"It's illegal to yell fire in a movie theatre, it's illegal to announce you have a gun in a public area...why is what this child did any different? Cuz it was on the internet?"

Given that under PRISM this kid's correspondence and web activity has been tapped for the explicit purpose of abetting terrorist acts like the one he joked about, shouldn't a run through of this information along with the fact that he has no guns clear him with little effort?

"I have literally never said nor thought anything of personal harm on another person."

I agree with you 100%

I don't get why more Americans don't realize how multi-cultured this country really is.

From the culture that brought you Mr. Popo.

Agreed.

I wasn't offended until I realized that my nose looked EXACTLY like that.

I do. Plenty of us make our voices heard, through petitions and forums like this on the internet, however the country is so polarized and pulled in different directions that even movements that gain traction, like "occupy", end up disintegrating because of a lack of focus and the grim truth of who we (myself…

How sharp should that lego be...?

As an aside: how is a threat to kill kids without cause, if found guilty, an 8-year maximum sentence?

At that point he may still have been "sick in the head", but it would not be attached to his body any longer.

Great example of the insanity we live with these days, and another reason to be careful what you say: throw common sense out the window when it comes down to what will and will not get you arrested. Just kidding and "lol" are no longer sufficient, even when you have no prior offenses, no weapons, and no motive.

Sounds like you're cranky because you just read some incredibly stupid story about a kid's life being severely damaged for making a joke on facebook ;)

Honestly? The person who figures that out... will be ignored.

Kimba.... I mean, Simba...

I didn't retract a thing I said! I'll restate it, for the third post: Quarterback requires more thought than any other position in team sports. If you count me adding the caveat of "as much" if not more as backpedaling than so be it. Subtract the "as much" or leave it: either way I'm stating that quarterback…

"I'm not a fan of the constant starting and stopping of American football, but with DVR that's less of an issue than ever isn't it?

It does not require "more" thought in a literal sense - as in they don't think as much because they don't play as long, but what does that mean?

Depends on the sport I'd be playing/person I'd be sexing.