I feel sure that if anyone threatened Clinton face-to-face publicly with those words they would have been charged. Now that you mention it it seems there was at least one incident where someone was detained and possibly arrested for saying far less than what this lady said. Believe they were a FReeper. I don't recall the specifics as it has been quite a few years back. The Clinton's had an even lower tolerance for that sort of thing. Who knows - she may have had an arkancide experience a few days later if that had been Clinton.
It would all have to depend on the context. If there was anything else in the way the person was acting or anything else he was saying that suggested that he was making a threat to his person, you'd probably be right. But if, on the other hand, it was someone speaking in the context of his impeachment trial, then it certainly would not have been appropriate to bring charges.
In this case, it was obvious to everyone watching that the lady was speaking in the context of the backlash that Hu's autocratic rule would bring.
Well, CHIEFNegotiator was most likely killed in an arson fire.
Remember that?
I feel sure that if anyone threatened Clinton face-to-face publicly with those words they would have been charged. Now that you mention it it seems there was at least one incident where someone was detained and possibly arrested for saying far less than what this lady said.
Actually, my question was SHOULD they have been prosecuted. I'm guessing you would say no...