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Teen banned from US for life for abusive email

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  • 13-09-2010 8:09pm
    #1
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭


    Well...so much for America's championing of free speech. I guess it only applies when it suits them.

    So AH....what's your opinion on this?

    http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Luke-Angel-Teenager-Banned-from-America-For-Life-For-Sending-Abusive-Email-To-Barack-Obama/Article/201009215726177?lpos=UK_News_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_9&lid=ARTICLE_15726177_Luke_Angel%3A_Teenager_Banned_from_America_For_Life_For_Sending_Abusive_Email_To_Barack_Obama_

    A British teenager has been banned from America for life for sending Barack Obama an abusive email.

    Luke Angel was reprimanded by police on both sides of the Atlantic after firing off a drunken message to the White House calling the president a "p****".

    The FBI intercepted the message and contacted police in the UK who went to see the 17-year-old at his home in Silsoe, Bedfordshire.

    Luke, a college student, is now on a list of people who are banned from visiting the States.

    The teenager told the Bedfordshire On Sunday newspaper that he had sent the email after watching a TV programme about September 11.

    When asked about the ban, Luke said: "I don't really care. My parents aren't very happy about it.

    "The police who came round took my picture and told me I was banned from America forever."

    A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said: "The individual sent an email to the White House full of abusive and threatening language.

    "We were informed by the Metropolitan Police and went to see him. He said, 'Oh dear, it was me'."

    Officers will take no criminal action.

    Joanne Ferreira, of the US Department of Homeland Security, said there are about 60 reasons a person can be barred.

    She added: "We are prohibited from discussing specific cases."


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    #2
    Rented Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,153 ✭✭✭Rented Mule


    He threatened the President and you're surprised that he was banned ?

    He is lucky to be breathing.


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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Jesus - talk about an over-reaction. Threaten the pres' maybe there is justification but just calling him something?


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    #4
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Rented Mule wrote: »
    He threatened the President and you're surprised that he was banned ?

    He is lucky to be breathing.
    Edit: Never mind.


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    #5
    Busi_Girl08
    Registered Users Posts: 17,873 ✭✭✭✭Busi_Girl08


    Wow. What a bloody moron.


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    #6
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    Kind of cool to be honest, would be pretty ****ing awesome if there was a lot more real world comeback to the utter ****e people spout on the internet.


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    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    america - land of the free


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    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Biggins wrote: »
    Jesus - talk about an over-reaction. Threaten the pres' maybe there is justification but just calling him something?

    A few years ago a woman wrote a satirical sex fantasy about the Dubya....she got a visit from the Secret Service (ye may look that up). Having had a few attempts and a few successes, they're ultra paranoid about it. They are consistently paranoid about it though, so the current feckers no worse than the rest.


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    #9
    [Deleted User]
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    That will shut a lot of doors for him. I bet he's kicking himself for his stupidity.


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    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    gobshyte. Seriously.

    Ok, it seems like a bit of an over reaction, but as said by one poster above me.. pretty cool they called around to his house.. id say he deposited 2lbs of brown in his khacks


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    dr.bollocko
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    Who do I have to write to in Australia to get banned from there?
    That Gillard wan?
    The Queen?
    Crocodile Dundee?
    Who else have they got?
    Craphole.

    Banned from the states. The FBI sound like overzealous mods tbh.


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    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    snyper wrote: »
    gobshyte. Seriously.

    Ok, it seems like a bit of an over reaction, but as said by one poster above me.. pretty cool they called around to his house.. id say he deposited 2lbs of brown in his khacks

    No, if he was out on a peaceful protest, thats when hed know he was in for a hiding...


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    SV
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    He'll regret that when he matures.


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    #14
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Who do I have to write to in Australia to get banned from there?

    Chopper.


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    W.Shakes-Beer
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    Any chance I can be banned from Ireland?


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    #16
    opinion guy
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    This is hardly a new story. I remember some guy in Dublin did this about 15 years back. Same thing - went into comupter lab locked and sent a drunken email to clinton or whoever it was back then. Eejits.

    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Who do I have to write to in Australia to get banned from there?
    That Gillard wan?
    The Queen?
    Crocodile Dundee?
    Who else have they got?
    Craphole.

    Banned from the states. The FBI sound like overzealous mods tbh.

    Russel Crowe. Fightin all over the world!!


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    #17
    Rabble Rabble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,367 ✭✭✭Rabble Rabble


    Not really a free speech issue, although the English police should really have no involvement in it. America can ban who it wants, in fact we all need a visa to get there. There is a waiver for certain countries, but in this case the waiver was removed and the visa will never be granted.

    He is free to say what he wants about the president from now on.

    ( and why was the documentary about 9/11 the reason?)


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    TheZohanS
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    Rented Mule wrote: »
    He threatened the President and you're surprised that he was banned ?

    He is lucky to be breathing.

    He should appeal to the CMods and if that doesn't work try Helpdesk, lifetime siteban seems a bit harsh.


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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    As we speak, the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad are sending the young man gifts!


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    #20
    Rabble Rabble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,367 ✭✭✭Rabble Rabble


    W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »
    Any chance I can be banned from Ireland?

    You are free to ban yourself.


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    Mister men
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭Mister men


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    america - land of the free
    This


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    #22
    SugarHigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭SugarHigh


    Someone send Dev a PM calling him a prick to see what happens.


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    #23
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Who do I have to write to in Australia to get banned from there?
    That Gillard wan?
    The Queen?
    Crocodile Dundee?
    Who else have they got?
    Craphole.

    Banned from the states. The FBI sound like overzealous mods tbh.

    You wont get banned, just a booting.


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    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Who do I have to write to in Australia to get banned from there?
    That Gillard wan?
    The Queen?
    Crocodile Dundee?
    Who else have they got?
    Craphole.

    Banned from the states. The FBI sound like overzealous mods tbh.

    Lmao

    I just about to suggest this would be a good idea for you and your hatred of Australia.


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    #25
    PeterIanStaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    A bit OTT really, but if he was an American kid he'd probably be already showering with his back to the wall.


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    opinion guy
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    W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »
    Any chance I can be banned from Ireland?

    Ah well you see the Ireland sys admins didn't see the huge system crash know as Stephen (aka The Recession) coming and are busy trying to reboot the servers as we speak. So they are a bit busy. Of course it doesn't help that all the time they were supposed to be running the system they were busy coding for other ventures on the side..... By rights they should ban themselves....but there would be none to replace them really. Anyhow you'll have to just log out to, find another server like Australia and not log back in again :P


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    #27
    The Davestator
    Registered Users Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    Just shows that obama is the same as bush and not, in fact the second coming.

    Complete overreaction


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    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Sure who'd want to go there anyway


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    #29
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    The Davestator wrote: »
    Just shows that obama is the same as bush and not, in fact the second coming.

    Complete overreaction

    This has nothing to do with obama


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    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    TheZohan wrote: »
    He should appeal to the CMods and if that doesn't work try Helpdesk, lifetime siteban seems a bit harsh.

    FFS.. mods > Cmods > Dispute resolution


    :pac:


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    #31
    Smyth
    Registered Users Posts: 714 ✭✭✭Smyth


    I'd like to see the email.


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