Banned from US for Email..

jumpy · 09-15-10, 12:45 PM

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100913/...o-45dbed5.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-11296303

lol

'Sticks and stones' anyone?

Is this an appropriate response, or just a demonstration of how uptight the white house is? (I'm certain our last PM got a lot more abusive emails from home and abroad

)

Is this some kind of Zero tolerance policy, worthy of time and money with your police/fbi etc and out coppers here, just to make a point (what point exactly?) regarding some mouthy teenager?

What do you guys think about it?

Seth8530 · 09-15-10, 12:49 PM

Umm wow lol, thats really stupid ^_^

Gerald · 09-15-10, 12:55 PM

JU_88 · 09-15-10, 01:07 PM

17 years old, you'd think he'd have better things to do at that age.
The guy is an idiot.

09-15-10, 12:53 PM

I saw this yesterday. I have been called the same name often. Though I'm not President I certainly wouldn't be so petty as to resort to making the guy persona non grata, if I was President..

It shows a certain insecurity, if not lowering the presidency to level which it shouldn't be.

It is shamefull. And is why the buyers remorse is so high when it comes to Barack H. Obama.

Bilge_Rat · 09-15-10, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Third Man

It is shamefull. And is why the buyers remorse is so high when it comes to Barack H. Obama.

They would have done the same for any President.

The kid was stupid and got what he deserved. You are going to send threatening emails to the President of the United States and expect no reaction?

Obama gets 30 death threats a day, more than any other President. The Secret Service can't afford to take chances.

tater · 09-15-10, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

They would have done the same for any President.

The kid was stupid and got what he deserved. You are going to send threatening emails to the President of the United States and expect no reaction?

Obama gets 30 death threats a day, more than any other President. The Secret Service can't afford to take chances.

This.

You don't make jokes about bombs in airports, and you don't piss off the Secret Service.

XabbaRus · 09-15-10, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

They would have done the same for any President.

The kid was stupid and got what he deserved. You are going to send threatening emails to the President of the United States and expect no reaction?

Obama gets 30 death threats a day, more than any other President. The Secret Service can't afford to take chances.

Really a 17 year old kid who is being stupid. Like Jumpy said our previous PM more than likely got a hell of a lot more abusive e-mails.

I think it is OTT. But then again he is the US president.

AngusJS · 09-15-10, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Third Man

I saw this yesterday. I have been called the same name often. Though I'm not President I certainly wouldn't be so petty as to resort to making the guy persona non grata, if I was President..

It shows a certain insecurity, if not lowering the presidency to level which it shouldn't be.

It is shamefull. And is why the buyers remorse is so high when it comes to Barack H. Obama.

I'm sure deciding what to do with this kid was #1 on Obama's agenda this week. It's not like HS and the FBI handled it by themselves or anything.

Quote:

Bedfordshire police, who then visited Luke, said the e-mail was full of abusive and threatening language.

You can call the president a prick all you want. You can't threaten him.

09-15-10, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngusJS

You can call the president a prick all you want. You can't threaten him.

Was a 17 yo, living in Britain, with his parents, with no income of his own, in a position to carryout any threat against Obama? I think not.

Placed on a no-fly list would have stopped him if he was in the position.

jumpy · 09-15-10, 02:16 PM

Would have been interesting to read the said email... could have corrected his grammar perhaps hehe - With the level of literacy here in the UK, I'm surprised any of it was well written enough for you guys over the pond to set the ball rolling for a response; even if it was only to say

DarkFish · 09-15-10, 02:33 PM

Am I the only one who finds this punishment a bit excessive? There are more 17y olds who do stupid things.

As The Third Man says, there is no way he could have possibly done whatever he threatened Obama with (I'm very curious as to what exactly he wrote). So why does he get banned, while if I wrote a threatening letter to a random powerless American, with 99% certainty I wouldn't?

09-15-10, 12:49 PM	#2
Seth8530 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 546 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Umm wow lol, thats really stupid ^_^ __________________

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Something is clearly screwed. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Would have been interesting to read the said email... could have corrected his grammar perhaps hehe - With the level of literacy here in the UK, I'm surprised any of it was well written enough for you guys over the pond to set the ball rolling for a response; even if it was only to say __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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DarkFish Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stinking drunk in Eindhoven, the Netherlands Posts: 1,844 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Am I the only one who finds this punishment a bit excessive? There are more 17y olds who do stupid things. As The Third Man says, there is no way he could have possibly done whatever he threatened Obama with (I'm very curious as to what exactly he wrote). So why does he get banned, while if I wrote a threatening letter to a random powerless American, with 99% certainty I wouldn't? __________________

09-15-10, 12:45 PM	#1
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Banned from US for Email.. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100913/...o-45dbed5.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-11296303 lol 'Sticks and stones' anyone? Is this an appropriate response, or just a demonstration of how uptight the white house is? (I'm certain our last PM got a lot more abusive emails from home and abroad ) Is this some kind of Zero tolerance policy, worthy of time and money with your police/fbi etc and out coppers here, just to make a point (what point exactly?) regarding some mouthy teenager? What do you guys think about it? __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	17 years old, you'd think he'd have better things to do at that age. The guy is an idiot.

09-15-10, 12:53 PM	#5
The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I saw this yesterday. I have been called the same name often. Though I'm not President I certainly wouldn't be so petty as to resort to making the guy persona non grata, if I was President.. It shows a certain insecurity, if not lowering the presidency to level which it shouldn't be. It is shamefull. And is why the buyers remorse is so high when it comes to Barack H. Obama.