A Florida man has pleaded guilty in connection with threatening to kill a Supreme Court justice.
The guilty plea from 43-year-old Neal Brij Sidhwaney of Fernandina Beach stemmed from a call he made to a Supreme Court justice in July, the Justice Department said in a news release Monday.
He faces up to five years in federal prison on one count of transmitting an interstate threat. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Prosecutors said that Sidhwaney identified himself by name in an expletive-infused voicemail and repeatedly threatened to kill the Supreme Court justice, who is not named in court documents.
Sidhwaney warned that if the justice alerted deputy U.S. Marshals, he would talk to them and “come kill you anyway,” according to court documents, which did not indicate what prompted Sidhwaney to make the threat.
The Supreme Courts decision to gut abortion rights has threatened the lives of millions of women. I can see where someone would find justice there.
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What? Do you really think that? Where does this end? Can he kill a doctor if his wife died in childbirth due to the doctor’s negligence? Can he kill his local mayor who slashed fire & rescue budgets if his wife dies in a fire? You’re describing revenge, retribution. It’s toxic. It’s insane. Imagine a Trumper making this argument about immigrants or something stupid like that.
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No, it’s really not. People are harmed or even die either way. Who draws the line and where? Should we publicly execute all tobacco execs right now? Is that something you would agree with? What about automotive execs who purposefully lied about emissions standards for profit? They are killing real people. Do you extend your quest for blood to the peons who lied on the tests? The engineers that implemented them? Say a conservative starts bombing clinics that do abortions - are they justified? They see abortion as murder – are they not nobly preventing further murders for the greater good? Tell me who decides and where the line is drawn and you may have your pound of flesh.
Only a sociopath sees violence as necessary for progress in a democracy. If violence becomes necessary it should be mourned, lamented. We are absolutely not there yet. This is extreme and irresponsible rhetoric.
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I’m sure it is challenging for you to read more than a few sentences. I provided you with examples of malicious intent and you closed your eyes and plugged your ears. You can do better.
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I replied specifically and directly to your points with new examples. You in turn replied by saying you wouldn’t read them. Either way, thank you for ceding the high ground – the view is nice from up here :)
Im the last person to approve of SCOTUS. Does that mean I think it’s ever right to call in death threats to like, anyone? Absolutely fucking not. I think it’s truly insane that anyone here is entertaining this. Imagine (well, you don’t really have to) the “other side” doing this shit. It would be reprehensible, just like this bullshit. Hell, for all we know it was a “liberal” justice getting threats and suddenly our opinion on this situation changes? Screw that.
Two wrongs and all that. Eye for an eye… surely there is some simple saying that makes this easy to understand
I guess so, but I’m not seeing a ton of liberal policies that are causing harm to individual lives. I think that’s where you are seeing a “double standard” appear.
It’s not just about the double standard, it’s about right and wrong. If we abandon our morals at the first sign of adversity, then what do we stand for? How can I stand for democracy if I’m okay with the life being snuffed from those who disagree with me. That’s not democracy. There is no room for political violence