Posted on 04/14/2014 10:00:52 AM PDT by freedumb2003
A Twitter user thought to be a teenage girl has received unwanted notoriety after she sent a terrorism-themed message to American Airlines. (snip)
The girl – who identified herself as a 14-year-old named Sarah in her now-suspended Twitter account – sent this tweet to American Airlines' @americanair account Sunday morning.
"hello my name's Ibrahim and I'm from Afghanistan. I'm part of Al Qaida and on June 1st I'm gonna do something really big bye."
American responded, saying: "Sarah, we take these threats very seriously. Your IP address and details will be forwarded to security and the FBI."
(snip)
According to a tweet sent out by Rotterdam police in the Netherlands, the girl has been arrested.
(Excerpt) Read more at wfaa.com ...
Really?
Fair enough.
I know what you are saying — it SHOULDN’T be that way. But that is the way things are.
You don't know that, in fact the airline couldn't have known it from a "tweet" from an unknown source claiming to be in Afghanistan and a member of the Taliban.
The airline had no choice but to take the threat seriously and turn over the information they had to the authorities as I'd hope they would if you or I were boarding that plane.
You claim she didn't make a threat: I claim she did. Using "Afghanistan", "member of Al Qaeda" and "something big is about to happen" is absolutely a threat that MUST be taken seriously. I don't care if it's a "tweet", something that pops up on our computer screen, or a note via carrier pigeon. The three elements of the threat I just stated above have to be taken seriously in a responsible society.
I just don't understand how you don't see that.
14 year old girls have never been known for their good common sense.
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next thing you know kids will be getting in trouble for pointing their fingers at each other.
As the father of one I can vouch for this :-)
I reject your f'ed up reality and insert my own.
Netherlands? Shouldn’t she be smoking dope and doing porn videos?
As the father of two teenage sons, I can tell you boys aren't much better (if at all.)
“The judge will probably mandate AA meetings.”
Some fools think “anonymous” means they can say anything, with impunity.
Fact is sometimes crimes are revealed in their unburdening themselves of past wrongs, and the police get notified and they get arrested.
Be careful what you say in AA meetings.
truth_seeker, 20 yrs, 2 months, 9 days clean and sober
>>14 year old girls have never been known for their good common sense<<
Well, as I mentioned in a different forum, we all were taught the lesson Actions Have Consequences (well, Conservatives anyway). It is ALWAYS painful and usually happens in our teens.
When I first saw the title, I thought the text was going to be along the lines of “Party at my house, all the booze you can drink”.
I respond by citing the contract we have agreed to:
Whereas the party of the first part, hereinafter referred to as the party of the second part, and whereas the party of second part, hereinafter referred to as the party of the first part, have ended the abeyance of the forbearance of the agreement and amendments therein, such that the prima facie amendments are jointly and severally applied to the party of the first and second part in accordance with the original undischarged agreement, respectively agreed upon in the absence of all other agreements, covenants, contracts, whether in writing or verbal, have agreed that the aforesaid party of the first part has entered into an amended and codified novation, inter alia, with the party of the second part that the amendments to the agreement hereinafter and aforementioned will be discharged in the absence of any further compromise or agreement that has been certified by the Clerk of Court in the party's mutual counties of residence, notwithstanding any other matter or agreement, in interpreting the amended estoppel agreement between the party of the first part and the party of the second part.
Are you paid by the word? That was a thing of beauty.
Oh, wait....
I reject your Facebook reality too.
He is (paid by the word) and yes, it’s a masterfully crafted pile of crap that doesn’t mean anything.
I see you're still working on your "premature" issues .....
Say what you will, I strut this victory, baby!
Don’t you just wish you could win ONE over me?
Don’t you just WISH?
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