1st Amendment will nuke those criminal statutes if the lawyers of these children take it far enough. That will be expensive, of course, and the state knows this as well, so, as usual, the process is the punishment.
The charge they've been given is based around threats, which I think is a rough area for first amendment arguments.
All six have been charged with threat to commit a crime, according to the district attorney's office. One has additionally been charged with interference with civil rights and witness interference, while another has also been charged with interference with civil rights, the district attorney said.
Private jokes aren't threats. Sounds like it was a private chat in which case what threats could have been made? This is reaching. People are allow d to be racist and say racist shit. It's not illegal.
1st Amendment will nuke those criminal statutes if the lawyers of these children take it far enough. That will be expensive, of course, and the state knows this as well, so, as usual, the process is the punishment.
The charge they've been given is based around threats, which I think is a rough area for first amendment arguments.
Private jokes aren't threats. Sounds like it was a private chat in which case what threats could have been made? This is reaching. People are allow d to be racist and say racist shit. It's not illegal.