Posted on 05/02/2019 3:28:58 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
A Syracuse man who was convicted of making racist threats against former President Barack Obama and California Congresswoman Maxine Waters was sentenced today to four years in prison.
Stephen Taubert, 61, was found guilty by a jury of calling congressional offices in 2017 and 2018 and using racial slurs and other “vile” language to threaten public officials, prosecutors said.
Taubert argued his mental health and medical problems warranted a sentence of home detention. He spoke for about 15 minutes during his sentencing, remarking that he gets riled up when he sees negative comments about President Donald Trump on social media and the news.
“Probably the worst thing for me is social media," Taubert said today. “I should stay off of it. When I hear all these people knocking the president, it upsets me.”
(Excerpt) Read more at syracuse.com ...
Ummm, what about the 1st Amendment?
Rules for me but not for thee.
Ooops, try again.
It’s morning....:(
Rules for thee, but not for me.
The First Amendment only applies to the liberals who hate the Constitution. See? That is liberal *logic* on display.
Stephen Taubert, 61, was found guilty by a jury of calling congressional offices in 2017 and 2018 and using racial slurs and other “vile” language to threaten public officials, prosecutors said.
So the way this reads, the jail sentence was for the racial slurs and other vile language, not the threats themselves.
Idiots.
Then we can expect .....maybe soon.....to see the likes of Kathy Griffin, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin, etc etc etc to join him!!!!!!
What about reading the article
Hmmm, same sentence for killing a 4 year old.
Rwad the article. he didn’t just post something he regrets once or twice. he was visited by the authorities multiple times and warned and he kept on doimg it . His mouth has been writing chexks his butt wo t be able to cover. He sounds like a white supremacist. Good luck in prison with that mouth.
So his threats, were using vile language?? Any threats of bodily harm should not be tolerated, but from what I read the judge said people were “hurt” by his racial slurs.. 4 years for that? .. Didn’t that Madonna ding dong, threaten to blow up the White House? What happened to her?
Rinse Repeat.
That being said, they mentioned threats. I do not know where physical threats fit into the 1st amendment or if there were actually threats. But it seems only the left has a right of free speech
Four years is excessive for just threats. It would be different if there was evidence of the guy actually planning on following through.
too bad he wasnt a black gay guy. The charges would’ve been dropped.
“making racist threats”
How do you make a “racist threat”? OK, Obama, if you don’t stop I’m going to turn you into a white man!
What about reading the article
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“They claim he’d never hurt anybody,” (Judge)Suddaby said in court. “Mr. Taubert, you’ve repeatedly hurt people with your words.”
What is your point?
Suddaby rebuked Taubert for failing to heed warnings by law enforcement after multiple investigations into the man’s threatening phone calls, beginning in 2013 when Taubert threatened to burn down the NAACP building in Baltimore.
Suddaby said that visits from Secret Service and FBI agents, Capitol Police and local law enforcement did not deter Taubert from continuing to make threats.
Court papers said that even after Taubert’s arrest, he threatened to shoot multiple custody officers who he encountered with their own weapons. He called a Capitol Police officer “n-—— boy” more than 30 times during a recorded interview, court papers said.
“You continued in your hateful speech,” Suddaby said. “... That’s what’s incredibly aggravating about your behavior.”
That article was written like trash. Why did you suggest reading it?
The Obama liberal fascists are now censoring speech. Four years for “threatening” Obama and Watters?
Pardon me. These are liberal fascists who violated the Constitution daily and hold the People in utter contempt!
POTUS should pardon him.
Yes, threatening fascists should not be a crime, enforcing the Constitution should not be a crime.
Good Read:
“Barrack Obama: The Quintessential Liberal Fascist”
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html
If that sentence was carried out for ANYONE who threatens US Presidents, we’d have to build more jails immediately.
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