Thought Police or Prudence?
Feb 3, 2012 14:20:32 GMT -5
Post by BadCompany on Feb 3, 2012 14:20:32 GMT -5
'I'm going to destroy America and dig up Marilyn Monroe': British pair arrested in U.S. on terror charges over Twitter jokes
Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe'.
Leigh Van Bryan, 26, was handcuffed and kept under armed guard in a cell with Mexican drug dealers for 12 hours after landing in Los Angeles with pal Emily Bunting.
The Department of Homeland Security flagged him as a potential threat when he posted an excited tweet to his pals about his forthcoming trip to Hollywood which read: 'Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America?'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093796/Emily-Bunting-Leigh-Van-Bryan-UK-tourists-arrested-destroy-America-Twitter-jokes.html
Muslim alleges pep talk led to terrorism suspicions
Man says he was arrested without warning after sending text
A Muslim man alleges he's become a terror suspect simply because of a workplace quip – he says all he did was tell his sales staff to "blow away" the competition at a trade show.
Now Saad Allami is seeking $100,000 from the Quebec provincial police force, one of its sergeants and the provincial Justice Department.
Allami says in a Quebec Superior Court filing that he was arrested in January 2011 and accused of being a terrorist because of a pep talk he gave fellow employees.
Allami was a sales manager for a telecommunications firm when he sent out a text message to staff urging them to "blow away" the competition at a New York City convention.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/02/03/montreal-terror-suspect-pep-talk.html
Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe'.
Leigh Van Bryan, 26, was handcuffed and kept under armed guard in a cell with Mexican drug dealers for 12 hours after landing in Los Angeles with pal Emily Bunting.
The Department of Homeland Security flagged him as a potential threat when he posted an excited tweet to his pals about his forthcoming trip to Hollywood which read: 'Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America?'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093796/Emily-Bunting-Leigh-Van-Bryan-UK-tourists-arrested-destroy-America-Twitter-jokes.html
Muslim alleges pep talk led to terrorism suspicions
Man says he was arrested without warning after sending text
A Muslim man alleges he's become a terror suspect simply because of a workplace quip – he says all he did was tell his sales staff to "blow away" the competition at a trade show.
Now Saad Allami is seeking $100,000 from the Quebec provincial police force, one of its sergeants and the provincial Justice Department.
Allami says in a Quebec Superior Court filing that he was arrested in January 2011 and accused of being a terrorist because of a pep talk he gave fellow employees.
Allami was a sales manager for a telecommunications firm when he sent out a text message to staff urging them to "blow away" the competition at a New York City convention.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/02/03/montreal-terror-suspect-pep-talk.html
