Secret Service - Warning to all!

[WadeFulp]

We have recently had a couple users get a visit from the Secret Service over posts they made that included threats towards the President. YOU CAN NO DO THIS! YOU CAN NO JOKE ABOUT THIS! The Secret Service has to investigate any threat made towards the President, even if it apperas to be a joke, and no matter what the age is of the person making the threat.

I personally got a call from the Secret Service just last week at my home over a post made on our forums. I just heard another user had the Secret Service show up at his house and question him and his family. I can't verify that for sure, but I can verify I was contacted by the Secret Service regarding another user.

So unless you want to risk the Secret Service showing up at your home, possibly taking your computer, quesetioning your family, maybe friends, teachers, etc, DO NOT JOKE AROUND.

If you find this hard to believe go Google up info about the Secret Service and you will see just how seriously they take threats, even if they appear to be harmless jokes.

While I was happy to assist the Secret Service in their investigation, and the agent was very nice and proffesional, I don't appreciate that the user who made the threat wasted my time and our government's time.

From now on anyone who makes a threat against the President, or anything that would warrant an investigation by the Secret Service, the offending user will have their account terminated, possibly after WE contact the Secret Service ourselves to report the threat made.

DO NOT screw around with this. You do not want to find yourself on some government watch list, have the SS coming to your door, etc, over what you think is a joke.

If anyone leaves any smart ass replies to this topic, such as a threat to the President, your account will be terminated.

[Officer]

Hide your loved ones?

[MadCow]

Are you fuckin serious? Damn, I'm really tempted to post something, bad, but I'm now a little scared, lmfao.

[McPaper]

Serious Business.

I wont joke anymore ;_;

[The-Doctor]

but i think it would be fun to surprise them with a banana in my coat pocket :D

[MidnyteRayne]

Cellardoor6 did it.

[MadCow]

At 5/23/07 11:19 PM, MidnyteRayne wrote: Cellardoor6 did 9/11.

fixed ;D

[Maus]

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/
is_20050418/ai_n14594695

READ THAT ARTICLE BEFORE YOU ARGUE.

[The-Doctor]

At 5/23/07 11:19 PM, The-Doctor wrote: but i think it would be fun to surprise them with a banana in my coat pocket :D

Oh shit sorry

[VenomKing666]

At 5/23/07 11:20 PM, Electric-Bla wrote: Wahahahaha!!!
Ah... *wipes tear from eye*
God bless America.

Yes... *cough* indeed... yes... erm...

[InductiveLogic]

That's crazy man, I've never heard of such a thing.

[BirthofaNova]

Am I still allowed to call the President a retarded douchebag?

On a serious note, doesn't the SS have better things to do than investigate our BBS? Shit. Go America.

[phileeguy]

I'll just do what they did during the Vietnam war, go to Canada. Then I can post threats right?

[HellzYeahCCR]

I'm glad I never decided to ever post anything Politcal.

That's a little scary, to be honest.

I never know they would take anything really that seriously. Especially when a bunch of kids around my age are usually the main culprits.

I guess they really are crackin' down.

[Reaperyami]

Oh shit really?! Oh man they don't fuck around do they. I'm actually worried now. George Bush is a very Excellent president! He's the best ever!

Wow that's serious shit right there.

Wait, you can call the SS? Cool I'm gonna ask them to add me to their myspace.

[OlTrout]

If we're Canadian can we make threats?

[The-Doctor]

i remember i got banned for saying that in a "who would you assassinate?" topic a LONG time ago, yet i didnt have any SS knockin at my door...

am i in trouble now?

[robattle]

At 5/23/07 11:17 PM, WadeFulp wrote: YOU CAN NO DO THIS! YOU CAN NO JOKE ABOUT THIS!

I'm going to insult anyone.

DO NOT JOKE AROUND.

Big fucking deal the secret service is overeacting AGAIN.

DO NOT screw around with this.

I will not but what about the others?

You know what I think Secret Service, you act like the almighty boss of the web all damn day. I think it's about time that you came to your senses about what the people of the U.S have to say.

[NISMOelite]

I do belive this is a record high for newgrounds. Or low, however you want to say it.

[Aksumka]

This is indeed an interesting time for the internet.

Why would someone joke around like that? That's just some stupid shit.

[robattle]

At 5/23/07 11:22 PM, BirthofaNova wrote: Am I still allowed to call the President a retarded douchebag?

On a serious note, doesn't the SS have better things to do than investigate our BBS? Shit. Go America.

Yes sir you are Allowed to do so.

[Laughingbox]

At 5/23/07 11:17 PM, WadeFulp wrote:

If anyone leaves any smart ass replies to this topic, such as a threat to the President, your account will be terminated.

Guys can you act fucking serious for once?
Don't worry wade, i believe you.

[megamanx300]

Heh, i remember some kid in my grade 6 class was on the internet and posted something somewhere. the next day the Secret Service came and took him in for questioning.

He apparently did it again.

Hope he drops the soap.

[JackFox]

At 5/23/07 11:17 PM, WadeFulp wrote: YOU CAN NO DO THIS! YOU CAN NO JOKE ABOUT THIS!

For some reason that made me burst into laughter.

[MadCow]

I contemplating whether I WANT the secret service to come to my house. What do they do? Just ask you retarded questions on whether you're serious, even though both parties know you weren't?

[VenomKing666]

They send the SS at you because you say things on the internet ? I mean, everything on the internet is true, we all know this guys huh ?

[NaughtyOttsel55]

So you can still make fun of the president but not make threats against him, Am I right.

[BirthofaNova]

Oh Maus, thanks for that link. That really lent credibility to what Wade was saying. Now, I see WHY they have to follow through on everything...but it just seems so silly. Better safe than sorry, I know. Oh well. People should realize that there are consequences to their actions.

[McPaper]

I do think its pretty sad that the Secret Service have nothing better to do then lurk newgrounds. No wonder America is in the shits.

[WadeFulp]

The main point of this post was to help edcuate everyone that may not know about the Secret Service investigating threats made against the President.

If they find you are not a threat, there isn't any real harm done. However, I'm not sure many of you would want the SS coming to your house as it might really anger your parents, they may take away your computer, you may get a bad rep in your community, etc.

I'm not sure how the SS handles threats from over seas. Say one of you in the UK makes a threat. Maybe the SS calls their buddies in the UK and the UK's police carry out the investigation, which could be worse than a SS investigation. I don't know, but I don't think I'd want to find out. :)