To be arrested for making a terrorist threat, does there have to be intent because my friend has been in jail for 6 months over a joke posted on the internet?
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To be arrested for making a terrorist threat, does there have to be intent because my friend has been in jail for 6 months over a joke posted on the internet?
He said he was going to “shoot up a school”. He even said, “Let’s see if I get arrested”. I don’t understand how this could possibly have been taken as a serious threat, he probably saw it as a complete joke without any possible consequence.
Asked on August 14, 2013 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
Stan Helinski / McKinley Law Group
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Really, really unfortunate--but I hate to say, really stupid thing for your friend to do at this time. Terrorism and school threats are at such of a height of enforcement attention, that there is a no tolerance for even joking. He needs a good lawyer--because there are first amendment issues here and obviously bail issues.
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