Should Kathy Griffin be imprisoned for posting her offensive Donald Trump decapitated head depiction?

[Machiavelli]

Should Kathy Griffin be imprisoned for posting her offensive Donald Trump decapitated head depiction?

[Old Warrior in Exile]

I know of at least two men who were arrested for hanging Hussein Obama in effigy.

She should be arrested, if for nothing else just to settle old scores.

Whether she's imprisoned or not is a matter of due process.

[Machiavelli]

I know of at least two men who were arrested for hanging Hussein Obama in effigy.

She should be arrested, if for nothing else just to settle old scores.

Whether she's imprisoned or not is a matter of due process.

@Old Warrior in Exile

I've never liked this vile person, but seriously, are you kidding me? We don't do that in this country.

[AllThatJazzZ]

Results as of now...

Yes - 1 (20%)
No - 4 (80%)

We'll see how the voting goes, but I can assure you that the left would happily imprison someone for any expression of free speech if they disagree with it.

Griffin is getting her due for her hatred and stupidity. I have no problem if SS or other officials question her, but I see no reason why she should be imprisoned. What would be the crime for which she would be imprisoned?





Updated:

Yes - 1 (12.5%)
No - 7 (87.5%)

[Oceander]

Absolutely not.  The consequences she's already suffered are much more meaningful and locking her up just for the image itself will turn her into a martyr. 

[Old Warrior in Exile]

@Old Warrior in Exile

I've never liked this vile person, but seriously, are you kidding me? We don't do that in this country.

Ahem.

[Smokin Joe]

Should Kathy Griffin be imprisoned for posting her offensive Donald Trump decapitated head depiction?

Nope. Let her earn an honest living somewhere and consider what could have been...

"I coulda been asomebody...."

[Machiavelli]

Ahem.

@Old Warrior in Exile

Background please.

[Smokin Joe]

I know of at least two men who were arrested for hanging Hussein Obama in effigy.

She should be arrested, if for nothing else just to settle old scores.

Whether she's imprisoned or not is a matter of due process.

Then there are two men who should have been able to sue for violation of their civil rights. Hanging in effigy goes back to King George III and farther.

[Bigun]

@Old Warrior in Exile

Background please.

That's the poor fellow they threw in jail for supposedly making the video that was "responsible" for the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi.

The man makes a really good point!

[Wingnut]

Nope. Let her earn an honest living somewhere and consider what could have been...

"I coulda been asomebody...."

I believe France would welcome her.  Macron could resettle her.

[Rivergirl]

Shirley, you jest!!!!!

[Machiavelli]

That's the poor fellow they threw in jail for supposedly making the video that was "responsible" for the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi.

The man makes a really good point!

@Bigun or anyone else

Link please.

[Bigun]

@Bigun or anyone else

Link please.

First one that came up. There are plenty more.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/12/blamed-for-benghazi-filmmaker-jailed-after-attack-now-lives-in-poverty-fear.html

http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/03/benghazi-youtube-filmmaker-lives-quiet-life-in-l-a-homeless-shelter/

[AllThatJazzZ]

That's the poor fellow they threw in jail for supposedly making the video that was "responsible" for the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi.

The man makes a really good point!

How does he make a good point? We on the right were angry about that man's imprisonment. Does our commitment to the rule of law change according to which side is receiving the heat? If that's so, we are as unprincipled as liberals.

[Bigun]

How does he make a good point? We on the right were angry about that man's imprisonment. Does our commitment to the rule of law change according to which side is receiving the heat? If that's so, we are as unprincipled as liberals.

He was responding to the assertion that "we don't do that here".

[Old Warrior in Exile]

How does he make a good point? We on the right were angry about that man's imprisonment. Does our commitment to the rule of law change according to which side is receiving the heat? If that's so, we are as unprincipled as liberals.

Threatening the President of the United States is a class E felony under United States Code Title 18, Section 871.[46][47] The offense is punishable by up to 5 years in prison,[46] a $250,000 maximum fine,[48] a $100 special assessment,[49] and 3 years of supervised release.[50] Internet restrictions such as a prohibition on access to email have been imposed on offenders who made their threats by computer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threatening_the_President_of_the_United_States

And by the by - it was said that we don't make politically motivated arrests in this country,
but. oh hell yes we do and have been doing so for around 200 hundred years.

I'm all for the rule of law, but there's nothing that says we can't feel good about
throwing a lefty in jail, now is there?

[montanajoe]

Of course not..

It's hard for me to even conceive that there are Americans on both the left and the right that believe this would be ok....

[Cripplecreek]

Of course not..

It's hard for me to even conceive that there are Americans on both the left and the right that believe this would be ok....

Last night I saw a post suggesting genocide against Muslims is OK as long as we leave a few million of them alive. Apparently its not really genocide if you leave some alive. 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Last night I saw a post suggesting genocide against Muslims is OK as long as we leave a few million of them alive. Apparently its not really genocide if you leave some alive. 

Wow, was that here?

[Cripplecreek]

Wow, was that here?

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,264823.msg1344965.html#msg1344965

[flowers]

I think it should hit here where it is now hitting her, her pocket book.

[dfwgator]

The last thing we need is for this Bee-otch to become some kind of political 'martyr'.

[Frank Cannon]

Rather see these people make asses of themselves in public and destroy their careers than be jailed and turned into Mumia Abu Jamal.

[Applewood]

I think she's being punished enough without jail.  My question though is with what crime would she be charged?