Posted on 07/08/2013 1:57:22 AM PDT by TexGrill
Things aren’t getting any better for a 19-year-old video gamer who has been locked up since March for the remarks he made over Facebook. The father of the teen now says his son is being beaten up while he waits to stand trial.
In an interview with National Public Radio that aired Wednesday, Jack Carter said his son Justin has suffered countless injuries since being locked up in a Texas detention facility more than three months ago.
"Without getting into the really nasty details, he's had concussions, black eyes, moved four times from base for his own protection," Jack Carter told NPR. "He's been put in solitary confinement, nude, for days on end because he's depressed. All of this is extremely traumatic to this kid. This is a horrible experience."
Prisoner abuse isn’t anything new, but the so-called crime that’s left Justin Carter facing potentially eight years in prison could be unprecedented. He’s been locked up without trial since late March after authorities were alerted to a Facebook message that Carter says he made in jest.
Only 18 at the time, Carter had just wrapped up session on the online role-playing game “League of Legends” when he got into a spat with a friend over Facebook. Speaking to KVUE news last month, his father explained how what was supposed to be a sarcastic remark posted publically ended up with an unexpected jail stint.
“Someone had said something to the effect of 'Oh you're insane, you're crazy, you're messed up in the head,’” he called, “to which he replied 'Oh yeah, I'm real messed up in the head, I'm going to go shoot up a school full of kids and eat their still, beating hearts.’”
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Hey folks, go read the 11th amendment in your pocket constitution and tell me how some Canadian wench’s feelings can legally land a Texas citizen in jail.
Maybe you’ll also wonder how a Texas rancher could be criminally charged or civilly sued for trying to keep border jumpers from trespassing on his property after reading it.
Actually, no there's not. The Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and pretty much the rest of the rule of law disappeared in 2009.
Federal investigators have found no evidence that the disgraced Wall Street titan broke the law.
“After 18 months of investigation, the criminal probe into Jon Corzine is now being dropped,”
I never thought such things would happen in TX. This is after the 12 yr old boy was raped and tortured, then shunned by the community. Looks like we have lost texas.
So your son is learning that actions have consequences. That can be a hard lesson.
This is the natural result of the unthinking fetish many on the right have with the "tough on crime zero tolerance" mentality.
When demographics finally shifts Texas firmly into the left column, the liberals will use all the crime fighting tools to turn that state into a special ring of hell.
I can picture it right now, some future Obama-like governor smirking on TV about "Not messing with Texas" as his political enemies are sent to prison.
Liberal, meet reality. There are no unicorns. A stiff right punch to the face will convince of the fact you are not a superhero just because you play online games as one.
stupid comments online are a crime?
unless you are black threatening to riot
Well, please know that your tribulations have educated me, at least. I shall modify my online behavior accordingly.
Texas is police state.
Nossir. AMERICA is a Police State.
You know darn well why. We white people are now an Oppressed Majority.
There are a couple police state fools on this thread. I wonder how they would feel if some of their political beliefs would be a crime to post online?
RIGHT!!!!!11!!
Oh, by the way, everything is a crime.
You, of course, have your bail ready?
might be now if a foreigner complains I guess
How ridiculous. Apparently some in Texas do not know the meaning of sarcasm. The kid needs to find a new town to live in where they read books now and again.
What crime was that?
I’ll never understand the FReepers who seem to think things like this are okay. It will eventually become more and more encompassing of “hate” speech.
Saying you’re against gay marriage...crime
Pro Second Amendment...crime
Etc...
No, just Austin in this case.
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