FYI: I deleted the Javaman thread.

[Skinner]

The Secret Service is aware of the thread -- I have discussed it with them. They advised me to remove the thread.

That is all.

Skinner
DU Admin

ON EDIT: There is no need to rec this thread. I just put this up so you all would know where Javaman's thread went.

SECOND EDIT: To those of you who are curious: Javaman did not post anything inappropriate. He shared a story about something inappropriate his co-worker said.

[RagAss]

1. Thanks Skinner. Enough said.

[janlyn]

2. thank you I called them too..at about 4:30

[lunatica]

16. Welcome to DU!

That was a good call.

[randome]

3. Could we have a LITTLE more information, please?

[struggle4progress]

26. threat discussed in thread. secret service contacted. thread gone now.

[edhopper]

5. I was gone today

guess i missed all the fun.

[msanthrope]

6. Thank you. nt

[Bluerthanblue]

7. thank you-

glad to hear this.

[11 Bravo]

8. Aaah, SHIT! I hate it when I don't know what's going on. Without violating the TOS, can anyone ...

tell me what this is all about?

[tanyev]

13. A DUer in Austin related an anecdote of a coworker 'joking' about targeting Prez O when he's in town

[lonestarnot]

45. Fucking coworker! Hey coworker! Fuck you!

[Lint Head]

9. Thanks skinner.

The Secret Service should have been notified.

[myrna minx]

10. May I ask someone to PM me about what this is about?

Thanks.

[randome]

12. And them PM me, please?

I think it had something to do with the thread about a 'moron co-worker'. I remember the title but Google says it can't be found.

[lunatica]

18. See response #13 and #15

[myrna minx]

19. Thanks. n/t

[lunatica]

11. I'm glad I caught this thread!

You're very cool Skinner

[Wait Wut]

14. K.

Can we get the SS to protect Javaman, too?

[hedgehog]

15. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Javaman posted here about someone

mouthing off about Obama. After some discussion, Javaman realized that he was describing a real threat, and called the Secret Service. A lot of people were posting in the thread without realizing that Javaman had made the call.

Kudos to Javaman, an example for the rest of us!

[myrna minx]

17. Thanks. We have a great community here.

[arely staircase]

21. actually i think many of us assumed he had

lots of people encouraged him to but nobody said he didn't. the post was removed because the ss asked it be, according to skinner. i'm guessing their reasoning was because it contained certain information.

[longship]

49. That is the way I read it.

I was one of the responders to Javaman's post.

What was telling is that he didn't respond. I thought that it meant that he did the right thing and reported it.

Little did I, let alone other DUers, know that Javaman, Skinner, and undoubtedly others had things well in hand.

It is just another example of the social responsibility that DU bears. Having been part of the thread makes me proud to be a DUer. Although I agree that it should be deleted, I also think it is one of the proudest moments in DU history.

We are a community who sticks together.

Thank you, Javaman. Thank you, Skinner. Thank you to all who stood tall and supported a long-lived compatriot, Javaman. This is what DU is about.

Humbled by the collective intelligence here, I bow at your heals. This is DU at its best.

[malaise]

20. Excellent n/t

[Ruby the Liberal]

22. Good call.

There are some crazy people out there. I have had coworkers like that too. Javaman made the right call, and it didn't need to stay out here.

[hedgehog]

24. If there is any doubt in your mind,

call the professionals and let them deal. I'm sure there are hundreds if not thousands of people out there kicking themselves because they thought something wasn't right, but they didn't want to make trouble, so they kept silent and found out later that yes indeed, a child was being abused. Trust your gut!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

52. Sometimes I feel like "Call the SS" gets over used.

For instance, I remember Rush Limpballs urging students to call the SS on teachers who criticize Bush.

I've even seen people here recommend a call to SS based on a ridiculous non-threat. The calls can definitely be used as a political weapon (as seen in the F9/11 movie and that guy who bad mouthed Bush at his gym)

But this one in the Javaman thread? Creepy as all get out. A real threat. And the ability to carry out the threat.

[HooptieWagon]

59. I dont think the SS minds if "call the SS" is overused.

Any threat, they should know about it. They are more qualified than us to determine if the threat is credible. There are so many wacko-crazies out there... it only takes one.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

61. I'm not worried about the SS. They can/want to handle it.

It's the political intimidation factor of sending the SS to someone you don't like because you know the SS HAS to respond.

Rush Pigboy, with a nudge and a wink, was encouraging college students to do it,

[HooptieWagon]

63. I dont think j-man was making a false claim b/c he didnt like the guy

It was pretty apparent the guys comments alarmed him. And I dont think making a false report is something Dems or liberals would typically do... its more of a Attwater/Rove/Brietbart dirty trick.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

65. Please refer to my initial post in this sub-thread.

Specifically:

But this one in the Javaman thread? Creepy as all get out. A real threat. And the ability to carry out the threat.

I was saying often times SS gets used as a political tool (see: Fahrenheit 911) but NOT this case in the OP.


And, yes, I agree with this:

" its more of a Attwater/Rove/Brietbart dirty trick. "

[SunsetDreams]

23. Good thanks nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

25. Thanks for the heads-up. n/t

[Kalidurga]

27. Thanks

I wondered what happened, I hit reply and the thread had vanished.

[steve2470]

28. Thanks for the fyi and I deleted my Austin thread

After I thought a minute, I thought ok this is probably not a good idea.

[nashville_brook]

29. very glad they're aware.

[valerief]

30. Yeah, everyone was telling him to sig the SS on the asshat. Rightly so! nt

[Baitball Blogger]

31. Good job all!

[whatchamacallit]

32. Could someone summarize?

without recreating the need to delete another post of course. I clicked on the Javaman post, but only got a few lines in when I got called away.

Edit
Just saw post #13, so I get the gist.

[nolabear]

33. Glad to hear it. You just cannot do that sort of thing.

Ever. EVER.

[salin]

34. Did a quick read a couple of hours ago. Didn't register who posted what thread...

answer on a comment up-thread confirms.

Good call.

[longship]

35. Thanks, Skinner!

Unfortunately, you'll probably now have to delete this thread, too. I would support you on that, but that thread would have to also be deleted.



Thanks.

[Dash87]

37. Saw the original. That guy was a wacko.

[slackmaster]

38. I've called the Secret Service several times. They're always receptive to reports of possible...

...threats to the President, however far-fetched.

[permatex]

41. The Secret Service takes any threats seriously

and it's told that they have no sense of humor.

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. It's not told

they have no sense of humor.

[permatex]

47. Got it.

it's hush hush.

[Wait Wut]

50. Ahhhh...but...

...I've seen a few try to hold back smiles when our President is hugging babies. They are human, after all.

[permatex]

51. Yes they are.

And humans do have emotions that are often on display.

[Pab Sungenis]

55. That's because

they can never be sure what's a joke and what's real. Any threat needs to be taken seriously.

[permatex]

57. Thats a given

Especially with Pres. Obama and all the race haters out there.
So far the SS has done a wonderful job of protecting Pres. Obama and I commend them for their dedication to protecting any Pres. whatever party the Pres. belongs to.

[freshwest]

39. Thanks for informing us, I thought it was a glitch. Thanks for alerting the SS.

Makes me cry right now thinking of it. I've seen too much stuff in my life. It's notthing to mock or take lightly.
When this disappears, I'll understand it. .

[RevStPatrick]

40. Interesting.

I saw that thread, but didn't comment.
I think it was appropriate for you to remove it.

[Catherine Vincent]

42. Good!

I bet that ahole pissed his pants.

[nadinbrzezinski]

43. 10-4, loud and clear

[proud2BlibKansan]

46. For once I know what's going on

I'm usually in the dark about these kinds of threads. But I saw that one.

Good call, Skinner. And Javaman too.

[progressivebydesign]

48. Much thanks to all involved. n/t

[The Wielding Truth]

53. I'm so glad that you directer it to the best place. Another reason DU is such a fine site. Thanks.

[Canuckistanian]

54. Really.

I read that thread. It was an extremely stupid thing for that co-worker to say. After Kennedy, you don't even JOKE about such things, let alone muse about them.

[Pab Sungenis]

56. For all the jokes about "Agent Mike"

it's nice to know that when things are serious that DU responds appropriately. Thanks.

[99Forever]

58. Perfect.

[SheilaT]

60. Thank you for posting this.

I had replied to the thread, and several hours later, when next on DU, saw I had 9 replies. But then couldn't get back to the thread. Damn. I wish I knew what reasoned responses there were to my thoughtful post.

[RebelOne]

62. Glad the secret service was alerted.

I read the original post and that person should be apprehended.

[spin]

64. While the secret service does an amazing job of protecting our Presidents ...

we can also help by reporting those who might pose serious threats.

[madinmaryland]

66. I wonder what the freeper's screen name was. Bet he won't be posting for a while.