Posted on 12/23/2014 3:20:35 AM PST by matt04
Police will seek a criminal complaint in district court against a 27-year-old resident for threatening to commit a crime after police said he wrote the term "put wings on pigs" on his Facebook page.
The phrase is the same one that Ismaaiyl Brinsley used on Instagram just before ambushing New York police officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos on Saturday. The two officers were shot to death in their car, and Brinsley later committed suicide.
"In the eyes of every police officer in America today, 'Putting wings on pigs' is a threat," said Michael Wilk, Chicopee Police Department spokesman.
Members of the detective bureau will file a complaint with Chicopee District Court against Charles "Charlie" DiRosa, Wilk said.
If the court determines the complaint is valid, DiRosa will be summonsed into court for a trial, he said.
Wilk said the department was notified of the post by an anonymous message from someone who sent the police a link to DiRosa's Facebook account.
After a weekend in which the two NYPD officers were shot to death and officer Charles "Charlie K" Kondek was shot to death and run over by a suspect in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Wilk said the department was in no mood to treat DiRosa's Facebook post lightly.
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Ditto. As flippent as the statement is, it veers toward thoughtcrime or pre-crime if a person can be criminally prosecuted for such a statement.
Kid better get a lawyer regardless and start vigorously exercising his right to remain silent.
Free speech does not including threatening death or bodily harm, though.
There’s a line in there somewhere between idle talk and an actual threat.
If he had posted that he was going to “put wings on your daughter”, you’d probably take that pretty seriously.
Perhaps there is more than just the one post? I have not checked.
You gotta’ admit that it’s pretty stupid to post that when you are on probation.
And if you want to see what’s on his FB page?
>>NO RECENT POSTS
To see posts on Charlie’s timeline, send him a friend request.
That’s right! Taking his profile private!!
from article:
Given the violence toward police in recent days as well as the planned commemoration tonight in Holyoke of the 1999 shooting death of officer John DiNapoli, Wilk said the department has no choice but to treat the comment with deadly seriousness.
The department only learned of the posting after someone notified police, he said.
“We are not looking on Facebook (for comments),” he said. “Someone sent us a message to let us know and that they were concerned because they don’t want to see us hurt.”
I understand the police department’s concern, but I am envisioning no conviction for the perp. His statement will be viewed as a freedom-of-speech issue. (Just a hunch; I have no knowledge in law.)
Prayers up for the safety of all of our policemen.
He has that OWS look.
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Yeah, a loser, an angry loser. Mad at the successful of the world because he knows he will always be a loser.
Chicopee PD must have little to do, as they are concerned about some douchebag making a derogatory statement. They’d be better served to acquaint themselves with the constitution.
“You mean he’s a black white man?”
“No. He’s a white black man.” —Stanley & Livingston (1939), on Slocum’s discovery of a black albino.
Forget about the Bill of Rights and constitution.
four Legs good,two legs better
Tucker, are you sure you’re on the correct site?
Those comments you made are more at home on a Big Government knows best site.
This site champions personal responsibility and above all the beliefs our Found Fathers wrote into the Constitution.
That includes the right to be an idiot, and constrains the government from interfering with that idiots right to ‘run at the mouth’.
This is obviously a piece of $h!T, but there is no case for criminal prosecution here. It will not hold up in court. Won’t happen.
Maxwell the GEICO Pig is on a plane
I'm always telling my kids "What would you do if pigs had wings?"
Answer: "Duck!"
This has nothing to do with the police, of course, but I thought FReepers where AGAINST political correctness.
The 1st amendment protects free speech, even (and especially) free speech that some will find offensive, ugly and mean-spirited.
Those holes on the bottoms of his ears are perfect for getting his attention. Loop finger through, and pull. The little tough guy will comply.
I saw a drunk get escorted out of a restaurant one night by a man not much more than half his size who had a him by the ear with a Gerber tool.
probably the smartest thing he’s done in a while.
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