Brit girl arrested for bomb "joke"
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I see the Beaming Jumper managed to get his oar in. I'm no great admirer of the man but I have to say, he's a genius at working situations like this one...
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Curiosity
Just out of curiosity, what would have happened had a visitor to the UK made a threat against a member of the royal family? Would they be detained? What does the law say?
Would it be any different if the person was a male or female? Young or old? A different enthicity perhaps? Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist, Muslim, Atheist? British subject or foreign visitor?
None of these factors prevents one from doing something stupid, nor do they make one more likely to do something stupid.
Here in the US, while we do have the freedom of speech, that freedom does not extend to making threats. If there is a law prohibiting something, the authorities are required to act. Should they fail to act as the law dictates and something untowards occurs, they are held liable.
I'm not saying that she (not a young girl, but a woman) should be jailed for 6 months, but she has the right to trial (a right guaranteed to everyone here) by a jury of her peers. From an american perspective, she's got nothing to worry about. We're letting criminals off with a slap on the wrist because of the tendencies of the average person who sits on a jury!
Would it be any different if the person was a male or female? Young or old? A different enthicity perhaps? Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist, Muslim, Atheist? British subject or foreign visitor?
None of these factors prevents one from doing something stupid, nor do they make one more likely to do something stupid.
Here in the US, while we do have the freedom of speech, that freedom does not extend to making threats. If there is a law prohibiting something, the authorities are required to act. Should they fail to act as the law dictates and something untowards occurs, they are held liable.
I'm not saying that she (not a young girl, but a woman) should be jailed for 6 months, but she has the right to trial (a right guaranteed to everyone here) by a jury of her peers. From an american perspective, she's got nothing to worry about. We're letting criminals off with a slap on the wrist because of the tendencies of the average person who sits on a jury!
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This letter appeared in The Independent of 24th January.
Sir: If the student Xxxx Xxxx faces jail for making a false declaration regarding non-existent bombs, where does that place our esteemed leader and his pal President Bush?
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BBC has this @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/3457967.stm
Bomb joke student spared jail
A British student who was arrested at an American airport after joking she had a bomb in her bag, should be able to fly home on Friday subject to legal formalities.
Samantha Marson, 21, seems likely to be spared a custodial sentence after agreeing to donate $1,000 to the families of the victims of the September 11 attacks.
Her lawyer, Oscar Sanchez, made the plea bargain on her behalf in Miami, and said his client would also apologise for her actions.
Miss Marson still has to appear in court on Friday to hear whether the case will be formally dismissed.
etc. etc. etc. (see link)
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Miss Marson is a ****, who, having served her Darwinian purpose of acting as a reminder to the species of what happens when you are stupid, will hopefully now fade into obscurity.
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Per Ardua Ad Ibiza
Bomb joke student spared jail
A British student who was arrested at an American airport after joking she had a bomb in her bag, should be able to fly home on Friday subject to legal formalities.
Samantha Marson, 21, seems likely to be spared a custodial sentence after agreeing to donate $1,000 to the families of the victims of the September 11 attacks.
Her lawyer, Oscar Sanchez, made the plea bargain on her behalf in Miami, and said his client would also apologise for her actions.
Miss Marson still has to appear in court on Friday to hear whether the case will be formally dismissed.
etc. etc. etc. (see link)
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Miss Marson is a ****, who, having served her Darwinian purpose of acting as a reminder to the species of what happens when you are stupid, will hopefully now fade into obscurity.
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Per Ardua Ad Ibiza
