One stupid 20-year-old found out firsthand what limitations there are on our free speech when he posted a bomb threat about a Trump rally… on Twitter.

Yes, unfortunately for this idiot, even a 140 character post on social media will call down the attention of the Secret Service if you’re threatening a presidential candidate. Even if he was joking.

Here’s more on the story from WTNH:

A 20-year-old man is in custody after threatening to bomb Saturday’s rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Waterbury. At about 12:45 p.m., the United States Secret Service contacted the Connecticut State Police after seeing a threat posted on Twitter threatening to “bomb” the rally for Trump. According to state police, the Twitter post said, “Is someone going to bomb the Trump rally or am I going to have to?” A second Twitter post warned the suspect’s friend to have his family members leave the rally so they wouldn’t be hurt. Detectives found that the Twitter posts came from the area of Ardsley Road in Waterbury from the account of Sean Taylor Morkys. Morkys was located by State Police Counter Terrorism detectives, Waterbury police officers, and special agents from the United States Secret Service. He was taken into custody at about 5 p.m. Morkys is charged with first-degree threatening, inciting injury to person or property, and second-degree breach of peace. The Waterbury man was released on a $25,000 bond and is due in Waterbury Superior Court on May 4.

We actually do have very expansive free speech rights – way more than most in even the advanced industrialized countries. But ya just can’t joke about bombing a presidential rally.

Idiot.

Here’s when the press was more than happy to pin responsibility on Trump for death threats made in his name:

Now just imagine if this had happened to a Bernie rally or a Hillary rally – the entire media apparatus would be blaming right-wingers and our “hate speech,” or whatever. But because it’s someone running as a Republican, it barely gets any press.

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