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Posted by Huss417 2012-08-07 09:45:38
I heard this on the radio this morning.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Batman-Rampage-NYPD-Subpoena-Twitter-James-Holmes-Colorado-Massacre-165250636.html
Twitter User Threatening Broadway Attack.
Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 10:27:38
Someone here asked a day or two ago, whey there were Police in riot gear (not sure if those were the poster's words) around the Longacre.
This is truly unsettling. At least the Police are taking it seriously. (I cannot believe Twitter didn't simply comply.)
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Posted by g.d.e.l.g.i. 2012-08-07 10:29:51
Well, if it's not an ill-thought-out publicity stunt (which I would not put past Mike Tyson at all), it's surely a sign of how poisonous things are in this country right now.
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Posted by ghostlight2 2012-08-07 10:37:11
Drinks on me for the entire board if it isn't some stupid kid screwing around.
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Posted by ClydeBarrow 2012-08-07 10:38:24
The show was that bad?
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 10:41:08
A publicity stunt? Really?
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Posted by g.d.e.l.g.i. 2012-08-07 10:45:24
You ask this of Mike Tyson. Mike. Tyson. Pay close attention to the video clip I'm appending here. And he's supposed to be promoting the show in this clip.
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Posted by showchoirguy 2012-08-07 10:46:43
So I know which theatre I'll be staying away from tomorrow.
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 10:53:21
He hasn't two brain cells to rub together, I'll give you that. But I fail to see how this supports in ANY way, 'publicity stunt'.
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Posted by Huss417 2012-08-07 10:53:34
I really cant believe that Twitter is not handing over the users information. I think the moment someone makes posts like these the authorities should be allowed the information.
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Posted by g.d.e.l.g.i. 2012-08-07 10:58:30
Doesn't the fact that he hasn't two brain cells to rub together already make it possible that he might think something like this would work as a publicity stunt?
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Posted by Anakela 2012-08-07 10:58:44
The NY Magazine story has screencaps of the theatre tweets, along with other threats.
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 11:00:41
They got the subpoena on Monday. You'd think they were already at this guy's door. And maybe they have been.
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Posted by millie_dillmount 2012-08-07 11:01:50
I don't understand why Twitter didn't just cooperate, especially following the aftermath of the Aurora, CO tragedy.
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 11:15:42
While we do invoke emergency-disclosure procedures when it appears that a threat is present, specific and immediate, this does not appear to fall under those strict parameters as per our policies.
I suppose since he doesnt' when it's happening, it doesn't fit into their "policy"
But based on his (her?) other tweets, makes ghostlight's prediction more plausible. However, that is a person that needs some serious intervention.
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Posted by ghostlight2 2012-08-07 11:22:15
Oh, I think that is a person who needs jail time.
"I don't understand why Twitter didn't just cooperate, especially following the aftermath of the Aurora, CO tragedy."
Due process is why. It's a slippery slope we're on when we allow authorities to just take private information. Where do you draw the line?
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Posted by My Oh My 2012-08-07 11:26:19
I'm all for screwing around the internet but that's not screwing around, that just being a mindless twit. I sincerely hope they make an example of of this person and impose a penalty that hurts and will make others reconsider pulling off similar stunts.
The last thing theatre needs is some nutjob inspiring fear to the point everyone stays away.
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Posted by millie_dillmount 2012-08-07 11:35:02
"Due process is why. It's a slippery slope we're on when we allow authorities to just take private information. Where do you draw the line?"
True, but it is unfortunate at the same time considering recent events. Even if it is just some bored kid in his basement, these things need to be taken seriously. Whoever posted those updates needs help.
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EDIT: I would like to rephrase what I said about Twitter not releasing the information, as I misinterpreted part of the article. I understand our rights to due process, and I agree it is a slippery slope. After reading some of the tweets in question, I believe some of the statements he (or she?) made should not be taken lightly, even if we weren't in the wake of the tragic events in CO. I don't think our due process rights should be taken away, however I think some situations need to be evaluated more carefully, especially one where someone is making explicit threats. According to Twitter, what would define something that would fall under "emergency-disclosure procedures"?
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 11:40:59
I don't think threats are enough reason to jail (both from a legal and a moral standpoint).
I wonder how the people working at the Longacre must be feeling. I cant imagine they haven't been alerted. Does anyone know if the patrons had any knowledge??
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Posted by ghostlight2 2012-08-07 11:50:38
A quick google would say otherwise, dramamama. Such threats are known as terroristic. Here's NJ law on it:
"a. A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he threatens to commit any crime of violence with the purpose to terrorize another or to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation, or otherwise to cause serious public inconvenience, or in reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror or inconvenience. A violation of this subsection is a crime of the second degree if it occurs during a declared period of national, State or county emergency. The actor shall be strictly liable upon proof that the crime occurred, in fact, during a declared period of national, State or county emergency. It shall not be a defense that the actor did not know that there was a declared period of emergency at the time the crime occurred.
b. A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he threatens to kill another with the purpose to put him in imminent fear of death under circumstances reasonably causing the victim to believe the immediacy of the threat and the likelihood that it will be carried out."
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 12:04:01
I didn't say it wasn't a crime, I just doubted that it was one that came with jail time. (Which is certainly might)
There are an awful lot of people convicted of DOING physical harm that are out and about in the general public.
(Or did I miss where your post covered that?))
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Posted by Addison D. 2012-08-07 12:15:26
The notion that people use the logic that "At times like this" we need to abandon due process and abrogate individual rights is absolutely terrifying to me. It is at "times like this"--whatever that means--that the rule of law is most crucial. We don't just change the rules to suit the emotional whim of a hysterical mob.
Having said that, I question whether an individual making a specific and explicit threat of violence is guaranteed the right of anonymity. Recent legal precedent has concluded that someone sending a Tweet has the same expectation of privacy protection as a person who leans out a window and shouts at passers-by in the street--i.e.: None.
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Posted by AEA AGMA SM 2012-08-07 12:21:06
I fail to see any invasion of privacy here. It is Twitter, not a doctor, or psychologist, or even a priest for that matter. There is no doctor/patient confidentiality here, we're not talking medical records or even breaking the seal of confession. It's Twitter. There should be no guarantee of anonymity from a social media website.
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Posted by ghostlight2 2012-08-07 12:25:12
Sorry, dramamama, I thought that would be implied. Here are the possible penalties:
"Penalties for First, Second, Third, and Fourth Degree Crimes in NJ
Generally, the penalties imposed for crimes in New Jersey are as follows:
First Degree involves ten (10) to twenty (20) years in prison
Second Degree involves five (5) to ten (10) years in prison
Third Degree involves one (1) to five (5) years in prison
Fourth Degree involves up to eighteen (1
months in prison
Disorderly Persons Offenses involve up to six (6) months in prison"
Again, this is NJ law, but I imagine most states have similar penalties for terroristic threats.
And I'm in total agreement with Addison D.
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 12:45:26
Thanks for the details.
I agree with Addision as well.
Just like the shooter in Aurora -- its all very easy to say NOW that someone should have said something,(the docotor, the school, etc) but when you are in it, how do you know?
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Posted by tazber 2012-08-07 14:11:19
Penalties aside, I don't see how Twitter can possible consider that this does not constitute "a threat is present, specific and immediate".
I'm glad they got the subpena, but man, why wouldn't Twitter co-operate? This is not a free speech issue. It's an abuse of free speech issue.
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Posted by AEA AGMA SM 2012-08-07 14:22:01
And I will add that for me, personally, I do not blame anyone for not speaking up before the shooting in Aurora. It is true that hindsight is 20/20 and you can't live beating yourself up for mistakes in the past. However, in this case, if something (and yes, that is now a big IF) happened, or does happen, and we know that Twitter was not forthcoming with information that could have prevented it, and in this case we do know that an attempt was made to get that information, I would indeed lay some share of blame at their feet. It's one thing if something is posted and nobody does anything, then I will not say anybody is at fault, but if something like that is posted, and an attempt to stop it is made and thwarted by a social media company not wanting to work with law enforcement then yes, there is definitely a party at fault.
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Posted by bk 2012-08-07 14:22:29
You know it's real simple regarding due process - if someone on a social media site makes a tangible threat of violence against people, it is very specific - people always do these ridiculous generalizations. Twitter was wrong. Twitter is disgusting enough as it is, but on this particular issue - wrong. Of course those who relish their anonymity because they never have to take responsibility for anything they may utter no matter how hurtful or harmful it may be, those will cry foul. This guy made a very loud threat that if, carried out, would be very harmful and fatal. If it's some disturbed snot-nosed teen or even a disturbed snot-nosed adult - reveal who the jerk is and teach him and others who are thinking of doing the same that if you do it you will be exposed.
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 14:25:38
I'm thinking Twitter's response was because no date was set. I'm going to, when I figure out the details, other plans came up are all pointing to fantasy.
I don't say I agree, but I can (sort of) understand.
I wish we had some sort of update.
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Posted by 3bluenight 2012-08-07 14:26:59
first, i want to say that i agree that twitter should have cooperated in this case as it was a specific threat. if a threat was made against an individual, the company or agency would likely put security on the individual.
that being said, to me, one of the larger issues isn't free speech but the right to privacy, which isn't as well articulated in the constitution, and is therefore an interpretation battle.
if this were china, would we still be decrying give up the information, give access to the accounts? i know that is an extreme example, but i think it's important to articulate multiple aspects of any discussion.
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Posted by Huss417 2012-08-07 14:32:05
I agree dramamama. I was hoping for some update by now. Then again hopefully the police are proceeding with caution.
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Posted by nygrl232 2012-08-07 14:50:36
Interesting how the free speech line is often metaphorically drawn at yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater...
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Posted by Huss417 2012-08-07 15:16:44
Here is some info nygrl232 I found online about yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. Not sure how accurate this is but is what I have been told for years. Maybe if there is a lawyer here they can tell if true or not.
Can a person be prosecuted for yelling fire in a crowded building when there is no fire?
Answer
Yes, it's called Reckless Endangerment. When you make an action like that intentionally and knowing that there is no such danger, it encourages an action in the crowd that you would have probable reason to suspect panic. People get injured in panics. To put people in danger knowingly and without justification is illegal in all states. But get hold of a lawyer for specific citations.
Answer
Yes, freedom of speech only pertains to things that do not endanger others. Yelling "FIRE!" in a crowd will get you arrested. It can cause unwanted panic and people can be injured.
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Posted by Bwaydide92 2012-08-07 15:38:29
Making a public threat is not covered under free speech. If someone yelled "fire' in the theatre they would be arrested, if someone calls in a bomb threat they would be arrested. I don't see how this is different. Even if this poster is joking and making other (possibly empty) threats, that doesn't mean that they should be ignored or seen as a jokester. Twitter is being really stupid.
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-07 15:55:18
They are just making sure that the law is being carried out. A subpeona takes almost no time to to get. AND ONE WAS ISSUED YESTERDAY. I'm sure that twitter immediately complied.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-07 17:29:26
God forbid if the threat had been carried out, It would have entirely been Twitter's fault for not complying and therefore preventing the event. How could they be so stupid? really.
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Posted by Fosse76 2012-08-07 17:41:08
The Longacre Theatre is in New York. So unless the Twitter user in in New Jersey, New Jersey Law is irrelevant on the matter.
That said, many companies have internal policies that require authorities to subpoena information before they release it. They can be subject to civil liability if they simply hand over information. Let's face it, government authorities may or may not have legitimate use for requested information (they may simply be on what is known as a "fishing expedition" looking for crimes). It's a judgment call as to whether or not something like this is actually credible, and without specific information Twitter determined that the police should obtain a subpoena.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-07 17:47:05
Well, in my simplified solution, I think that even if the threat were a joke (really, haha) twitter, or for that matter, anyone, should reveal the person's identity. there should be repercussions for making such a threat, even as a prank.
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Posted by nygrl232 2012-08-07 18:15:36
Heartily agree, Jane2. Huss417, thanks for illustrating that. In this case, whose recklessness would it be-the person making the threat, or Twitter's?
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Posted by ghostlight2 2012-08-08 07:49:35
Not much of an update, but
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Posted by Huss417 2012-08-08 08:45:47
Curious how much information they will release. Part of me thinks it is a kid that posted this but then Im thinking would they choose a show like Mike Tyson?
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Posted by My Oh My 2012-08-08 09:11:39
Good!
Now I can't wait to see who this tool is. I don't care if it's some fresh-faced, trembly, wide-eyed, scared little boy/girl who was "just kidding around." I wouldn't condone harsh penalties like jail or anything like that in that case, but I'd sure hope he/she gets publicly humiliated enough to be genuinely remorseful.
If it's an adult, even an upstanding member of a community, a few months behind bars and the world's ridicule when they're released should do the trick. Did you guys see some of the stuff this idiot tweeted? It just simply isn't the type of thing to play around with. The callousness of some people, sheesh!
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Posted by Playbilly 2012-08-08 09:44:50
Maybe Mike himself would be the person's celly.
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Posted by uncageg 2012-08-08 14:50:47
Didn't know about this when I was at the St. James last night. We noticed people stationed all over the place. I thought a celebrity was there. They also stamped your hand when you stepped out for intermission. Not sure if that is the norm there. Then I got hqome and saw the news. Wonder if theaters will be taking precautions until this person is found? We were wondering if the person was either an ex employee there or possibly trying to throw the authorities off and is planning to do this at another venue.
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Posted by thetinymagic2 2012-08-08 20:47:06
the militarized zone...eek.
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/mike-tyson-broadway-show-target-of-threatening-tweet-1.3888863
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Posted by Huss417 2012-08-08 20:51:29
Interesting the police didn't release the name.I wonder if that means they are underage?
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Posted by thetinymagic2 2012-08-08 21:02:26
Most probably, I would say this reeks of adolescent idiocy, or worse. (could be wrong, though.) Sicko attention ho...I mean, the twitter acct. name was "obamasmistress". Can anyone say: radical right FOX watching wingnut? Just sayin'. THAT bogus story was from 2010.
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Posted by winston89 2012-08-09 02:47:28
nygrl232,
I think that the recklessness in this case would clearly be the person who posted the threat. At the same time, I think that they should have handed over the info to the police when they were first asked to do so. It would be one thing if Twitter saw this and didn't act on it. But, it was another thing altogether to have to be forced to give the info to the NYPD.
And, in Twitter's defense, they have so many crazy people posting so many dumb things. If they constantly called the police for every single one that came across their servers, it would end up being a situation of the boy who cried wolf. However, I am not a fan of people being able to stand behind an alias and think that they can say whatever it is they please and think that just because no one knows who they really are, that they can get away with it.
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Posted by ghostlight2 2012-08-09 22:10:48
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Posted by Huss417 2012-08-10 08:59:31
I do think they could have at least said if the person is a minor, in an institution or something.
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-10 10:20:41
What a thoroughly UNsatisfying 'end'.
I know that technically, it's none of our business, but that is, perhaps, the least amount of information to "finish" something. You'd think they could at least talk in some very specific generalities: a teen with no access to guns or travel....SOMETHING.
Not just: Found him. No arrest.
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Posted by Wee Thomas2 2012-08-10 10:52:50
Only reason I can think of why this ended without an arrest is because the tweeter INDEED is Obama's mistress.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-10 10:52:58
I wholeheartedly agree with Dramamamma . So, someone pulls a "stunt" of this magnitude and their name is not mentioned, no punishment, and the police do not mention why no arrest was made.
"I know that technically, it's none of our business"
Is that true? We the public has had our lives threatened but it's none of our business? I don't know about that.
I'm disgusted at the way this ended.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-08-10 10:57:05
I think this was our business, mine especially or anyone else living within a couple blocks of this theater or people who had tickets or was thinking of getting tickets to see this show. If anything, I hope the producers sue the individual or their parents civilly.
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Posted by Wee Thomas2 2012-08-10 11:00:01
uncivil lawsuits make for much better Theater!
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-10 11:20:20
Unless the producers lost revenue over this, or had any outlay of money -- what is there to sue over?
If there is "something" that explains why no arrest (therefor, no punishment) was made, I want to know what that was -- but wanting to know doesn't make it my right.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-10 11:23:11
So we are left shaking our heads in confusion. We don't know what is the limitation of the law. I think we have a right to know that. At least.
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Posted by g.d.e.l.g.i. 2012-08-10 11:24:09
I'd imagine it went something like this:
"Tyson, you dumb-ass, what made you think this would sell more tickets? We're not even going to announce that it was a stunt, you'll just look even more like an @$$ in the wake of the Aurora murders."
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-08-10 11:24:16
Oh, I understand what you meant. I was just saying that when someone threatens mass killings somewhere in my neighborhood, I feel like it's my business.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-10 11:32:14
And now, when someone else feels like pulling a stunt like this, they'll know that nothing will happen, since we are not given any information. Great.
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-10 12:44:27
This wasn't terribly high profile. (It certainly didn't make the news here in Boston -- to the best of my knowledge). Also: knowing the details doesn't change the end: nothing punitive happened.
WANTING to know is not the same as having the right to know. (And I really WANT to know.)
Are they not releasing info for concerns of backlash to the poster? The way the familis of those boys that bullied the bus monitor was totally uncalled for. How could anyone's behavior in harrassing those families be justified? At least the boys were, indeed, children -- but those harrassing the families were not. Is it someone already IN treatment for psychological issues? Putting info "out there" isn't going to help that possible situation.
Just like we have to trust in the police when they wanted the info, we have to trust in their decision to not publicize the outcome.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-10 14:04:51
"WANTING to know is not the same as having the right to know."
Ya think? The difference between you and me is that I feel we have the right to know and you don't. vive la difference!
"This wasn't terribly high profile. (It certainly didn't make the news here in Boston -- to the best of my knowledge)."
I would guess because the threat was to NY theater.
The news was high enough profile here to warrant lots of police and security in the theater district.
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Posted by winston89 2012-08-10 14:14:30
Just because there were police in the theatre district (aren't there always?) doesn't give us the RIGHT to know. Yes, personally, it would be interesting for me to know. I am curious, but it isn't my right to know what happened. Going somewhere public and feeling safe is a right, figuring out the name and what happened to the Twitter user, although interesting, is not a right of mine.
There's a big difference between want and need. Don't confuse the two.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-10 14:17:03
"Just because there were police in the theatre district (aren't there always?) doesn't give us the RIGHT to know."
Winston, I'm sorry that this is what you inferred from my post. I fear you are the one who's confused.
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Posted by millie_dillmount 2012-08-10 14:27:46
"Just because there were police in the theatre district (aren't there always?)..."
Well, yeah. But the reasons why they are there differ in both situations.
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Posted by winston89 2012-08-10 15:58:29
Jane, no, I am not confused at all. I made the comment about the police because there are always police in Times Square and they have been there full force ever since 9/11.
What I was trying to say was that I disagreed with your notion that we have the right to know the whole store. I agree with dramamama and that there is a confusion of want to and right to in situations like this. You think that we have a right to know what is going on. However, I am allowed to respectfully disagree and say that I don't think that we do have that right, and that you would just like to know but dont' need to know.
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Posted by Idiot 2012-08-10 16:11:24
I, too, am appalled that Twitter didn't immediately divulge this user's identity.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-10 16:51:17
"Just because there were police in the theatre district (aren't there always?) doesn't give us the RIGHT to know.
You are confused. I never implied that we have the right to know because of police presence.
There is no confusion between wanting info and having the right to it. My parrot knows the difference.
"However, I am allowed to respectfully disagree and say that I don't think that we do have that right."
Hon, you are allowed to disagree with anyone about anything. We still have that right in this country, I think.
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Posted by dramamama611 2012-08-10 17:00:16
Jane2 -- let me ask you this then: why do you think you have the RIGHT to the information? The police have determined that there is no credible threat, and therefore, no one was ever in any actual danger. So why is it your right to know the circumstances?
(I'm not trying to pick a fight with you, I just want to understand your thinking.)
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-08-10 17:13:48
After thinking about it, I think it's not so much the right to know WHO it was but WHY they weren't taken into custody over this.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-08-10 17:13:48
Hell yeah, I double posted.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-10 17:31:38
Dramamamma,
Because someone murdered 12 people and wounded around 60 others in a theater. The tragedy was felt by the entire nation.
Another person threatens to do the same. The police deem that it isn't worthy of an arrest. As far as WE know, nothing at all was done about it. Maybe something was, but we'll never know. I think we deserve to know why nothing at all was done about it. I know that my own knowledge of law and order would be increased if I were educated as to this one point.
There are other crimes in which we, the public, are well informed as to what would be considered punishable by law concerning such crimes. What's the big secret why this act was ok?
Knowledge is power. And that's my answer to you.
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Posted by My Oh My 2012-08-10 18:21:56
"And now, when someone else feels like pulling a stunt like this, they'll know that nothing will happen, since we are not given any information. Great."
This. At least that's really all I hoped for, to have a message sent to anyone possibly considering a similar stunt. The only message sent is privacy is paramount, even if you threaten to blow a bunch of innocent people's heads off.
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Posted by thetinymagic2 2012-08-10 22:09:36
TheShuberts are trying to sell this stinking show for a few wks. Of course they don't want extended bad publicity. I'm sure there's more to this story, but not knowing doesn't necessarily mean nothing is being done, legally or otherwise behind the scenes. If we want the info, I guess TMZ could always bribe somebody for the inside scoop. On a larger scale, there are hundreds of foiled threats every wk in ny and elsewhere. If you knew everything, your life would be frozen
with fear and anxiety.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-08-10 22:46:29
I hope I can finally make this clear. I do not want to know EVERYTHING.. Why do people put words in others' mouths?
It is not unreasonable to wonder what would have made this threat punishable by law. I am asking about ONE act. ONE. Not EVERYTHING. What would have had to be done in order to make this a punishable crime? Yes, I would like to know that ONE thing.
When I was managing a theater, I learned about a law that was on the books that you would not believe. Having it explained to me by the police helped a great deal in the possible saving of a life, or injury to a person, and the possibility of law suits. It was extremely beneficial to a lot of people that I was educated in that specific law.
Anyway, I think that's all for me on this topic. Good evening.
