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But when Uncle Barry's beloved media said it it was just dandy.
Seems to me maybe they ought to hire this kid instead of questioning him. He seems to have more common sense than anyone in government right now. Maybe Nappy could step aside and let him take her place?
q13Fox:
Secret Service interrogates Tacoma 7th grader
The young boy was questioned by Secret Service for his Facebook posting.
Dana Rebik
Q13 FOX News
6:36 p.m. PDT, May 16, 2011
TACOMA—
A Tacoma seventh grader faced federal interrogation at school for what he posted on his Facebook page. His mom said it all happened without her knowledge or permission.
Timi Robertson said she had just finished lunch with a friend Friday when she got a phone call from her son's school.
"I answered it, and it's the school security guard who's giving me a heads up that the Secret Service is here with the Tacoma Police Department and they have Vito and they're talking to him," Robertson said.
After Osama bin Laden was killed, 13-year-old Vito LaPinta posted an update to his Facebook status that got the Feds attention.
"I was saying how Osama was dead and for Obama to be careful because there could be suicide bombers," says LaPinta.
A week later, while Vito was in his fourth period class, he was called in to the principal's office.
"A man walked in with a suit and glasses and he said he was part of the Secret Service," LaPinta said. "He told me it was because of a post I made that indicated I was a threat toward the President."
The Tacoma school district acknowledged a Secret Service agent questioned Vito and that it was a security guard who called Vito's mom because the principal was on another call. The school district said they didn’t wait for Vito’s mother to get there because they thought she didn't take the phone call seriously.
"That's a blatant lie," Robertson said.
The teen’s mom says she rushed to Truman Middle School immediately and arrived to discover her son had already been questioned for half an hour.
"I just about lost it," she said. "My 13 year-old son is supposed to be safe and secure in his classroom and he's being interrogated without my knowledge or consent privately."
The seventh grader said that once his mom showed up, the agent finished the interview and told him he was not in any trouble. Now he's more careful about what he posts online.
His mother says she isn't financially able to take legal action but hopes her family's story raises awareness about the treatment she said her son endured.
The Seattle branch of the Secret Service did not respond to requests for comment.
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Outrageous -- Secret Service interrogates 7th grader Without Parent's Knowledge
But when Uncle Barry's beloved media said it it was just dandy.
Seems to me maybe they ought to hire this kid instead of questioning him. He seems to have more common sense than anyone in government right now. Maybe Nappy could step aside and let him take her place?
q13Fox:
Secret Service interrogates Tacoma 7th grader
The young boy was questioned by Secret Service for his Facebook posting.
Dana Rebik
Q13 FOX News
6:36 p.m. PDT, May 16, 2011
TACOMA—
A Tacoma seventh grader faced federal interrogation at school for what he posted on his Facebook page. His mom said it all happened without her knowledge or permission.
Timi Robertson said she had just finished lunch with a friend Friday when she got a phone call from her son's school.
"I answered it, and it's the school security guard who's giving me a heads up that the Secret Service is here with the Tacoma Police Department and they have Vito and they're talking to him," Robertson said.
After Osama bin Laden was killed, 13-year-old Vito LaPinta posted an update to his Facebook status that got the Feds attention.
"I was saying how Osama was dead and for Obama to be careful because there could be suicide bombers," says LaPinta.
A week later, while Vito was in his fourth period class, he was called in to the principal's office.
"A man walked in with a suit and glasses and he said he was part of the Secret Service," LaPinta said. "He told me it was because of a post I made that indicated I was a threat toward the President."
The Tacoma school district acknowledged a Secret Service agent questioned Vito and that it was a security guard who called Vito's mom because the principal was on another call. The school district said they didn’t wait for Vito’s mother to get there because they thought she didn't take the phone call seriously.
"That's a blatant lie," Robertson said.
The teen’s mom says she rushed to Truman Middle School immediately and arrived to discover her son had already been questioned for half an hour.
"I just about lost it," she said. "My 13 year-old son is supposed to be safe and secure in his classroom and he's being interrogated without my knowledge or consent privately."
The seventh grader said that once his mom showed up, the agent finished the interview and told him he was not in any trouble. Now he's more careful about what he posts online.
His mother says she isn't financially able to take legal action but hopes her family's story raises awareness about the treatment she said her son endured.
The Seattle branch of the Secret Service did not respond to requests for comment.
- Someone's Going To Have A Really Bad Day For This
And the Secret Service didn't know about it until AFTER they posted it on FaceBook??? Boston Herald: Couple slips though security to crash state dinner By Associated Press Thursday, November 26, 2009 WASHINGTON — Michaele and Tareq Salahi didn’t...
- And, Speaking Of Obama's Racism ...
UPDATE: APPARENTLY, THIS STORY IS UNSUBSTANTIATED, MEANING IT IS LIKELY UNTRUE. It is not my habit to merely remove posts when I am wrong. Instead, I leave them up with a correction (as above) to show that we're trying to be accurate here, but sometimes...
- This Is Happening In America?
From this source: Secret Service visits Lufkin woman after 'death threat' allegation from an Obama campaign volunteer By JESSICA SAVAGE The Lufkin Daily News Monday, October 06, 2008 A Lufkin woman received a surprise visit from the Secret Service...
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UPDATED AT BOTTOM OF POST What the hell is going on here? The Secret Service, apparently, gave the order to shut down metal detectors an hour before the opening of an Obama rally? And, in Dallas, of all places? Have they ever given such an order before...
- Weekly Radio Show: August 10
Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, which WC and I cohost. The show broadcasts live every Friday for one hour at noon, Pacific Time. The call-in number is (646) 915-9870. Callers welcome! Friday, August 10: We have two interviewees scheduled this...