Mar 14, 2018

Should He Have Been Arrested?

     From the Journal News:(which is apparently somewhere in Pennsylvania although their website either doesn't give that information or hides it):
Middletown police responded to the report of a man saying “you’re all going to die” at the Social Security Administration office in Franklin on Monday, but the man later said he actually just meant they were “going to hell.”
The incident happened Monday morning ... according to a Middletown police report. The man, who was not arrested or charged, was upset for procedures he did not get done, and a security officer reported that the man said, “you’re all going to die” as he was leaving. ...
     Update: I'm told that this Middletown is in Ohio, not Pennsylvania.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes.

Anonymous said...

Well unless the rapture would occur, I think his statement is factual. While it may have been perceived as a threat, its unclear that was his intent.

Anonymous said...

Arguably 18 USC § 115(a)(1)(B). But since he made the statement while leaving, it doesn't seem reasonable. It would be difficult to prove intent.

Anonymous said...

If it was in Middletown, OH, then it would be a favor.