Posted on 03/17/2016 4:09:43 PM PDT by digger48
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) A Columbus man got a visit from Secret Service after making an inflammatory remark on a Facebook post last week.
Hillary and Bernie Sunday at OSU, was the post to WCMHs Candice Lees private account on March 7.
The post got the attention of Gary Barry, a Facebook friend.
I jokingly said, where do I send the bomb? Barry told WCMH Wednesday evening.
His comment didnt go unnoticed by other people responding to the news that both Democratic presidential candidates were coming to Columbus for a CNN Debate last Sunday.
The next day I thought about it. But I was like, hey, its the Internet. Once its out there, its out there. So I didnt think no more about it till yesterday, said Barry.
But it was no laughing matter to the Secret Service. Someone contacted them about the post and an investigation was launched. Two armed agents knocked on Barrys door ready to talk.
I received a phone call from my son saying there were two gentlemen at the door from the Secret Service. And I thought he was kidding. But he wasnt and they actually waited for me to get home, said Barry.
Barry said the agents questioned him and wife for about thirty minutes. The agents knew everything about him, his family, even his father who was firefighter.
They were asking me if I was a racist, if I was anti-Muslim. And, do I have any thoughts of suicide or thoughts of assassinating the vice president or president, said Barry.
WISH-TVs sister station WCMH contacted the United States Secret Service officer here in Columbus. They confirm an ongoing investigation in the comment made by Gary Barry. They also admit to questioning him Tuesday.
Jonathan Schuck, Resident Agent In-Charge, said it is standard procedure for social media threats against the President and presidential candidates. Its a chargeable offense with a penalty of up to five years in federal prison.
The agents left Barry with some sound advice.
They said, watch what you say on Facebook. And even spread that word as soon as they left, said Barry.
The one with the penis.
Congratulations for a post that has stuck with me all these years.
What’s this Facebook of which they speak?
I wonder if the Secret Service showed up at the guy’s house who said recently that if Trump becomes President he will have to assassinate him..nah I didnt think so
If he had said, so where do we send the hundreds of people to smash cars outside the Hillary event that have Hillary stickers, they would have looked the other way.
Hello Secret service guys (or gals) reading all of this. We deeply respect and admire you.
can you be more specific?
Its da bomb!
This guy gets a visit after making a thoughtless comment on Facebook BECAUSE the subject was DEMOCRATS.
On air media personalities try to incite riots, or ask others to murder Republican candidates, and that is not investigated.
Post of the day.
He was charged with two misdemeanors.
I do not.
Natan Sharansky went into a lot of detail as to how fear societies cannot stand humor or jokes. America is rapidly becoming a place where you cannot joke about certain things, a place where you need to “watch what you say”.
Sickening
See, if this had been posted by the liar Glenn Beck, he would just tell them he didn’t say “a bomb”, but was singing “La Bamba”.
I guess I’d be in trouble if the asked me if I was anti-muslim. Is the penalty for that worse than the penalty for lying to a Federal agent?
Ohio Ping!!
A Columbus man got a visit from Secret Service after making an inflammatory remark on a Facebook post last week.
Also in Ohio, IIRC.
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