Conservative Internet shock jock Harold Turner convicted of threatening to kill Chicago judges

[RamboLiberal]

Source: NY Daily News

A Brooklyn jury took less than two hours Friday to convict right-wing loudmouth Harold (Hal) Turner of threatening to kill three Chicago judges.

Turner's mom and teenage son gasped and sobbed as the jury found the Internet shock jock guilty of a single charge of threatening to murder the judges - a charge that carries up to 10 years in prison.

An ashen-faced Turner stripped off his tie and belt and handed his wallet to a clerk before he was led out of the courtroom in downtown Brooklyn.

"I love you, dad," his son, Michael Turner, 16, said after the verdict was read.





Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/08/13/2010-08-13_conservative_internet_shock_jock_harold_hal_turner_convicted_of_threatening_to_k.html

[Warpy]

1. Hit lists aren't free speech

Now they need to go after the antiabortion freaks who do the same thing to doctors and other clinic workers.

[ck4829]

2. Time served and only has to serve 16 months. Just watch.

Now if this guy was a Muslim or a "leftist" and did the same exact thing. Ooh boy.

[AC_Mem]

3. Glenn Beck better be paying attention

The conservative talk radio nuts have gotten out of control lately. GB has threatened to poison Nancy Pelosi, has threatened to hit people in the head with a shovel and much more. It is time for this madness to stop and for people who have a public microphone to act responsibly. Or face the consequences.

[savalez]

8. Yeah, what about that? Why did he cry baby get a pass?

[Hawkeye-X]

4. Max him out.

And let him be the prag.

Let him learn what right-wing fuckwits like him are like in prison.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. He will be chosen.

And he won't like it one bit. Gangs tend to find a way to exert ventral in any prison. Fresh meat is their entertainment.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Have him throw himself at the mercy of the court

the same court he threatened to murder.

[Judi Lynn]

6. Yessir! That would be fitting.

http://www.ctlawtribune.com.nyud.net:8090/images/articleimages/Turner,%20Hal.jpg

Hal

[savalez]

7. Throw the book at him!

[maddezmom]

9. thanks for the update

k&r

[Elmore Furth]

11. He said they “deserve to be killed.”

I guess you can threaten to kill abortion physicians and get away with it but not sitting federal judges.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/nyregion/14turner.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Climate scientists in the US have received a torrent of death threats and hate mail, leaving them fearing for their lives and one to contemplate arming himself with a handgun.

The scientists revealed they have been told to "go gargle razor blades" and have been described as "Nazi climate murderers". Some emails have been sent to them without any attempt by the sender to disguise their identity. Even though the scientists have received advice from the FBI, the local police say they are not able to act due to the near-total tolerance of "freedom of speech" in the US.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/05/hate-mail-climategate.