Culture of life! Woman charged with death threat fatwa on Michael Schiavo

[Bluebear]

SAN FRANCISCO - A California woman has been charged with threatening to kill Michael Schiavo, the man whose decision to remove his brain-damaged wife's feeding tube enraged religious conservatives

The federal charge against Dera Marie Jones stems from a posting on an America Online message board: "If she dies I will kill Michael Schiavo and the judge. This for real!"

Jones told FBI agents she was "just kidding" and soon began receiving threats herself, FBI Agent Christopher Sadlowski wrote in an affidavit filed Monday in federal court in San Francisco.

Jones, 32, is charged with transmitting in interstate commerce a communication containing a threat to injure a person.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050406/ap_on_re_us/brf_schiavo_threat

[prodigal_green]

1. Note to self

do not append a threat with "This is for real!" if I am only kidding.

[FreedomAngel82]

6. For real

Oy. She got caught and had to do a 180. I'm not surprised. I'm glad they're taking things like this seriously though. These people are so high on power it's so bizarre.

[Bluebear]

7. Hahaha! It's always a "joke" or they "misspoke" or "taken out of context"

But when a Democrat talks about what the word is, is, it becomes part of the political lexicon for a decade.

[louis-t]

2. Why is it that people who do this always claim they're

receiving threats in return? Does that somehow justify what they do? Aaaarrrrrrggggh!

[DearAbby]

3. They going to charge her with Domestic Terrorism? How about a Hate

Crime? Or just shooting her mouth off and get probation and community service...which one?

[tubbacheez]

8. The initial charge was stated in the story.

"transmitting in interstate commerce a communication containing a threat to injure a person"




I don't see a so-called 'hate crime' in the picture. Her action wasn't "substantial motivated" by any of the social issues usually listed in such laws.

[journalist3072]

4. What was that again about wanting to promote a culture of life?

It amazes me that the same people who claim to want to promote a culture of life are the very ones who advocate or carry out violence!

Besides, if you really want to promote a culture of life, it shows in your actions. People will see that you want to promote a culture of life by your actions and deeds, not just by your words.

[tubbacheez]

5. Dontcha just love how online threats are among the easiest pieces of

evidence one could possibly create to incriminate oneself?

[tanyev]

9. They need to look at that online petition

to impeach Judge Greer. There were a lot of threats in the comments.

[Gman]

10. They're Eric Rudolph wannabe's

until the heat comes down on them.

[Solly Mack]

11. never write a check your ass can't cash....

or...don't let your mouth overload your butt...

[Bluebear]

13. Now there's words to live by!

Maybe these tough talking basement warriors will learn something!

[Solly Mack]

16. a nice jail scare tends to "teach" some people

[annabanana]

15. eewww

"don't let your mouth overload your butt........."

now THERE's a pleasant picture

[Solly Mack]

17. oh now, it just means don't talk like you're a badass when

you're really a candyass...

[beyurslf]

12. Surely threatening a judge is a Federal crime.

[MountainLaurel]

14. Onward Christian soldiers!

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