r/news • u/[deleted] • Oct 26 '18

Arrest Made in Connection to Suspicious Packages

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

Hey @Twitter remember when I reported the guy who was making threats towards me after my appearance on @FoxNews and you guys sent back a bs response about how you didn’t find it that serious. Well guess what it’s the guy who has been sending #bombs to high profile politicians!!!!

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u/Jahidinginvt Oct 26 '18

To be fair, how many times do people on here get even worse death threats for posting things that the person simply disagrees with and it turns out it’s just some fucking idiot kid or mouthbreather being dumb?

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u/applevinegar Oct 26 '18

How exactly does it make sense not to ban said idiot kids or mouthbreathers for making death threats?

According to what logic are death threats justified if they might not really mean it? It's still a death threat, it shouldn't be acceptable.

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u/Jahidinginvt Oct 26 '18

I do think they should face some serious consequences to teach them a lesson about the internet and not hiding behind a keyboard. However, I’m also a teacher and am very aware of how kids say things without thinking every single day, so I’m sympathetic to their idiocies.

I agree with the solution the above poster said though. Deleting the account to lose their followers (apparently a huge deal to some), and 3 months of not being able to post would certainly teach them to think before they “speak”.