I made a joke over Twitter and the cops seized a $15k firearm collection and I racked up $15k in legal bills.
No warrants, no charges, no actual investigation. Lots of tricks, lies to my lawyer, backtracking, etc.
I'd love to have my day in court because the joke was taken out of context from a long discussion of Just War Theory (which was being read and enjoyed by dozens of people, including some First Ammendment lawyers), but even in the US the authorities have the ability to leave you hanging in limbo for years.
I made a joke over Twitter and the cops seized a $15k firearm collection and I racked up $15k in legal bills.
No warrants, no charges, no actual investigation. Lots of tricks, lies to my lawyer, backtracking, etc.
I'd love to have my day in court because the joke was taken out of context from a long discussion of Just War Theory (which was being read and enjoyed by dozens of people, including some First Ammendment lawyers), but even in the US the authorities have the ability to leave you hanging in limbo for years.
Footnote:
http://borepatch.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-am-tjic.html