Of course they can.

They’re not out of touch, they’re just trying to control the narrative.

You don’t have to say you’re going to do something specific for it to be a threat.

This discussion has nothing to do with Trump. But, Trump should absolutely be in prison for his threats.

Saying, “you people are next,” isn’t quoting anyone, but it plus the quote of the assassin is clearly a threat.

That’s really the only thing keeping me in the south.

I think their practices are abhorrent, but their non-profit status is irrelevant.

Non-profit basically just means that any profits don’t get kept by the owners. The hospital still needs to get paid for its services to operate.

Yes, that’s proven in the courts, not by the cops.

She said something that could easily be taken for a terroristic threat, given the context. It would be a bad thing to not take terroristic threats seriously. Whether she was being serious or not is irrelevant regarding her arrest.

No, that’s up to the courts and investigators to prove. Cops did the right thing here, for once.

He should be, yes.

Yes, but it’s usually not the building residents that take them down. The vast majority of mesothelioma cases are people who worked with asbestos as part of their job.

Were their threats recorded? The fact that people have said worse doesn’t change the fact that it was a threat.

The bond is ridiculous, but the arrest wasn’t.

Free speech doesn’t conver threats.

The depose part was the assassin’s, and she followed it with, “You people are next.” context is important, and context makes this a threat.

“you people are next,” also isn’t part of it.

It doesn’t cover threats of violence.

If someone referenced a recent assassination then said, “You people are next,” would you seriously not take that as a threat?

How do you know she didn’t have means to do it?

Her saying, “you people are next,” is what makes it a threat, thus not protected under free speech.