They lied. They got caught. End of story.
Actually, you still don't know the entire story, other than the partial information you have picked up secondhand. Based on your logic, if it is not considered a legally actionable threat, than they should not have contacted the police? They said they felt the emails and call were threatening. Are they expected to know the details of every statute
before calling?
a) Have you read all the emails? No. 2) Have you heard a recording of the actual phone call? No. If this is incorrect, please post your rebuttal.
Again, the police determined the actions, based on what evidence they had, did not meet the requirements of a threat according to the statutes. Your partisanship is transparent here. Based on what I have seen thus far, I would not say the case should still be continued, but stand by the position that calling for an investigation under the circumstances was most likely a good idea. I believe Randy agreed with that idea above. I also think a reasonable person could interpret "then we will just take you out" in a wide variety of ways. It could certainly refer to elections, but then again, we did not hear the call and I would assume that the police may not have heard the actual call either, but only read the emails and heard from Mr. Horne.
I still say it is best to be cautious here and not attempt to silence people.
