Bryton Mellott’s free speech

| July 5, 2016

Bryton Mellott

So, this fellow, Bryton Mellott, thought it would be cool to post a picture of himself while he was burning the flag on Independence Day. So, yeah, he had a right to do that, but then folks who criticized him have their rights, too, and they expressed those opinions according to the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette;

After looking at the posts, Charles said, police saw a rapidly growing number of threats toward the young man and decided to look into it more closely. Many of the posts threatened violence against Mellott and his place of employment, Wal-Mart, which fielded a large volume of calls regarding the post, according to Urbana police.

Urbana police explained their involvement in a news release Monday, stating that “the volume of responses and specificity of threat against his place of employment (a location where an act of violence would likely cause harm to others), prompted police involvement in this case.”

Charles said police spoke with Mellott and with his employer. He said they told Mellott that they “understood his freedom of speech” but explained they were concerned for his safety and believed his posts were putting others at risk.

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Funny how that freedom of expression can go both ways.

Category: Dumbass Bullshit

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HMC Ret

Hey, puss n boots: Did you really say ‘super duper’? Really? Who are you trying to impress? You do know the internet is forever, right? Every potential employer who googles you will see dozens of posts re your love of country. Well, maybe you’re going to be happy making $9 an hour for life. If this Wally World gig doesn’t work out for you, maybe you can hang out on a corner with the dozens of others hoping for day labor work. And housing won’t be an issue; you can stay in mommy’s basement. Welcome to your forever disgraced life, buttwipe. How’s that 15 minutes working out for you?

11B-Mailclerk

That little scene is probably the high water mark of his existance.