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I'm pretty sure public gambling - at least without a permit is illegal, but how about a sign taking bets on the assassination date of our Pres. elect?



Is this inciting violence?

Nothing has been mentioned about the betting part of this. I don't think this store-owner was actually collecting money at all. If he is though and it's a charity donation, it would be ok.

Put up a sign taking bets on when the store owner will get shot in the face during a robbery.

Isn't there some kind of community standard where public outrage would count for something, or is it one of "those" towns?

Well, in fact, the article is about a special town meeting called to address this because of the public outrage. The Town Council voted to condemn the sign.

I imagine they could nail him on illegal gambling.

And I agree that it would make sense for there to be a law, if there isn't already, against gambling on illegal activities. Under the grounds that the money at stake would encourage the undertaking of said activity.

lol, Standish, Me. I used to live near there. That town sucked and really, they are so many rightwingers around there.

But they have the right to be tasteless and wrong if the threat is not real.

I think this is indeed the case. While this sign, hanging in a lil general store in Podunk America presents no threat. The same sign posted on the lawn of the RNC office in DC may very well be construed as a 'real' threat and therefore unlawful.

Well, the fact is that there are a lot of wingnuts out there who hate him for being a black man with power. An intelligent, well spoken black man with real power.

The odds that there are and will be conspiracies to assassinate him? 100%

How many of those are credible and serious is another question; but this is certainly a real opportunity for the hardcore racists in the U.S. to face their slimy side.

The Two Minute Hate can begin...


...now.

You guys have been doing it since as long as I have been checking out the Asylum for a laugh(and surely long before that) so you I am guessing so.



Attempt to assasinate a president and win a few hundred bucks? Yeah I am sure there are plenty of people who think that's worth it.



Even bigger sign taking bets on how many liberals would show up to ***** and moan about it if it wasn't taken down.




You know, or for his political beliefs, his connections, and the fact that such an inexperienced guy won the presidency with a catchword and heavy favor leaning toward anything that wasn't a republican.


Seriously though, while in terribly bad taste, I don't think it is anything dangerous, no more than any other dope who jokes around about such things.

Heh were it a bet for when Bush will get assasinated then this would be a thread about you all placing bets.

Is this inciting violence?

You posting it here? I don't think so, but I'll forward it to the FBI just in case. Oh wait, you're just referring to it in righteous indignation, right? The way every media outlet got a free pass to say the phrase "hose negro" 100,000 times last week? That's ok then. What's the big deal, really? People bet on all sorts of things. I have $10 at 500,000 to 1 that you'll be raped by a chimpanzee. It's only a problem if I start releasing pissed off horny chimps in your area. So unless you live in Somerville, MA, you're in good shape there.

What's a "hose negro"?

Don't act like you don't know now that you live in NC...

Wonder why you liberals didn't feel this way when people burned effigies of W. You people are such hypocrites no wonder I don't frequent this site more often.

H*ll that crazed lady from Ca set up camp next to W's ranch in TX and the liberals actually burned effigies of W. Yet somehow I doubt if a neighbor of Obama's were to hang a life like image of Obama you would react with indifference.

Edited, Nov 22nd 2008 12:25pm by dupeeconqr