Was thinking about this thread over the weekend as I enjoyed my little corner of frozen paradise away from phones, TV, internet. On Friday, the news story about the man in Montana broke. He'd been burgled. He set up motion detectors and when a kid went into his garage, he blasted him away w a 12 ga. Got 70 yrs for premeditated murder. Based on the reporters, it was largely because he'd publicly threatened to do the punks in. Does this thread constitute a similar threatening by some? Could PB forums be cited in a murder trial supporting premeditation?
Absolutely. Anything posted on a public forum that is discoverable may be introduced as evidence. Be it pre-incident or most often post-incident (wherein someone posts online in a forum that they did something or something happened or they are venting etc.). If anything ever happens, shut it! Never post online. Find another avenue to vent. Your attorney will always tell you to say nothing to anyone until the case is resolved.
