Kicked out of the US over a twitter Joke.

[Run_to_da_hills]

If you are thinking of travelling to the states watch your mouth on line. This looks like a similar case to the Paul Chambers "blow up RobinHood Airport" incident two years ago but there is a worrying difference.

"Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe'. Leigh Van Bryan, 26, was handcuffed and kept under armed guard in a cell with Mexican drug dealers for 12 hours after landing in Los Angeles with pal Emily Bunting.

The Department of Homeland Security flagged him as a potential threat when he posted an excited tweet to his pals about his forthcoming trip to Hollywood which read: 'Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America".


What is worse, someone being arrested and deported for an innocent twitter message or the fact that the American Secret Service monitors every electronic message you make in the world?

The difference between this and the Paul Chambers case is that the message would have been detected by automated US intelligence search robots rather than a physical person accidentally coming across the message.

This type of stuff is a grave concern considering our current government is willing to sell out our civil liberties to US orchestrated pacts such as ATCA, SOPA PIPA which will similarly trawl through, monitor and chastise your personal on line life.

Leigh Van Bryan And Emily Bunting Banned From Entering US After Twitter Joke About 'Destroying America'

[nonpolitic]

It was a stupid thing to post in any event.

[former wesleyan]

If you are thinking of travelling to the states watch your mouth on line. This looks like a similar case to the Paul Chambers "blow up RobinHood Airport" incident two years ago but there is a worrying difference.

Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe'. Leigh Van Bryan, 26, was handcuffed and kept under armed guard in a cell with Mexican drug dealers for 12 hours after landing in Los Angeles with pal Emily Bunting.

The Department of Homeland Security flagged him as a potential threat when he posted an excited tweet to his pals about his forthcoming trip to Hollywood which read: 'Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America'.

What is worse, someone being arrested and deported for an innocent twitter message or the fact that the American Secret Service monitors every electronic message you make in the world?

The difference between this and the Paul Chambers case is that the message would have been detected by automated US intelligence search robots rather than a physical person accidentally coming across the message.

This type of stuff is a grave concern considering our current government is willing to sell out our our civil liberties to US orchestrated pacts such as ATCA, SOPA PIPA which will similarly trawl through, monitor and chastise your personal on line life.

Leigh Van Bryan And Emily Bunting Banned From Entering US After Twitter Joke About 'Destroying America'

It's keyword default. ie I'm going to BLOW UP AMERICA triggers a response and a grab. Not unnaturally !! Anyone doing this should be waterboarded for being , like, totally, OMG, stupid, dude.

[spooneycooney]

You do realise that by posting this you have now been picked out by these search robots. It was a stupid thing to post anyway.

[NewGoldDream]

They were detained with Mexicans?

Oh the inhumanity.

[stopdoingstuff]

ve only punish zee guilty

[yellowfish]

Mad world, Mad.

[Desperate Dan]

They were detained with Mexicans?

Oh the inhumanity.

Were the Mexicans upset by these people.

[yellowfish]

It was a stupid thing to post in any event.

Destroy I presume is teen talk for party or whatever, it seems pretty obviouse given the context.

[NewGoldDream]

Were the Mexicans upset by these people.

I'd say they'd have preferred a night in a caravan with Fr. Noel Furlong.