Petition to Free Jailed League of Legends Player Reaches 100,000 Sigs

[somonels]

No thanks, I only hope they start prosecuting more of them. As for the punishment... well, that's how the law is at this time. So what are you going to do? Pressure the congress?

Glad to see this news, internet petitions of the past have always resulted in change...

It can't hurt. But what would you suggest we do?

Armed opposition against the tyrannical King(s).

*irrelevant*

As for claiming that making this joke on a public internet forum (we need to stop calling it a threat, because it isn't) is equivalent to shouting 'Fire' in a crowded theatre, it just isn't.

Hahha, it kind of is, and it is as illegal (if there is no actual fire).

 

[s0p0g]

oh boy...
don't you just love it when the USA prove time and time again that they lost to terrorism (terror, -is, masc.: fear; and afraid the land of the free (lol?) certainly is).
"America, fuck yeah!"

 

[bdcjacko]

I think I understand where the law is coming from here. They are making an example out of this twat. If he got a reasonable sentence of 6 months in jail and a year probation, no one would talk about it. But by giving him such a harsh sentence it has us talking about what is and isn't acceptable.

Also by threating to shoot up a school and eat the still beating hearts of children is not something to acceptable joke about where anyone can see or hear. If you want to joke about it with your friends, don't got posting it on Facebook. I will not be signing the petition because I think we should punish idiots.

Yes let's all punish people because we think what they said was stupid.

The idea that we should arrest people if they're a threat or actually hurt someone, yeah screw that let's jail people we look down upon.

Edit: By the way if we admit that it is an obvious joke (which it is), then punishing him violates his free speech.

Just FYI, free speech means the freedom to disagree with the government,

Nope.

The first amendment covers certain forms of pornography (including virtual child porn see Ashcroft vs. Free Speech Coalition), it covers racist speech, it covers violent video games (Brown vs. EMA), it covers flag burning (Miller vs. California), it covers offensive speech in general (Miller again). It certainly covers offensive jokes

But not threats. This is comparable to a bomb threat. Those are crimes, not free speech.

 

[Flatfrog]

No thanks, I only hope they start prosecuting more of them. As for the punishment... well, that's how the law is at this time. So what are you going to do? Pressure the congress?

Glad to see this news, internet petitions of the past have always resulted in change...

It can't hurt. But what would you suggest we do?

Armed opposition against the tyrannical King(s).

Watch out, I believe some here think that's criminal talk.

 

[somonels]

No thanks, I only hope they start prosecuting more of them. As for the punishment... well, that's how the law is at this time. So what are you going to do? Pressure the congress?

Glad to see this news, internet petitions of the past have always resulted in change...

It can't hurt. But what would you suggest we do?

Armed opposition against the tyrannical King(s).

Watch out, I believe some here think that's criminal talk.

Guantanamo, here I come. Prepare the nasal food tubes. Once you are force fed, you can't go back. #lazy

 

[bdcjacko]

It is not comparable to a bomb threat, nobody shoots up schools and then tears out their still beating hearts.

Someone messed up in the head would. I don't know what you don't understand about how threatening schools is not funny.

 

[Flatfrog]

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin.

Ooh goody, an opportunity to post this:

[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=3005]

 

[Vareoth]

The fact that he was imprisoned for only making a dumb statement on Facebook makes me want to go shoot up a school full of kids and eat their still-beating hearts.

I'll see you in eight years everyone.

The terrorists win!

 

[Randomeaninglessword]

I dont think he needed an 8 year sentence, but he did need something for that completely dumbass comment. you cant just say jk or lol after something like that in the recent events of newtown and the boston bombing and think thats alright.

Freedom of speech doesn't change with recent events. A joke is a joke (however distasteful) regardless of what's in the news. Nobody should be punished in the legal sense for a joke.

 

[Madgamer13]

Unfortunately, no amount of signatures are going to help this man get out of jail. The American justice system has him and they need to process him.

When he is released, hopefully he'll learn that he cannot just say what he wants within the land of the free.

 

[bdcjacko]

It is not comparable to a bomb threat, nobody shoots up schools and then tears out their still beating hearts.

Someone messed up in the head would. I don't know what you don't understand about how threatening schools is not funny.

To me it's so obviously sarcastic that you can take it as a joke.

Well glancing at your forum health meter shows how much you obviously understand what the majority of people find funny.