So a kid threatens to shot up a school and spends half a year in jail [1], but endless viciously well described death threats like this and no police response? What's with the very uneven handed approach to law enforcement?
Oh right, school shootings make the news and are near terrorism and murdering a woman's family gruesomely is... normal?
Death threats are more numerous and less threatening than they seem. It's terrible to be regularly threatened by anonymous people but the fact is, any 12 yr old with an internet connection and a phone line can send/call in a threatening message. The likelihood of it being carried out, however, is slim to none. Few people would be willing to take the lives of children, and then face jail time, for the sake of a video game they don't like. As far as law enforcement goes, resources are limited and they can legally only do so much.
The difference is quite distinct, Justin was on Facebook. Facebook and LEO organizations have a cozy relationship, and Facebook provides all activity logs to LEO orgs for real-time processing.
One of the Boston Bombers was a prolific Twitter poster, and I'm sure that factored in the decision to monitor Facebook activity in real-time.
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So a kid threatens to shot up a school and spends half a year in jail [1], but endless viciously well described death threats like this and no police response? What's with the very uneven handed approach to law enforcement?
Oh right, school shootings make the news and are near terrorism and murdering a woman's family gruesomely is... normal?
[1] Justin Carter: http://freejustincarter.org
Death threats are more numerous and less threatening than they seem. It's terrible to be regularly threatened by anonymous people but the fact is, any 12 yr old with an internet connection and a phone line can send/call in a threatening message. The likelihood of it being carried out, however, is slim to none. Few people would be willing to take the lives of children, and then face jail time, for the sake of a video game they don't like. As far as law enforcement goes, resources are limited and they can legally only do so much.
The difference is quite distinct, Justin was on Facebook. Facebook and LEO organizations have a cozy relationship, and Facebook provides all activity logs to LEO orgs for real-time processing.
One of the Boston Bombers was a prolific Twitter poster, and I'm sure that factored in the decision to monitor Facebook activity in real-time.
There isn't an info in the article that she reported the crimes to police at any time is there?