Bullet-riddled Obama T-shirt has led the U.S. Secret Service to investigate (free speech, politicians)

[ibarrio]

Secret Service investigating photo of Valley students

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/us...ml?_r=2&ref=us

Good job on getting investigated by the secret service. Your names are now on a list for life. Good luck getting a job that requires a background check. Sometimes freedom of speech is not free.

“Individuals certainly have a right to free speech, but we certainly have a right to speak to individuals to see what their intent is,” Mr. Donovan said.

[california-jewel]

Disagreeing with his policies or politics is one thing. I do, putting a bullet in a t-shirt with Obama's name on it is another.

And they have a certain right to distinguish just what that bullet meant.

[summers73]

Why would this show up in a background check?

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by california-jewel

Disagreeing with his policies or politics is one thing. I do, putting a bullet in a t-shirt with Obama's name on it is another.

And they have a certain right to distinguish just what that bullet meant.

Yeah, it's one thing to make an abstract reference like a bullet riddled cartoon donkey or elephant. When you use an actual likeness or put a real persons name on the shirt....whether it's Obama, Newt, your ex-girlfriend, a neighbor you don't like, Eli Manning or whomever.....you've just crossed a line.

Seriously stoooopid. Enjoy talking to the secret service morons.

P.S. There have been enough politicians etc. shot over the years would that be potentially considered some sort of violation of the law in terms of threat or intimidation?

[ottomobeale]

Hint to future Darwin Award winners.

Dont even joke about harming the president regardless of party. They have to do FULL investigations no matter how obvious that it is that you are a harmless inbred mutant.

[Ceece]

You can't hide everything behind the "freedom of speech" banner. It's going to backfire and anyone paying attention has seen it coming for a long time.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Kind of ironic...

You can walk on, **** on, shoot or burn the US flag and everyone defends it as free speach.

Same with a crucifix.

But shoot an old tee shirt with an Obooboo pic? Call in the Secret Service.

[Fox Terrier]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

Kind of ironic...

You can walk on, **** on, shoot or burn the US flag and everyone defends it as free speach.

Same with a crucifix.

But an old tee shirt with an Obooboo pic? Call in the Secret Service.

The same actions would have been taken if the shirt had a picture of GWB on it, especially if he was in office at the time.

[sanrene]

Obama sure does have people upset with him, doesn't he?

That's what all his class war is about.

[meson]

Originally Posted by sanrene

Obama sure does have people upset with him, doesn't he?<snip>

Yup, brain dead loony right wing nut jobs....