US bars friends over Twitter joke

[GM.Casper]

Lucky for them that they didn't end up in gitmo

Yeah. Thanks to the new laws, it would have been completely legal to detain them indefinitely after all.

 

[Anthony Wells]

horrible taste in jokes. i would have done the same thing. and i fucking HATE this damn country.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

This is rubbish. I've stated my intention to absolutely crush the USA and any other country I feel is deserving of my wrath, but they haven't barred me.
Stupid over-paid losers using Twitter to bar people when they should be fearing me as the real threat...

AHAHAHHAHAHAHA Fucking brilliant! I say we start a worldwide thing of tweeting about destroying the US. We shall use hash tags to make it easier for them.

And I am all for this idea. Can't imagine why.

Edit: Oh wait, The Sun...
Yeah, after the crap I've seen from that name, I find anything they say hard to believe.

 

[Flames66]

Joke about bombing America in the bar: Just a joke about bombing America.

Joke about bombing America on Twitter: Destroying a Terrorist bomb network before it can act.

Indeed. If I ever go to america I will post something like this on facebook just to see what happens. If I am detained, I will laugh in their faces and ask where the hidden camera is. When they tell me it is not a hidden camera show, I will tell them that they are sad and out of touch and refuse to answer anything more.

 

[standokan]

Feels like they're foreshadowing for SOPA.

 

[Charli]

Sigh, had my own problems visiting my friends in the U.S.

SO YOU'RE TRAVELLING ALONEEE THEN HMMMMMMMMM!? And you visted an arab country at one time in your passports life, WELL SHIT come back here and we'll keep you entertained for a couple of hours after your stressful 14 hour journey.


Seriously, there's paranoia and then there's paranoia.

 

[FamoFunk]

The Sun is only good for some boobies!

This story is hilarious, even when taking it with a pinch of Sun salt.

 

[Akimoto]

After reading the Sun article, I am inclined to think they locked him up because of the Monroe joke. Who ever knew they still adored her?

 

[theskadudeguy]

you read the sun?

 

[Khada]

I'm going to the states for GDC in a month-ish and I know that when I have to take off my shoes at security, I'm going to have to REALLY resist the urge to say "Careful with my shoes... they're the bomb".

 

[Guffe]

The Sun -.-
Yeah right, I wouldn't read that thing for money!

 

[The Last Nomad]

He looks like a fucking Hipster, that would be enough of a reason to keep him out of a country... Her on the other hand, don't have much to complain about... Althouhgh that picture is the most posed guilt picture I've ever seen.

 

[Akimoto]

you read the sun?

The original article, I don't follow it.

 

[Treblaine]

You joke about killing my family you can bet you aren't going to be invited to my house... especially if of recent someone in my family has been murdered and there are people out there still seeking to attack us.

I can see the same principal applying with any country.

 

[4RM3D]

All the sources listed are shady tabloids, not really sources of any sort of accurate news. If you think FOX news is accurate, then these are remarkably less than satisfactory in comparison.

FOX News is so bad, it is even famous around here. FOX News makes a habit of twisting every bit of news with an unprecedented bias until it becomes something else completely.

As far as this story goes. It seems to me it is a pretty 1-on-1 translation of how the events played out. Unless all those tabloids forgot to mention something important.

You think it's funny to be a dick and joke about digging up dead bodies? People dig up dead bodies, and it's a sick and twisted event.

You think it's funny say you want to destroy a country?

No, but...

The first person to quote me and mention 'Free Speech' gets a cookie. But it isn't the type of cookie you expect.

...but what about 'Free Speech'?

Better off just not quoting me if you don't realize what or how this is wrong to do.

Too later for that now.

Why can't people realize that once they type something, it becomes immortalized in cyberspace forever?

Stop being spoiled brats, and start becoming responsible adults that are held accountable for your words.

How have you not realized that it isn't okay to threaten this kinda shit on a country? What is fundamentally wrong with you that you don't know this kind of shit isn't going to be tolerated?

I do agree with you here, but it happens all the time, everywhere. Although, that is not a good excuse.

Realize that what you might think you're intending is not what the majority of others perceive. Then go the extra step and realize that you are not the normal factor to determine what the masses should feel and realize by yours or anyones idiotic texting. Then realize that some really fucked up people type some fucked up shit and that they have no place here/and should be dealt with in a like manner.

Ah, now we are getting to the interesting bit. You do not have to take into account that other people might misunderstand you UNLESS those other people are your audience. If you post a tweet, it is only important your followers understand the post, not the rest of the world. I know the rest of the world can read your tweets, but that isn't relevant here.

With the "internet generation" you got all sorts of weird terms and old terms with a new meaning, a lot of other people (from older generations) might misinterpret you. But you can't please everyone.

There is free speech, yes. And no, that is no excuse to act like a dick and say everything you want. But there is a very big gray area in which it isn't always clear what the intentions of the person was. If he was being a giant ass or if he was just being misunderstood because things work differently in his part of the world. (Not saying that is the case here.)

Lastly I'll give a small example. I can't recall the details, but I could look into them if you want. Anyhow, in France they have a sign which states that something is utterly garbage. That same sign is used in another country to say something was perfectly fine. Now a person from that other country visits a French restaurant (in France). And after eating the food he makes *that* sign. See where I am going with this?

EDIT: Oh yeah, why are you trying to compare a guy who was told multiple times, that what he was doing was wrong, then making multiple attempts to do that same wrong again, was then released by his native country to the country that told him not to break the law multiple times, is in any way a comparison here?

Well, they are both from the UK. I think the US overstepped their boundaries here, in this case. And with the joke Tweet the US overreacted, IMO.

 

[Sandjube]

Can't say I'd care, personally. If I ever go overseas it sure as hell won't be to America anyway.

OT: I lied. I have nothing on topic to discsuss.

 

[ReinWeisserRitter]

Usually I'd be one of the first people to scream about the tyranny of our power and money maddened government, but you know what? These guys were kinda douchebags to begin with. I can't say I wouldn't have done the same thing if I were in charge of keeping people out of the country.

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

Let's just ban everyone. That way whenever America comes up we'll shrug and go spend time in Canada! ^.^

By the time that happens though, maybe Harper will have turned Canada into a US clone... >_<

And then we'll all have to move to Sweden.