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February 25, 2005
She gets threats ...
Nothing like a little public stand-up-and-be-counted blogging on the Terri Shiavo matter to bring out the squirming grubs from under their rocks. Sherri Reese, who has been blogging about Terri Shiavo writes today of receiving one of those telephone calls that makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck.
Approximately two hours after my conversation with Bernie McCabe, I received a phone call from a man that was intended to intimidate me by subtle, yet obvious means. A veiled threat was made to the well-being of not only myself, but also my children.
Let me tell you, California law enforcement takes a very dim view of crap like that. It's covered under PC 422
422. Any person who willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement, made verbally, in writing, or by means of an electronic communication device, is to be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out, which, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to convey to the person threatened, a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby causes that person reasonably to be in sustained fear for his or her own safety or for his or her immediate family's safety, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by imprisonment in the state prison.
I put the emphasis on intent on purpose just so idiots will be warned that when the cops show up at the front door with an arrest warrant, protestations of "I was just kidding!" are NOT going to impress anyone.
As I wrote to Sherri, anyone who receives such threats should immediately file a police report and continue to follow up with the agency. Always start a papertrail incase the dickless wonder of the phone threats keeps calling or escalates his indecency.
Posted by Darleen at February 25, 2005 12:25 PM
Comments
I don't get people like that, there are so many kookoo birds out there. I thought of you yesterday when I read about that poor judge in Mass whose father and mother were shot. Were youre judges a bit freaked out?
Posted by: Mieke at March 2, 2005 08:22 PM