When threats pass muster as ‘true threats’
The executive director of the First Amendment Center says that impolite, heated, intemperate and even vile remarks are protected under the First Amendment but there is no sure legal protection for threats that name specific persons and carry a reasonable chance of being enacted in an immediate way. -DB First Amendment Center Commentary August 23, 2009 By Gene Policinski Saying that someone deserves to be killed certainly gets anyone’s attention. But when does saying that or