send tweet, go to jail

[antvq]

I think the real problem is that there is no room for common sense.   Much like our schools.   If a kid draws a picture of a gun he is suspended as if he brought a real gun to school.

In this case it would have taken all of 5 min. to search they rest of their tweets to see if there was a pattern of threats or if, indeed, the word was being used as slang.   But no.  

Inflexible rules enforced by the unimaginative and this is what you get.

[bomber]

Following Twitter is not illegal access.  It's simple to find posts by anyone - just search.  If these were public tweets (as opposed to private tweets messages directed to specific people) they were available to read after a regular search.  Search America, see what happens.

- Dan

I don't believe anything thinks that searching through Twitter feeds is illegal . . .

Sadly, neither is it to arrest folks on the basis of a tweet, research the situation, and continue to hold the tweeter when there is nothing to suggest they are doing anything wrong.

THAT'S where the problem, lies, I think -- that tweet could fall under the Iroquois Theatre  thing, granted, but when further investigation shows nothing was up, turn em loose . . . .

Pretty sad state of affairs for a system we hold up as a goal for others.

[Giaka]

I think its awesome he was put in a cage in a van and hauled away.   Nothing better than seeing punks that talk smack get their ass handed to them.