Topic: Gang member arrested, charged with terroristic threats over a tattoo
cccuuunnttt !CaTLdYmooc started this discussion 14 years ago #23,340
Derp.http://www.startribune.com/local/west/178033931.html
A graphic tattoo and Facebook post aimed at a Minneapolis police officer have landed a St. Louis Park man in jail.
The Hennepin County attorney charges that the tattoo Antonio Frasion Jenkins Jr., 20, put on his arm and on Facebook was a terroristic threat against the officer.
Not so fast, said Chuck Samuelson, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.
"This is the United States of America and we have a Bill of Rights, and that's a messy thing oftentimes," he said.
While the images are disgusting and disturbing, Samuelson said, they're not criminal.
The tattoo on Jenkins' left bicep depicts a person holding a semi-automatic handgun with the barrel of the gun partially in the mouth of a pig, according to a criminal complaint. The tattoo includes the officer's name (although it's misspelled), his badge number and an expletive directed at police. The Facebook post on Jenkins' page also includes a message about the tattoo: "My tattoo iz a pig get'n his brains blew out." According to the criminal complaint, 18 people gave the post a "thumbs-up" (or "like") response.
The officer, a 22-year veteran and a member of the gang investigation team, works in the Third Precinct, an area of the city that includes territory "traditionally claimed by the Bloods," the complaint said. The officer, who saw the Facebook post Oct. 30, considered it a direct threat against his life. His family is in "fear as a result," the complaint said.
The Hennepin County attorney charges that the tattoo Antonio Frasion Jenkins Jr., 20, put on his arm and on Facebook was a terroristic threat against the officer.
Not so fast, said Chuck Samuelson, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.
"This is the United States of America and we have a Bill of Rights, and that's a messy thing oftentimes," he said.
While the images are disgusting and disturbing, Samuelson said, they're not criminal.
The tattoo on Jenkins' left bicep depicts a person holding a semi-automatic handgun with the barrel of the gun partially in the mouth of a pig, according to a criminal complaint. The tattoo includes the officer's name (although it's misspelled), his badge number and an expletive directed at police. The Facebook post on Jenkins' page also includes a message about the tattoo: "My tattoo iz a pig get'n his brains blew out." According to the criminal complaint, 18 people gave the post a "thumbs-up" (or "like") response.
The officer, a 22-year veteran and a member of the gang investigation team, works in the Third Precinct, an area of the city that includes territory "traditionally claimed by the Bloods," the complaint said. The officer, who saw the Facebook post Oct. 30, considered it a direct threat against his life. His family is in "fear as a result," the complaint said.
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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 hours later[^] [v] #364,979
If that man is a terrorist, then this man is a patriot and a hero.doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 11 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #364,983
please post the follow up
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 32 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #364,986
Lol Amurika
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The irony is that his utterly worthless life will likely be ended by a pistol-wielding policeman.