News_Editor Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Vermont man indicted for threatening to kill President Obama in blog post 2010-10-14 04:31:59 GMT+7 (ICT) ROCKINGHAM, VERMONT (BNO NEWS) -- A 43-year-old Vermont man has been indicted for allegedly threatening to kill President Barack Obama in a blog post, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Christopher King, of Rockingham, was indicted last week by a Federal grand jury on charges that he threatened to kill President Barack Obama on the internet. According to prosecutors, King maintained both an internet blog as well as a Twitter account. On his blog, King allegedly posted a threatening message in which he said he would kill the President. "I am dying inside. And I am plainly stating to you that I am going to kill the president," King allegedly wrote in one message. In another message, King allegedly wrote: "So since I intend to kill the president, should I set the timer? Huh?" King faces a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment, a term of supervised release of up to three years, and a fine of up to $250,000 if he is convicted of threatening to kill Obama. -- © BNO News All rights reserved 2010-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 What ever happened to freedom of speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Some background: Threats to Obama "Threatening the President of the United States is a class D felony under United States Code Title 18, Section 871.[37][38] The offense is punishable by five years in prison,[37] a $250,000 fine,[39] a $100 special assessment,[40] and 3 years of supervised release.[41] Internet restrictions such as a prohibition on access to email have been imposed on offenders who made their threats by computer." wiki Appears the law is a British import. "The prototype for Section 871 was the British Treason Act 1351, which made it a crime to "compass or imagine" the death of the King. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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