First Amendment Officially Dead; It Was Killed By Technology

I have no idea where this country is going if the First Amendment has now been so curtailed that a simple prank call threatening to kill people is looked at as a big deal.

 Washington Post:

Michigan man accused of threatening to attack CNN identified with Hitler, former classmate says… NOVI, Mich. — The man who federal authorities say threatened to kill CNN employees had declared in high school that he identified with Adolf Hitler and suggested “the Holocaust was exaggerated,” according to a former classmate.

Discussion:

Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:   Michigan man who threatened to kill CNN employees ‘identified with Hitler’ — and is already out of jail

Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:   Man Accused of Threatening to Shoot Up CNN Reportedly ‘Identified With Hitler’

Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:   Trump attacks CNN after man threatens to murder CNN employees for ‘fake news’

Tom Cleary / Heavy.com:   Brandon Griesemer: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:   19-Year-Old Arrested For Alleged Threats To Gun Down CNN Employees

JTA / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:   Michigan man who threatened to kill CNN staff also disparaged Jews

Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:   President Donald Trump thanked CNN's Jim Acosta, after he spotted the CNN report that his …

Graham Vyse / New Republic:   Trump's “fake news” cry is heard during a very real terror threat against CNN.

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 Shaun King / The Intercept:
The Bigot Threatening CNN Got Out of Jail in Time for Dinner

Discussion:

Tommy Christopher / Shareblue Media:   Trump attacks CNN one day after news of man arrested for terrorist plot against CNN

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   Trump attacks CNN and ‘crazy Jim Acosta’ after Michigan man arrested for gun threats against ‘fake news’ network

William Steakin / IJR:   Trump Misquotes ‘Crazy Jim Acosta’ While Boasting About Government Shutdown Win

Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:   Donald Trump Tweets Shout Out To CNN's “Crazy Jim Acosta”

Joshua Caplan / The Gateway Pundit:   HAH!  POTUS Trump Praises “Crazy Jim Acosta” & “Fake News CNN” For Accurate #SchumerShutdown Coverage

Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:   Trump Bestows Brutal Nickname On CNN's Jim Acosta

Rather obviously not a big deal, or why would our prank caller have been released on bail? Maybe it's an ignorance charge; aren't there modern ways to call someone & tell them they're marked for death w/o your call being traced?

Shit, remember when it took a movie-time eternity to trace a call, using the physical connections at the telco central office? Speech was free then, but now technology has taken it away, & we'll have to resort to weapons again.