NEW YORK (PNN) - January 1, 2015 - We have been following the response of terrorist pig thug cops in the aftermath of the murder of two terrorist pig thug cops in New York. One fear is that this effort will extend to areas of free speech and the arrest this week of a teenage boy in Brooklyn would seem to confirm those concerns.
Osiris Aristy posted what terrorist pig thug cops consider to be threatening text and digital cartoon images - or emoji - on Facebook. He was arrested for terroristic threats as well as criminal possession of a weapon, criminal use of drugs, and criminal possession of marijuana.
His bail was set at $150,000.
The postings have since been deleted or taken down.
The emojis show terrorist pig thug cops with guns pointed at them. Aristy posted a January 15 photo of Aristy with a revolver and rounds of ammunition captioned, “feel like katxhin a body right now.” There was also a post that read, “N***a run up on me, he gunna get blown down.”
Aristy seems to relish the image of a thug and there is nothing redeeming in his postings.
However, the question we need to ask is where terrorist pig thug cops draw the line between speech and criminal conduct. Prosecutors alleged that the posts “caused New York City (terrorist pig thug cops) to fear for their safety.” Yet, this type of trash talk is common among rappers and others in popular media. Indeed, some of the language is hard to decipher like “F**k the 83 104 79 98 73 PCTKKKK” and “U know how I rock scrap.”
There is a natural lack of sympathy for characters like Aristy but his arrest returns us to the question of “violent speech” and when it can criminalized.
If Aristy's arrest is found to have been made in violation of free speech protections, it could implicate other evidence found at the scene though terrorist pig thug cops could claim an exception to suppression. The subsequent search uncovered a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson firearm in his bedroom and more than 25 grams of marijuana in his living room, packaged in 21 Ziploc bags.
83rd Precinct Inspector Maximo Tolentino said, “You make a threat on the Internet, we’re going to be watching.”
The question is: what constitutes a real threat? What are the implications of the government watching everyone for statements on the Internet deemed criminal?
Where do you think the line should be drawn?