Man accused of making threats against house minority whip Eric Cantor
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[quote]A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Justice Department said Monday.
Norman Leboon of Philadelphia was charged in a two-count complaint with threatening to kill Cantor and his family. Leboon made the threat in a YouTube Internet video sent to Google this month, according to a Justice Department statement.
Neither Cantor nor his family were harmed as a result of the threat, the department said.
"The Department of Justice takes threats against government officials seriously, especially threats to kill or injure others," U.S. Attorney Michael Levy said. "Whether the reason for the threat is personal or political, threats are not protected by the First Amendment and are crimes."
If convicted, Leboon would face a sentence of up to 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine, according to the Justice Department.
The congressman was notified over the weekend about the threat, Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring said. He is "deeply grateful for, and would like to dearly thank, all local and federal law enforcement involved."
Cantor was at the center of a dispute last week between Democrats and Republicans over what many observers argue was overly heated partisan rhetoric at the end of the health care reform debate.
Democrats blamed Republicans for helping to incite angry conservatives, while Republicans accused Democrats of hyping threats for political gain.
Cantor told reporters Thursday that a bullet had been shot through a window at a campaign office in Richmond, Virginia.
Richmond police concluded Friday the incident was the result of "random gunfire."
Cantor also said last week that he had received threatening messages.[/quote]
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[B]Source:[/B] [url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/29/cantor.threat.arrest/index.html?hpt=T2[/url]
remember kids: if people plan to kill someone
THEY DON'T POST IT ON YOUTUBE.
Why is America going crazy
[QUOTE=Zeke129;21037151]Why is America going crazy[/QUOTE]
because obama unleashed his socialist dictatorship and now people are being gunned down in the streets for showing the slightest sign of dissent
Given how quickly Cantor took the accidental bullet and ran with it, I'm not going to take anything he says at face value.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;21037639]Given how quickly Cantor took the accidental bullet and ran with it, I'm not going to take anything he says at face value.[/QUOTE]
Did you even read the fucking first line of the article?
[quote]A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, [B]the Justice Department said Monday.[/B][/quote]
Justice Department =/= Eric Cantor
That guy need to shill and smoke a Toke.
Looks like the man is going to be whipped by the law, on this one.
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[quote]U.S. Attorney Michael Levy said. "Whether the reason for the threat is personal or political, [B]threats are not protected by the First Amendment[/B] and are crimes."[/quote]
I think that's kind of strange. Just because you say something doesn't mean you have the intent of doing it, you may just be upset or in a bad mood, people say things all the time and don't mean it.
And I thought that all speech was protected, isn't picking and choosing what is protected and what isn't protected unconstitutional?
Waiting for somebody smarter in the legal system to come and give an explanation on that :v:
[QUOTE=lorden;21054688]I think that's kind of strange. Just because you say something doesn't mean you have the intent of doing it, you may just be upset or in a bad mood, people say things all the time and don't mean it.
And I thought that all speech was protected, isn't picking and choosing what is protected and what isn't protected unconstitutional?
Waiting for somebody smarter in the legal system to come and give an explanation on that :v:[/QUOTE]
Speech is protected until it begins rolling over into other people's rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You can say all you want about someone, as long as it's not slander (false statements meant to ruin someone's reputation) or threatening or inciting their death.
"Eric Cantor is a tool and a right wing douche and I hope he dies." -Legal
"Eric Cantor should be shot in the dick, I should do it." -Illegal.
Why are they reporting this? Every other house democrat has received equally credible death threats. Also Cantor does deserve to be beaten to death by black dildos.
The guy is a total schizo - there's a more in-depth article on Ars Technica that showcases such gems from him like
[img]http://static.arstechnica.com/2010/03/29/youtube_firstborn.jpg[/img]
...the guy think's he's a reborn god and his son somehow controls everything. Don't take this as any form of politicking.
[url]http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/how-the-fbi-busts-youtube-terrorists-in-under-a-day.ars[/url]
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