, was charged late Friday with making a threat against the president, according to court documents. The complaint against Britton was filed by the U.S. Secret Service in U.S. District Court in Birmingham.
Britton was arrested after having made three threatening comments aimed at the president in June and then again on Thursday, according to an affidavit filed by Phillip G. Holley, special agent with the U.S. Secret Service in Birmingham.
Holley stated he had received a report from an anonymous citizen on June 30 that Britton was using his computer to make threats against the president.
The agent stated he interviewed Britton on July 2 and determined that Britton had tweeted two messages on June 28 and one on June 29 that talked about killing the president.
According to Holley's affidavit, Britton's June 28 tweet stated "Free speech? Really? Let's test this! Let's kill the president" and later "I'm going to finish this, if they get me, they get me! #ohwell. I think we could get the president with cyanide. #MakeItSlow."
The June 29 tweet stated "Barack Obama, I wish you were DEAD!," according to the affidavit.
"Britton was advised of the seriousness of the the matter; however, no further action was taken following conclusion of the interview," Holley stated.
But on Thursday, Holley stated, he was contacted by the U.S. Secret Service Internet Threat Desk, in Washington D.C., that Britton on Sept. 14 had tweeted the message: "Let's kill the president. F.E.A.R."
Kevin Butler, public defender for the Northern District of Alabama, declined comment on the charge against Britton.
After his arrest, Britton was brought before U.S. Magistrate Judge T. Michael Putnam for an initial appearance, according to court records. At that hearing the judge explained to Britton the charges against him, appointed Britton an attorney from the federal defenders' office, and ordered Britton held without bond until a detention hearing that is scheduled for Wednesday.
Britton is being held at the Jefferson County Jail under the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service.
If convicted, Britton could face up to five years in federal prison.
Brent Dickinson, a Saratoga Springs man who used public computers to send threats to kill schoolchildren and President Barack Obama, was sentenced Monday to 1 to 3 years in prison.http://blog.timesunion.com/crime/spa...tudents/12525/
Dickinson pleaded guilty to making a terroristic threat in connection with the threat to the children. He was charged federally for threatening President Obama. That case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
At his sentencing, Dickinson said he was off his medication when he made the threats.
(CBS/AP) A Portland, Ore., man accused of threatening to kill President Obama has pleaded guilty.http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-...o-obama-biden/
Darryl James Swanson told U.S. District Judge Anna Brown on Thursday that he was "in a terrible mental state" when he made the threats last year.
The Oregonian reports Swanson pleaded guilty to one count of threatening the president. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Prosecutors say the 46-year-old made multiple phone calls to government officials and news organizations.
According to court records, Swanson called the Seattle bureau of The Associated Press on May 2, 2011, and said he might have to get a machine gun "and blast (his) way into the White House, leaving the president and the first lady in caskets full of blood."
Swanson acknowledged he is being treated for mental illness.
Sentencing is set for Dec. 12.
Separately, a former U.S. serviceman arrested in Honolulu for sending emails from Thailand threatening to kill Vice President Biden has pleaded guilty.
Justin Alan Woodward withdrew his not guilty plea during a hearing in federal court Thursday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Brady says Woodward faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he's sentenced in January.
Woodward was arrested last year at the Honolulu airport when he arrived on a flight from Bangkok.
According to the criminal complaint, he told agents he wrote the threatening messages, including one sent to the White House website. The IP address was traced to a public Wi-Fi access point in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
He told officials he was discharged from the U.S Marine Corps for bipolar disorder.