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'Unlock my f---ing anime': Houston man arrested after threatening call to governor's office (www.kxan.com)

submitted 1 day ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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According to an affidavit written by a DPS special agent, Ozment allegedly called the Governor’s Office on the afternoon of July 25. DPS claims Ozment left the following voicemail (KXAN has redacted the profanity in the transcript provided by DPS):

“I don’t know which one of you sons of b—-es passed this motherf—ing bill to get this damn s— blocking my motherf—ing anime, but you whole a– motherf—ers need to unpass this s—. Y’all are f—ing ridiculous with your b—- a–es. My Google account says I’m f—ing over the age of 18, and your dumba– is passing these dumba– laws. I’m a f—ing stab every godd— one of you b—-es. Unlock my f—ing anime.”

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[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

FYI - it's because he specifically said that he was going to stab them. That's a very real threat and actionable, most people have access to knives.

Now saying you're going to cut their heads off with a guillotine? That's protected by free speech, and you'd 100% be able to argue that in court because I guarantee you don't have a guillotine or know how to build one (hopefully, maybe you do - in that case do not say this).

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Who the hell doesn't know how to build a guillotine? It's a knife hanging from a rope with guides on the sides. If you wanted to make a nice artsy one, you could just have one guided side.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

I should have said 'know how and have the means to do so'.

A guillotine also isn't something you can just take into a court room and start killing people with - it's not a weapon in the traditional sense.