emilynghiem
Constitutionalist / Universalist
Lawmakers defend Michigan student charged over gun photo
State lawmakers and a gun rights group are calling for changes to Michigan's terrorism law months after a Lake Superior State University student was charged for posting a photo of a rifle on social media and saying it would make “snowflakes melt.”
apnews.com
The student was not using his gun to make any threat against a person. He was posting a photo to taunt "Snowflakes."
If I announce on Twitter "Hey all you Prolife people, I am going to the Clinic on Fannin to have an abortion. So if you think this is murder, try stopping me!"
Is that a murder threat?
Abortion is legal and so is the student bringing his gun with him to school. But 3 students complained they felt threatened by this post. And that was enough for authorities to pursue an indictment, which they refused to drop. So this man has to go through courts, at taxpayer expense, to prove himself innocent instead of prosecution having to prove he was making or posing a terror threat.
If 3 prolife people I didn't name or send message to, decide they feel harassed or threatened by my post, even though abortion is legal, is that enough to prosecute me for posting a taunt online?
Oh, so I need to make it a gun reference
for it to match the Michigan case:
If I said Sept 1 means I have Constitutional carry rights to pack my pistol with me, when I go to the clinic, does that make this a terror threat?
A photo of a gun. Which is legal to take to that school.
With a caption addressing "Snowflakes".
Really?