[schtev]

...you can't find sympathy for someone who gets arrested for making a remark which is very obviously sarcastic/joking/hyperbolic that was taken completely out of context? People need to lighten the fuck up, and take context into account.

Also, once again the scope creep of the word "terrorist" ("terroristic") is deeply disturbing.

[unclebucknasty]

>Also, once again the scope creep of the word "terrorist" ("terroristic") is deeply disturbing.

No kidding. I'm trying to figure out who the real "terrorists" are anymore. I mean, are there any real terrorists left in the War on Terror? Because there's a lot of stuff being justified for that "cause" but we aren't hearing a lot about the actual terrorists any more.

And, yeah, I know someone will say it's because we're stopping them all in secret with our super-duper advanced stealth techniques. It's all so neat and tidy.

But, this is exactly what happens when you define a "war" on a concept vs. a specific nation or group. The scope can creep almost infinitely.

[laumars]

It's not the "joke" I have a problem with. If you read my comment you'll see that it's because he posted it publicly. If this was a private message, then I'd have complete sympathy for the guy.

[schtev]

I read your comment just fine. I feel that even in a public sphere like Facebook, it shouldn't warrant that kind of response.

[laumars]

Which was the point I also made. However I'm not trying to argue that it the teenager is entirely in the right. Sometimes several people can all be in the wrong. However right or wrong, he doesn't deserve locking up over it.