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ORIGINAL: Aneirin

Interesting article, a UK teenager has been banned from visiting the US for life

So let that be a warning to all of you, sending nasty emails to the boss can get you in trouble.

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A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said: "The individual sent an email to the White House full of abusive and threatening language.

"We were informed by the Metropolitan Police and went to see him. He said, 'Oh dear, it was me'."

Officers will take no criminal action.

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ORIGINAL: luckydawg

Wierd, I remeber the left being quite upset that an adult, who had renounced his US citizenship and agreed that Salman Rushdie should have been killed, was not allowed to come to the US.

But another Drunken Anti American Brit being on the 86 list is cool. Way to Go Obama!!!

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ORIGINAL: Aneirin

And a drunken seventeen year old student in the UK is a threat ? Yeah he might have been threatening in his emotional outburst after seeing something on tv that upset him, but an actual threat to US security that warranted a life time ban, dear me, aren't there bigger fish to fry than a stupid teenager in another country, or was it because of the special relationship this was done ?

First BP becoming British Petroleum and now a British teenager feeling the presidents power. Methinks he doesn't like the Brits very much.

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ORIGINAL: Aneirin

Interesting article, a UK teenager has been banned from visiting the US for life

So let that be a warning to all of you, sending nasty emails to the boss can get you in trouble.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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ORIGINAL: luckydawg

Wierd, I remeber the left being quite upset that an adult, who had renounced his US citizenship and agreed that Salman Rushdie should have been killed, was not allowed to come to the US.

But another Drunken Anti American Brit being on the 86 list is cool. Way to Go Obama!!!

I know damn well you are not directing this question at me.

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Methinks he doesn't like the Brits very much.

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When asked about the ban, Luke said: "I don't really care. My parents aren't very happy about it.

"The police who came round took my picture and told me I was banned from America forever."

A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said: "The individual sent an email to the White House full of abusive and threatening language.

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What Constitutes a "Threat?"

According to this law -- 18 USC Sec. 871 -- which reads, in part:

"...Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."

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ORIGINAL: footsniffa

If he were an American he would have just been corralled into a "free speech zone"

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ORIGINAL: Aneirin

Given the apparent dislike I perceive regarding Obama from certain quarters, I wonder how many US citizens also exercise their freedom of speech and similarly send threatening emails to the president, I wonder how many threats have been made, written, voiced or otherwise, does anything happen to these people ?