BREAKING -- Springfield Mayor tells me he believes that yesterday and today's threats are directly related to...

[demmiblue]

BREAKING -- Springfield Mayor tells me he believes that yesterday and today's threats are directly related to unsubstantiated claims about Haitian migrants. Law enforcement has swept and cleared the targeted facilities listed on today's threat.

"We need help not hate"

It's unclear if the threat today came from the same person.

He said the person who sent threats expressed "frustrations about immigration, about Haitians within this community, and about political leadership."

Link to tweet

[Initech]

1. Stochastic terrorism at its' finest.

God damn it, this country is better than Trump's bullshit!

[Johonny]

2. Example of how lying doesnt make us great.

And instead wastes lots of time and resoruces.

[MacKasey]

3. I hope the FBI can track down who made the threats

This should be considered a federal hate crime!

[GusBob]

4. Not an alarmist myself by any means

But more of a risk recognition type

Folks are rightly worried about what will happen IF he wins, which I myself dont think is likely

But there is a risk as to what may happen WHEN he loses, which I myself think is likely

[Think. Again.]

5. Local and Federal law enforcement have an obligation to act against trump, vance, and their "campaign"...

18 U.S. Code § 373 - Solicitation to commit a crime of violence

(a)Whoever, with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against property or against the person of another in violation of the laws of the United States, and under circumstances strongly corroborative of that intent, solicits, commands, induces, or otherwise endeavors to persuade such other person to engage in such conduct, shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or (notwithstanding section 3571) fined not more than one-half of the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the crime solicited, or both; or if the crime solicited is punishable by life imprisonment or death, shall be imprisoned for not more than twenty years.

Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/373

[atreides1]

6. Okay

But I would think that the problem is proving intent!

Intent refers to a person’s state of mind in wanting, deciding, or desiring to commit a particular act. Intent is the deliberate aim or purpose behind an individual’s actions, crucial in determining the legal implications and outcomes in various contexts.


Specific vs. General Intent: Some crimes require ‘specific intent,’ meaning the defendant intended a particular result (e.g., to kill in the case of first-degree murder). Others require only ‘general intent,’ where it is enough to show the defendant intended to perform the act, regardless of wanting a particular outcome.

[Think. Again.]

8. I'm sure there would be a lot of defense rhetoric once the cases get to court...

...that is the purpose of courts.

[demmiblue]

7. And Trump could give a fuck:

Trump says his mass deportation will begin with Springfield, Ohio

Trump dismisses a question about bomb threats against schools in Springfield, saying the border is "the real problem, not the problem that you're talking about"

Link to tweet

[2naSalit]

9. This is why...

We can't have nice things.