After the fallout and the FBI takes the heat on this, you can bet that such warnings in the future will be taken seriously, at their peril.
Oh man, now that was funny.....
Where was s/?
The FBI and local cops must act within the law. They have to present a criminal case with probable cause. Is the mere act of saying something offensive a criminal act? SCOTUS says it is not.
What are they supposed to do? I am upset about current events and do not feel like mounting a defense for them, but seriously, how do they fix this? Put him under constant surveillance?
They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t and will be criticized no matter what they do. Statistically, they can interview a 1000 kids like this and maybe 1 of them would act on their potential threat. Do they incarcerate the other 999 and if so, for what?
I am sick about what happened like everyone, but there are no easy answers to this and it sounds like this kid was a broken egg from birth based on what I have read.