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He was vague enough that there probably isn’t enough that would stick in court . The burden if proof is on prosecution
It doesn’t seem vague at all. 86 means to kill and 47 is the 47th president. He could be charged with making a threat against the president. He can claim that it was satire, but then let the jury decide. Arrest him and put him through the ordeal.
 
It doesn’t seem vague at all. 86 means to kill and 47 is the 47th president. He could be charged with making a threat against the president. He can claim that it was satire, but then let the jury decide. Arrest him and put him through the ordeal.

This would be a federal crime. It would be a federal judge, no jury. And if there isn’t enough evidence the judge would dismiss it. Federal prosecutors tend to only accept a case they think they can win, their convictions rates are super high, near 100% because they only take slam dunk cases for the most part. If you don’t see them(Pam bondis office) pick up the case it’s because they no they can’t win and it would be dismissed immediately.

Someone correct me if I’m wrong on any of this.
 
It doesn’t seem vague at all. 86 means to kill and 47 is the 47th president. He could be charged with making a threat against the president. He can claim that it was satire, but then let the jury decide. Arrest him and put him through the ordeal.
I've always heard of customers being 86'd from bars, meaning thrown out and not allowed back.

Not killed!!!

I think the right is exaggerating the meaning of 86, which Comey certainly deserves, but should be taken with a grain of salt.
 
Reminds me of “stochastic terrorism.”


Bunch of nonsense. We all know there are lots of people on the left who want Trump dead.
 
It doesn’t seem vague at all. 86 means to kill and 47 is the 47th president. He could be charged with making a threat against the president. He can claim that it was satire, but then let the jury decide. Arrest him and put him through the ordeal.
I don't like Comey one bit. But let's not start a precedent by arresting people for this or our enemies will also do it to us. 86 can also mean 86 and 47 can also mean 47. Or it can be 8,647. Just a number. Now we all know what he really meant. But unless he explicitly says that's what it is, no action should be taken on the basis of free speech.

I don't want to end up in the slammer for genocide threats the next time I mention the six gorillion.
 
I don't like Comey one bit. But let's not start a precedent by arresting people for this or our enemies will also do it to us. 86 can also mean 86 and 47 can also mean 47. Or it can be 8,647. Just a number. Now we all know what he really meant. But unless he explicitly says that's what it is, no action should be taken on the basis of free speech.

I don't want to end up in the slammer for genocide threats the next time I mention the six gorillion.

Our enemies are already doing it to us. Many patriots spent four years in federal prison without being charged because of January 6, 2021, they went to a capital building and took selfies inside. Calling the attack if the century, worst attack in the history of our country , a threat to our democracy etc etc

That’s setting a hell of a precedent
 
I don't like Comey one bit. But let's not start a precedent by arresting people for this or our enemies will also do it to us. 86 can also mean 86 and 47 can also mean 47. Or it can be 8,647. Just a number. Now we all know what he really meant. But unless he explicitly says that's what it is, no action should be taken on the basis of free speech.

I don't want to end up in the slammer for genocide threats the next time I mention the six gorillion.
Though are not a student of (((Saul Alinskiy's))) Rules for Radicals

They are.

Btw, Alinsky dedicated his book to the first radical...Lucifer

Rule 4: Make opponents live up to their own book of rules. "You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."

 
I don't like Comey one bit. But let's not start a precedent by arresting people for this or our enemies will also do it to us. 86 can also mean 86 and 47 can also mean 47. Or it can be 8,647. Just a number. Now we all know what he really meant. But unless he explicitly says that's what it is, no action should be taken on the basis of free speech.

I don't want to end up in the slammer for genocide threats the next time I mention the six gorillion.
There is nothing ambiguous about it. Those arguments wouldn't work. And he admitted it and took down the post. Also, there is no free speech for threats of violence. This is basic constitutional law.
 
There is nothing ambiguous about it. Those arguments wouldn't work. And he admitted it and took down the post. Also, there is no free speech for threats of violence. This is basic constitutional law.
There is no threat of violence. Comey claims that he knows nothing about the meaning of those numbers and it's entirely possible albeit highly unlikely. But nothing in his post mentioned Trump so how do they make the connection?

By criminalizing this you are effectively banning the number 8647. Even though this number has appeared millions of times in human history with no relationship to Trump.

This is like the case of the woman who was arrested for saying "you people are next" to a healthcare rep. Well why are they next? Is it because she will kill them or because she is warning them that someone else will regardless of her own actions? Or are they next to win a free coffee machine? She never specified, so you can't say it's a threat. If she had said, "I'll make sure you're next to die", then you would have clear intent to harm. But the state has no authority to read into someone's words meaning where no such meaning has been expressed.
 
There is no threat of violence. Comey claims that he knows nothing about the meaning of those numbers and it's entirely possible albeit highly unlikely. But nothing in his post mentioned Trump so how do they make the connection?

By criminalizing this you are effectively banning the number 8647. Even though this number has appeared millions of times in human history with no relationship to Trump.

This is like the case of the woman who was arrested for saying "you people are next" to a healthcare rep. Well why are they next? Is it because she will kill them or because she is warning them that someone else will regardless of her own actions? Or are they next to win a free coffee machine? She never specified, so you can't say it's a threat. If she had said, "I'll make sure you're next to die", then you would have clear intent to harm. But the state has no authority to read into someone's words meaning where no such meaning has been expressed.
This is the kind of losing argument prosecutors love. 86 ("to kill") is the size of a typical grave 8 feet by 6 feet. It is fairly easy to prove that this was the intended meaning. It is well known Comey hates Trump. The intent would be easily proved by additonal contextual evidence.
 
This is the kind of losing argument prosecutors love. 86 ("to kill") is the size of a typical grave 8 feet by 6 feet. It is fairly easy to prove that this was the intended meaning. It is well known Comey hates Trump. The intent would be easily proved by additonal contextual evidence.
You use the word "prove". There are a million other reasons why he may have posted that photo. You're assuming his intentions with zero evidence. You need evidence to indict someone. There's not even any evidence that he made the formation rather than some random guy at the beach.

Before today I had never heard of this meaning of 86 in my entire life. If I saw that number randomly I would think somebody made a mistake and meant to write 88 for heil Hitler.
 
I don't like Comey one bit. But let's not start a precedent by arresting people for this or our enemies will also do it to us.
"Our enemies" started this crap targeting, arresting and/or attacking ordinary American patriots (i.e., MAGA voters) in 2016 and onward.

86 can also mean 86 and 47 can also mean 47. Or it can be 8,647. Just a number. Now we all know what he really meant. But unless he explicitly says that's what it is, no action should be taken on the basis of free speech.
Disagreed. Comey knew what it meant when he posted the cryptic message.

 
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You use the word "prove". There are a million other reasons why he may have posted that photo. You're assuming his intentions with zero evidence. You need evidence to indict someone. There's not even any evidence that he made the formation rather than some random guy at the beach.

Before today I had never heard of this meaning of 86 in my entire life. If I saw that number randomly I would think somebody made a mistake and meant to write 88 for heil Hitler.

You're not wrong in the points you're making with respect to the concept of there should be something that separates us from them it's just that it's difficult to tell people "hey let's be careful with what we say and do our actions have consequences" when the side against you respects no such thing.
 
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