Threatening poll workers? No problem.
Threatening town officials? Absolutely.
Threatening journalists? Well that's just American.
Threatening corporate executives? Oh hooo that's a paddlin'.
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You can also threaten democrats and "disloyal" Republicans in office, so long as you're careful not to threaten anyone in the Trump administration.
“You have ruined my ability to buy a home. I’m 34 with a 100k+ job and it’s time I target the people and companies that have ruined my ability to live the life I deserve. I will be coming after your executive team personally. Please call me before I do things that are unforgivable and will make your executive team question their life choices. Thank you, Taylor Bullard."
Bullard sent the message as an answer to a Capitol One email “urging [him] to create a payment plan to resolve his approximate $543 debt with the company."
Not exactly the brightest bulb
Not living in Texas would've been step 1.
But they also killed his dog and stole his car or something
And his truck left him and he spilled his beer
You don't threaten them with it before you do it
Getting 5 years in federal prison over a $543 fine is impressive stupidity.
It's the posting mentality. I bet if you go through this person's social media history, they've said a lot worse with neglible consequences.
But giving someone five years for being a blowhard when people who do real material harm (the average white collar criminal conviction for embezzlement/fraud/inside trading is 2 years) get far less really illustrates who the courts are working for.
He won't serve those 5 years. Its an inital punishment that serves to dissuade others but will be reduced once the media attention blows over.
He won’t serve those 5 years.
He might not. He might serve longer. He might die in one of those shitty Texas prisons that get up to 100 degrees with no air conditioning. Who can say?
But I agree this kind of sentencing is primarily a form of state sanctioned shock doctrine. Terrorism on a judicial scale.
I'm kind of happy he was sentenced because I'm sick of people leaving unhinged comments and walking away thinking it's normal.
The US doesn't have a shortage of unhinged people, in large part because the insurance system is such high stakes anxiety inducing industry to work with.
I doubt legalist terrorism stacked on top of bureaucratic negligence will make anyone any saner.
Yet more blatant suppression of free speech, dishonestly pretending that empty vague threats are somehow credible because they're made against the oligarch class.
I will be coming after your executive team personally. Please call me before I do things that are unforgivable and will make your executive team question their life choices.
You think that's empty?
Yes, utterly devoid.
How? Can't you read where he said he would personally take unforgivable actions against them? I'm what world should that be considered empty?
Would you think it was empty if it was said to you by an angry customer? I certainly wouldn't in this country.
Do, or do not. Threaten, and you'll never get to try.
What a rookie assassin. Everybody knows you don't announce your assassination plans.
While vigilante justice is the wrong way to go, I will say that I have banked with Capital One, and therefore I sympathise with this person also probably affected by their rampant ineptitude.