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Zeitghost

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70. No you wouldn't

Sat Mar 30, 2024, 07:35 PM

Mar 2024

People have displayed countless images, props, memes and other forms of similar expressions about every president and nobody goes to jail.

Google Trump hung in effigy or Bush hung in effigy and you will find plenty of examples.

It is protected political speech.

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Threatening a President is a violation of bail conditions [View all] deminks Mar 2024 OP

Arrest the pos and keep him locked up until Emile Mar 2024 #1

And shove one of his.... SergeStorms Mar 2024 #11

+1000 n/t Hiawatha Pete Mar 2024 #32

Would be curious to see which delay tactics he employs while sitting in jail SledDriver Mar 2024 #46

The justice system has deemed trmp above the law spanone Mar 2024 #2

1000% right, nothing is going to happen to tsf chicoescuela Mar 2024 #48

While disqualifying in a normal society Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #3

I feel like someone else should try it... Hope22 Mar 2024 #7

The kidnapped Biden decal is available online Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #20

At this point we are talking about a threat made to the actual president... Hope22 Mar 2024 #36

So the truck owner with that decal on it Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #49

I'll take Joyce's word for it... Hope22 Mar 2024 #61

Manufactured Image Roy Rolling Mar 2024 #75

But violating bail conditions is a much lower bar. bullimiami Mar 2024 #33

his bail conditions prohibit his liking Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #50

Try telling that to the agents that investigated Kathy Griffin. nt Shipwack Mar 2024 #74

Under 18 U.S. Code § 871, threatening the President is a Class E felony. Emile Mar 2024 #4

It has to be an explicit threat. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #10

Trump stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt Emile Mar 2024 #13

This subliminal message has been transmitted... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2024 #14

whatever it constitutes it does not constitute Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #18

Correct. onenote Mar 2024 #31

This is legal mumbo jumbo. triron Mar 2024 #34

I don't really know what that means, but there is a Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #47

That's the tricky part. What is and what isn't and where's the line. paleotn Mar 2024 #38

but OTOH, Kathy Griffin got a visit from the FBI for posing with a severed Trump head. (nt) thesquanderer Mar 2024 #51

And they determined no credible threat. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #55

Yes, but I wouldn't mind seeing the FBI show up at Trump's doorstep. (Again.) thesquanderer Mar 2024 #57

I agree with that. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #58

It was a joke. Don'tja get it? It was the biggliest, funniest joke that was ever joked. 3Hotdogs Mar 2024 #5

Freeze Peach! dchill Mar 2024 #23

AMEN to that! 2naSalit Mar 2024 #6

Of course DT can threaten Biden, DT is rich and has different laws. Dorn Mar 2024 #8

the just us system. AllaN01Bear Mar 2024 #15

It's the same standard for everyone Zeitghost Mar 2024 #69

Not holding my breath.... NT Patton French Mar 2024 #9

violation of law. AllaN01Bear Mar 2024 #12

Unless you happen to be Donald Trump. The courts will do nothing about it. Autumn Mar 2024 #16

There is a place in HELL for people like TSF. ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2024 #17

Where is our Genie? triron Mar 2024 #35

Ha ha good one birdographer Mar 2024 #19

Can we take the video tsf posted and superimpose tsf's head on it instead of Biden's KS Toronado Mar 2024 #21

We can, but you and I, we would get arrested, tried, convicted and jailed. Justice matters. Mar 2024 #39

Nonsense. The kidnapped Biden truck decal Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #53

Is that what happened to Kathy Griffin? onenote Mar 2024 #54

No you wouldn't Zeitghost Mar 2024 #70

Damn right. benfranklin1776 Mar 2024 #22

Stochastic Terrorism Farmer-Rick Mar 2024 #24

He's breaking us slowly. Preparing us to accept his dictatorship. Baitball Blogger Mar 2024 #25

I don't think he's breaking us at all bigtree Mar 2024 #30

Or doesn't. triron Mar 2024 #37

Most Democrats don't cave that easily Harmony Starshine Mar 2024 #62

In a normal world, he would be in jail already liberal N proud Mar 2024 #26

Lock him up dlk Mar 2024 #27

"Time for courts to act." sop Mar 2024 #28

Trump will probably slide on this because sane people trust civilization more than they fear the mob. jaxexpat Mar 2024 #29

It appears to be a quagmire that we must work ourselves out of NJCher Mar 2024 #41

It will be up to the voters to rectify the situation. jaxexpat Mar 2024 #52

Lock. Him. Up. Martin68 Mar 2024 #40

If folks are going to get all excited everytime the POS trump does something like this, it's going to be a long 8 months Silent Type Mar 2024 #42

with every attack that results in zero consequences Zilli Mar 2024 #43

What doesn't get discussed often enough is that Trump is mobbed up dlk Mar 2024 #44

Not gonna happen. Trump is outside of any repercussions, don't you know? flying_wahini Mar 2024 #45

I wonder if being in jail would affect Turbineguy Mar 2024 #56

Stroke out already, you... BWdem4life Mar 2024 #59

"Time for courts to act", your joking. republianmushroom Mar 2024 #60

I think bdamomma Mar 2024 #63

For mere mortals I'm sure it is. n/t Xavier Breath Mar 2024 #64

Totally, the FBI should be knocking on his door. This is just obscene! Hikerchick57 Mar 2024 #65

"Revoke Trump's Bail" is a nice short slogan for a bumper sticker. nt Gore1FL Mar 2024 #66

It is way past time to malaise Mar 2024 #67

Wake me up orangecrush Mar 2024 #68

At the pace this is going, when you wake up... Dave Bowman Mar 2024 #72

As a kid orangecrush Mar 2024 #73

Would it be illegal to dox the POS who put that decal on his truck? Seinan Sensei Mar 2024 #71

Revoke TFG's bail LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2024 #76

"The U.S. Secret Service released a statement saying it "does not confirm or comment on matters of protective intelligen LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2024 #77