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[–] 285 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Please, marginalized people get more explicitly threatening crap said to them all the time and people rarely get arrested or charged for that. She's being charged because the system wants to make an example out of her. The judge basically said so himself at the bail hearing,

"I do find that the bond of $100,000 is appropriate considering the status of our country at this point," the judge said.

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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    Not saying you are wrong about the marginalized, but in this case she made, what could be considered threatening, a call to a health care provider that was not only actionable, but entirely recorded.

    "The system" won't make an example out of her, "Exhibit A" will. That's the difference.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's both.

    $100k bond for a threat that is neither specific nor credible is absurd.

    If it were a first time offender threat against a normal person (which is more specific), at most it would result in probation and a restraining order.

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