On Nov 20, 12:46 am, " wrote:

And you know this how?

Widely reported on the international press wires.


Given the number of "incidents" in US schools with firerams and other
weapons,

Stupid gun laws are another issue, as is the social problems that cause
a kid to go 'postal'.

not taking someone issuing threats to the president somewhat
seriously just on the basis of their age would not seem to be wise.
ILike everying else, it's a matter of judgment as to how seriously to
take it and what to do about it.

Investigate - Yes, a good idea.

Drag 15 year old out of class, interrogate without lawyer or parent
present, threaten with outcomes beyond those legally available - No,
not a good idea.


Seems to me that we're getting half the story with a lot of "look at
the big bad FBI overreacting" spin on it.

The Secret Service are not the FBI, but the point is once they have
done a basic investigation they would have know that they didn't need
to swash this particular bug with a sledge hammer. Just turning up and
telling the girl what the law on making threats is would be enough to
have most kids needing clean jocks.

I'm not saying I like what the girl did (and others have done), but I'm
saying the response is not appropriate. I'm a highschool teacher and
you can bet your ass that I would not be letting any law enforcement
official take a kid from my class unless it was done properly (ie adult
like a teacher, parent or lawyer present).

I'm willing to bet that
there's more trhat neither side want to talk about...from the FBI's
prespective, trying to keep quiet about "sources and methods" used to
determine what the reaction should be.

Remember, these are the same people (or at least the head people are)
who told us that there were WMD in Iraq, told us Saddam Hussein
supported Al'Qaeda, tell us they are not torturing anyone, and seem
convinced that the detention camp at Gitmo is some how legal. Talk
about lying to your own people and wiping your butt on the
constitution!

You are so big on your rights and freedoms? Stand up for them then! Oh,
wait...You just did in the recent elections. Good for you.

This posting (the original) is just some clown baiting the ECHELON system.

Not a big secret if you know anything about SIGINT