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subterFUSE
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by subterFUSE » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:39 pm
ethios4 wrote:ethios4 wrote:Just talked with a friend who is on the jury of a trial of a person who was arrested for sending a letter to the president (Bush) telling him what a sorry person he is and that he should die. No threats of any kind, just that he should die. It's great that the guy is getting a trial, but on the flip side of American justice, it would cost the guy an arm and a leg for a decent lawyer and so he's going without...whatdya think his chances are?
I'm surprised the ACLU isn't on this yet.
Free speech anyone?
Well, it turns out this guy was just crazy. He acted as his own defense attorney, and his defense for writing a letter to Bush with such phrases as "Die, Bush, Die!" and "You will die soon!" was that he didn't say
when or
where he was going to kill Bush, so therefore it wasn't a threat. Needless to say, he was quickly convicted of threatening the President, with a recommendation that he receive psychological treatment.
He could have always said it was German for "The, Bush, The"
"No one who speaks German could be bad."
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Pitch Black
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by Pitch Black » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:59 pm
Like that fantastic German art film: "Die Harder"
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by Machinate » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:03 pm
Pitch Black wrote:Like that fantastic German art film: "Die Harder"
I nearly choked laughing sooo hard when I found out it was called "Stirb Langsam" in German! Die Slowly? WTF?!?
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Pitch Black
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by Pitch Black » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:07 pm
Machinate wrote:Pitch Black wrote:Like that fantastic German art film: "Die Harder"
I nearly choked laughing sooo hard when I found out it was called "Stirb Langsam" in German! Die Slowly? WTF?!?
When Dr No was first exhibited in Japan, it was called "No Need For Any Doctors"
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by forge » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:28 am
Pitch Black wrote:Machinate wrote:Pitch Black wrote:Like that fantastic German art film: "Die Harder"
I nearly choked laughing sooo hard when I found out it was called "Stirb Langsam" in German! Die Slowly? WTF?!?
When Dr No was first exhibited in Japan, it was called "No Need For Any Doctors"
[OT meltdown - sorry]
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