re: Former Intelligence Officer Threatens the President

Poso was towing the exact same line Comey did.

There are some differences though.

There hadn’t been 2 assassination attempts on Biden. I’m doubt he he puke have posted that if there had been.

Poso isn’t a former FBI director.

those 2 things alone make them very very different.

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So, ya been eating dry biscuits lately, huh?

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I’ve been trying to get in the circle jerk here for years but Karla and SDVTiger just won’t scoot over and let me in.

I think I’m gonna have to start going to Diddy’s parties :(

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Poso was towing the exact same line Comey did.

There are some differences though.

There hadn’t been 2 assassination attempts on Biden. I’m doubt he he puke have posted that if there had been.

Poso isn’t a former FBI director.

those 2 things alone make them very very different.

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Ethically, you raise a fair point. However, the actions of two criminals don't automatically impose arbitrary restrictions on everyone else’s speech. The law doesn’t work that way. The criteria for proving an illegal threat haven’t shifted since July 12, 2024.

For a statement to qualify as an illegal threat, it must meet three specific benchmarks:

Specific intent: The statement must explicitly convey a serious intention to cause harm or violence. Vague or abstract remarks, like offhand comments or hyperbole, don’t cut it. It has to be precise and deliberate.

Reasonable interpretation: a reasonable person, looking at the statement, must see it as a genuine threat, not a joke, exaggeration, or rant.

Supporting circumstances: the surrounding situation, like the relationship between the people involved, prior behavior, or the setting, must back up the threat’s seriousness. A random outburst, phrase, or tagline doesn't cut it.

The actions of criminals might spark debate, but they don’t rewrite the law for everyone else.

And keep in mind, that even most direct threats against the president, though investigated, don't end in conviction because they fail to meet the above standards. For example: Watts v. United States, a man was originally convicted, for publicly stating when he was drafted "If they ever make me carry a rifle, the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J." (a far more direct threat than 86 47) The SC reversed the decision for lacking specificity and credibility.