What Happened When Amazon Got Caught Selling T-Shirts That Call for Donald Trump's Death?

PJ Media ^ | 07/26/2024 | Chris Queen

[SeekAndFind]

We live in an age that’s amazing for capitalism because anyone with the talent and equipment to make and sell clothing, toys, and other items can do so pretty easily on the web. And Amazon plays home to so many of these items.

The problem is that some items on Amazon shouldn’t be there. Specifically, I’m talking about an array of shirts that call for the death of Donald Trump. I found out about one this week that reads, “THE ONLY GOOD TRUMP IS A DEAD ONE.”

As you can see from the listing, you could order it in a variety of fashion colors or fabrics. It would have been the perfect item for the Trump-hater on your list. There are also some more general anti-Trump shirts on the site, some of which attempt to be funny.

I searched for “Dead Biden T-shirt” and “Dead Kamala T-shirt,” and while I found a few anti-Biden and anti-Harris shirts, I didn’t see any calling for the death of the president or vice president. There are also some genuinely annoying pro-Kamala shirts on the site, none of which were funny.

[SeekAndFind]

I searched Google for “Is it a crime to call for the death of a former president” — after all, these are the kinds of searches that land people on lists. Federal statute 18 U.S. Code § 879:

…prohibits knowing and willful threats to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm against the following categories of persons who are protected by the United States Secret Service:

1. Members of the immediate family of the President;
2. Members of the immediate family of the Vice President;
3. Former Presidents;
4. Members of the immediate family of a former President;
5. Major candidates for the Office of President and Vice President;
6. Spouses of major candidates for the Office of President and Vice President within 120 days of the general Presidential election; and
7. Immediate families of the President-elect and Vice President-elect.

And 18 U.S. Code § 871 — Threats against President and successors to the Presidency — states:

Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

However, it’s a stretch to think that ordering, mailing, or wearing shirts calling for a “dead Trump” constitutes a threat. Still, inquiring minds wanted to know why Amazon would allow these on the site.

[TBP]

The Biden-Harris regime probably bought a bunch.

[Responsibility2nd]

Two Things

1. It’s a stretch to say this t-shirt is calling for his death.

2. Amazon cannot vet every item uploaded for sale, but they do pull offensive items when notified. And this item has been pulled.

[crusty old prospector]

Amazon is a demonic monopoly. Shun the beast.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: It’s a stretch to say this t-shirt is calling for his death.

So, how does one interpret the message : “THE ONLY GOOD TRUMP IS A DEAD ONE” ?

[Jamestown1630]

What does Amazon ‘monopolize’?

[Vaduz]

Amazon would allow these on the site.

It got the word out about the shirts a heads up for the black market it isn’t like they didn’t know the law they have a staff of them to protect the company.

They worth is showing?.

[hanamizu]

Lest we forget, in 1963 it wasn’t a Federal crime to murder the President of the U.S. (unless it was on Federal property).

[dragnet2]

“THE ONLY GOOD TRUMP IS A DEAD ONE.”

It’s a stretch to say this t-shirt is calling for his death.

So what statement is the shirt peddling?

[BJ1]

Today: I have an Andersen storm door where a metal hinge cracked and broke, leaving only one hinge to support the weight of the door. Andersen’s site shows the parts to replace it for 27 bucks. Amazon had at least two options for 10 bucks.

Shunning Amazon bc you don’t like it’s owner or how the company is run would cost me money I can’t afford.

[Responsibility2nd]

It could mean Trump should die of natural causes.

[Responsibility2nd]

Right. I live 45 minutes away from the nearest Walmart. So when I need a ten dollar item, should I drive round trip 2 hours to get it, or wait till free delivery gets it to me next day?

Besides - isn’t Walmart as evil as Amazon? So they say.

[frogjerk]

1. It’s a stretch to say this t-shirt is calling for his death.

The T-Shirt explicitly calls for Trump to be dead. No question and beyond a reasonable doubt.

[Responsibility2nd]

That t-shirt no more calls for Trump’s death than the hundreds of FR replies calling for Biden to die.

[MNDude]

here’s an idea of a shirt.

Has Trump’s upraised fist and it says:

Bullet
Largely
Missed

[Revel]

And the Federal government should be demanding records from Amazon for anyone who purchased one so that those people can be checked.

[crusty old prospector]

eBay probably had it for $8.

[calljack]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1439354424/custom-shirt-gift-for-him-shirt-design?click_key=45ecd22a9e947d8419f97bcd5a8bbbd9d0f86798%3A1439354424&click_sum=7b3ff07d&ref=shop_home_active_1

[calljack]

There’s my tee shirt shop. Has one tee shirt. You’ll like it.