“…I think Ima shoot up a kindergarten and watch the blood of the innocent rain down and eat the beating heart of one of them. lol. jk.”
— Justin Carter, on Facebook, March 2013.
Because today, August 1, is Quote Justin Carter On Social Media Day, as promoted by Jack Marshall on Ethics Alarms.
According to Ken White, sometime last March, Justin Carter got into an argument about the game League of Legends with some friends on Facebook. In the course of the argument, one of them implied he was crazy, and Justin responded with the quote above. Shortly thereafter, police in Austin, Texas arrested him on charges of making “terroristic threats.” His bail was set at an astounding $500,000, and he was held in jail for about five months until some anonymous person bailed him out.
While I’m feeling all rebellious for quoting a comment that got someone thrown in jail, I’d also like to say a big “Fuck You!” to Comal County Criminal District Attorney Jennifer Tharp, who’s responsible for this mess.
Personal note to DA Tharp: Since you seem to have trouble discerning context or understanding hyperbole, I just want to make it clear that I am a married man, and my telling you “Fuck you!” is in no sense an offer of a sexual liaison. It’s just my somewhat figurative way of using common vernacular slang to express my opinion that you are a terrible human being.
Bravo, Mark.