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Castillo sentenced to 15 months in federal prison over posting
ORLANDO It was anger, and a flash decision, that led Christopher Castillo to write these words on Facebook: Thats the last straw, if he gets re-elected Im going to hunt him down and kill him (and) watch the life disappear from his eyes.
The statement, directed at President Barack Obama, resulted in a one-year and three-month federal prison sentence for Castillo. U.S. District Judge John Antoon II ordered the term, followed by three years of supervised probation for Castillo, 29, on Thursday. The judge said the probation term would allow Castillo to continue anger management classes.
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Hes not the next Lee Harvey Oswald. Hes not the next John Wilkes Booth, federal public defender James Smith said in court. Hes just a poor, young, uneducated, ignorant man.
But federal prosecutor Shawn Napier painted a different picture of Castillos anger problem. Napier said Castillos anger resulted in his dismissal from the Air Force and fired from at least one job. He asked that Antoon send a message not only to Castillo, but to the public, that words have consequences, and words have meaning.
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http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130802/NEWS01/308020021/Melbourne-man-s-Obama-comment-results-in-prison
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Then he, like Rush, Beck et al., could have gotten off scott free and even probably made a career of it!
think
(11,641 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)Cha
(296,778 posts)a dime a dozen.
And, yeah, he is ignorant and brainwashed.. I would add "stupid". too bad for him it's no excuse to threaten anyone like that.. especially POTUS.
Tanuki
(14,914 posts)he could have gotten away with thinly veiled appeals to the next John Hinckley lurking out there. Remember this? ".... Gear up! In the battle, set your sights on next season's targets! From the shot across the bow the first second's tip-off your leaders will be in the enemy's crosshairs, so you must execute strong defensive tactics. You won't win only playing defense, so get on offense! The crossfire is intense, so penetrate through enemy territory by bombing through the press, and use your strong weaponsyour Big Gunsto drive to the hole. Shoot with accuracy; aim high and remember it takes blood, sweat and tears to win. Focus on the goal and fight for it. If the gate is closed, go over the fence. If the fence is too high, pole vault in. If that doesn't work, parachute in. If the other side tries to push back, your attitude should be "go for it." Get in their faces and argue with them. (Sound familiar?!) Every possession is a battle; you'll only win the war if you've picked your battles wisely. No matter how tough it gets, never retreat, instead RELOAD!" Sarah Palin , March 2010
think
(11,641 posts)Published 1, January 23, 2012
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Adler listed three options for Israel to counter Irans nuclear weapons in his weekly newspaper last Friday. The first is to launch a pre-emptive strike against Hamas and Hezbollah. The second is to attack Irans nuclear facilities. Then there is the third option:
Three, give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies.
Yes, you read three correctly. Order a hit on a president in order to preserve Israels existence. Think about it. If I have thought of this Tom Clancy-type scenario, dont you think that this almost unfathomable idea has been discussed in Israels most inner circles?
Another way of putting three in perspective goes something like this: How far would you go to save a nation comprised of seven million lives Jews, Christians and Arabs alike?
You have got to believe, like I do, that all options are on the table....
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Full post:
http://jonathanturley.org/2012/01/23/editor-of-american-jewish-magazine-calls-for-israels-mossad-to-kill-obama/