Tweets: note that folks using this public forum to actually threaten the life of the president have been visited by the Secret Service. That's their job.
"The statute prohibiting threats against the president was enacted by Congress in 1917. The maximum fine it allowed was $1,000
"The statute prohibiting threats against the president was enacted by Congress in 1917. The maximum fine it allowed was $1,000
2/ The law was amended in 1994 to increase the maximum fine to $250,000....Prisoners are sometimes charged for threatening the president though they lack the ability to personally carry out such a threat. The courts have upheld such convictions" - Wiki
3/ "Threatening the president of the United States is a felony under United States Code Title 3, Section 871. The offense is punishable by up to 2 years in prison, a $250 maximum fine, a $100 special assessment, and 3 years of supervised release..."
4/"Internet restrictions such as a prohibition on access to email have been imposed on offenders who made their threats by computer....The statute does not penalize imagining, wishing, or hoping that the act of killing the president will be committed by someone else."
5/ This info is intended to help tweeters avoid any unpleasant visits from the Secret Service. It may be found in full on Wikipedia at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threateni…
Note: This account also makes a policy of unfollowing accounts that appear to threaten the pres. bcz self-preservation.
Note: This account also makes a policy of unfollowing accounts that appear to threaten the pres. bcz self-preservation.
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