Teen banned from US for life for abusive email

CrazyRabbit · 13-09-2010 08:09PM #1

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."

Rented Mule · 13-09-2010 08:10PM

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

He is lucky to be breathing.

Biggins · 13-09-2010 08:11PM

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

El Weirdo · 13-09-2010 08:14PM

Rented Mule wrote: »

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

He is lucky to be breathing.

Edit: Never mind.

Busi_Girl08 · 13-09-2010 08:14PM

Wow. What a bloody moron.

Logical Fallacy · 13-09-2010 08:14PM

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.

admiralofthefleet · 13-09-2010 08:15PM

america - land of the free

Nodin · 13-09-2010 08:15PM

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.

13-09-2010 08:17PM

That will shut a lot of doors for him. I bet he's kicking himself for his stupidity.

AckwelFoley · 13-09-2010 08:18PM

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

dr.bollocko · 13-09-2010 08:19PM

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.

Nodin · 13-09-2010 08:19PM

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...

SV · 13-09-2010 08:20PM

He'll regret that when he matures.

Nodin · 13-09-2010 08:21PM

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Who do I have to write to in Australia to get banned from there?

Chopper.

W.Shakes-Beer · 13-09-2010 08:21PM

Any chance I can be banned from Ireland?

opinion guy · 13-09-2010 08:22PM

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!!

Rabble Rabble · 13-09-2010 08:22PM

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?)

TheZohanS · 13-09-2010 08:23PM

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.

Biggins · 13-09-2010 08:23PM

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

Rabble Rabble · 13-09-2010 08:23PM

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

Any chance I can be banned from Ireland?

You are free to ban yourself.

Mister men · 13-09-2010 08:24PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

america - land of the free

This

SugarHigh · 13-09-2010 08:25PM

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

krudler · 13-09-2010 08:26PM

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.

Gummy Panda · 13-09-2010 08:27PM

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.

PeterIanStaker · 13-09-2010 08:28PM

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

opinion guy · 13-09-2010 08:29PM

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

The Davestator · 13-09-2010 08:30PM

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

Complete overreaction

13-09-2010 08:30PM

Sure who'd want to go there anyway

opinion guy · 13-09-2010 08:30PM

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

AckwelFoley · 13-09-2010 08:31PM

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:

Smyth · 13-09-2010 08:33PM

I'd like to see the email.

Teen banned from US for life for abusive email

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