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Peoria, Illinois Mayor Orders Police Raid Over Parody Twitter Account
Information Liberation ^
| 04/18/2014
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Posted on 04/19/2014 7:59:07 AM PDT by Leaning Right
Police searched a West Bluff house Tuesday and seized phones and computers in an effort to unmask the author of a parody Twitter account that purported to be Mayor Jim Ardis.
The account — known as @Peoriamayor on the popular social media service that limits entries to 140 characters — already had been suspended for several weeks when up to seven plainclothes police officers executed a search warrant about 5:20 p.m. at 1220 N. University St.
Three people at the home were taken to the Peoria Police Department for questioning. Two other residents were picked up at their places of employment and taken to the station, as well.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: parody; peoria; twitter
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The warrent alleged the crime of impersonating a public official. But Illinois law makes impersonating a public official a crime only if it was done for material gain. That's clearly not the case here.
The real reason for the raid: A citizen dared to mock a public official. It's just lucky for the citizen that he wasn't wearing an Obama mask when the raid occurred.
Then he would have faced federal as well as state charges.
To: Leaning Right
Dear RIght Leaning American
I will see what I can do about this after michelle and I have lunch!
Your Pal,
Obie Wan Obama
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:01:01 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: Leaning Right
There was a time when such a move by a politician would be met with outrage.
I hope the civil trial ruins the SOB.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:02:34 AM PDT
by
IncPen
(When you start talking about what we 'should' have, you've made the case for the Second Amendment)
To: MeshugeMikey
Wow!
One would think that being the mayor of Peoria was enough reason to hate your life. Now you have some domestic terrorists lampooning you on some social networking site.
This may require the national guard being called out...
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:04:57 AM PDT
by
Delta Dawn
(Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
To: Leaning Right
I’d change it to @Peeoriamayor and rock on! Even worse!
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:05:24 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
(Comprehensive Immigration Reform is just another name for Comprehensive Capitulation)
To: IncPen
The government school's have trained us well.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:06:38 AM PDT
by
2001convSVT
(Going Galt as fast as I can.)
To: Leaning Right
When you see Reid attack Bundy’s family and friends and woman and children are threatened by Federal shock troops— then the Mayor says (despite the constitution)”I can do that too!!!” Pretty clear to me as our governance slips further in the despotism.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:07:38 AM PDT
by
SADMILLIE
To: Leaning Right
It wasn’t just “mocking a public official.” The twitter account originally pretended to be the actual mayor.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:09:20 AM PDT
by
iowamark
(I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
To: SADMILLIE
but, although the twitter stuff didn’t play well in Peoria, it might play very weIl in the court room where the Mayor and the city of Peoria are sued to the high heavens.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:11:40 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
To: iowamark
It wasn’t just “mocking a public official.” The twitter account originally pretended to be the actual mayor.So?
Its part of Americana, impersonating and mocking public officials.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:11:50 AM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
To: iowamark
It wasn’t just “mocking a public official.” The twitter account originally pretended to be the actual mayor.So Tina Fey can be arrested for pretending to be the governor of Alaska?
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:16:54 AM PDT
by
EricT.
(Everything not forbidden is compulsory.)
To: Leaning Right
More of Obama’s Brown Shirt squad at work. Not only should the mayor be impeached over this but also the stupid judge who signed the search warrant. Neither one has ever heard of the 1st Amendment. Apparently it doesn’t “Play in Peoria”.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:17:37 AM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: iowamark
It wasn’t just “mocking a public official.” The twitter account originally pretended to be the actual mayor. Correct. But that is not a crime in Illinois! And the mayor and especially the judge had to have known that. So why then was there a raid? The mayor was angry that he was being mocked. No other reason.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:20:21 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
To: iowamark
It wasn’t just “mocking a public official.” The twitter account originally pretended to be the actual mayor.
Well if could have been worse he could have been a Rodeo Clown pretending to be the Mayor.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:20:24 AM PDT
by
Idaho_Cowboy
(Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
To: Leaning Right
It's just lucky for the citizen that he wasn't wearing an Obama mask when the raid occurred.Maybe he should've been. I don't recall anyone getting their home raided and arrested for wearing an Obama mask.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:20:37 AM PDT
by
Drew68
To: Leaning Right
Correct. But that is not a crime in Illinois! And the mayor and especially the judge had to have known that. So why then was there a raid? The mayor was angry that he was being mocked. No other reason. It's stuff like this that makes me appreciate having a powerful ACLU.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:22:38 AM PDT
by
Drew68
To: Drew68
I don't recall anyone getting their home raided and arrested for wearing an Obama mask. Just be patient.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:24:39 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
To: EricT.
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:25:33 AM PDT
by
gibsosa
To: Delta Dawn
A federal team is said to be approaching Peoria as we speak
developing!
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:30:56 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: Leaning Right
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posted on
04/19/2014 8:31:29 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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