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What should happen if there is an explicit threat by a passenger to blow up a plane? Just hope it's a joke because it seems like one?
EDIT: As usual, lots of downvotes, but no actual answer to the question.
the article seems to suggest it wasnt even shared publicly, so I suspect that they hadn't even considered the possibility that anyone who might think of it as a threat might see it. Posting that on a public forum, I can see the reaction, and I can definitely see an argument that the joke was in bad taste, but to be perfectly honest, unless one of their friends thought the message was sincere and reported it (which the article doesnt mention and sounds dubious) a private message like that really shouldnt have been visible to the authorities in the first place.
The lawyer claims the joke was made with friends in private, but we don't know what 'in private' means. Does Spain have the authority to automatically flag private Snapchat conversations for terrorist threats? Because I'm dubious. I think it's much more likely that someone didn't have their account set private.
Snapchat collects the contents of every message you send, including the pictures, including the text. from their Community Guidelines:
Taking the link hop to the 'additional guidance':
Emphasis is mine.
so snapchat's content filters picked up on the threat, there may have been an actual human involved, and they sent it to the relevant authorities, complete with all of his details. It's likely that the relevant authorities puttered around with things for a bit, sending it through the "proper channels" by which time he was on the plane and in the air.
Even if snapchat didn't automatically snoop the message, he could have been reported by one of his friends.
Holy shit dude it's only been a few minutes calm the fuck down
If 4 people are going to downvote me within that time and not respond, I'm going to say something about it. I notice you took the time to respond to me without answering the question. Do you have an answer?
I was gonna write out a response (which is why I was back here anyways) but your demeanor is just "I wanna be angry" and there really is no amount of logic you apply to people like you.
Ok... but I'm not angry.
How is it a threat if said privately?
The same way it's a threat if you tell someone privately that you're going to blow up a building. But it's not clear that this was truly private.
He shouldn't have been allowed boarding in the first place. The security services saw that message, but let him board the plane. They're fully responsible for the bill of two jet fighters used to trail the plane, and would be in way more deep trouble if this was an actual terrorist.
Did they see it before he boarded the plane though? The article didn't make that clear.
Granted it isn't the US, so our customs and laws don't apply. That being said, it really depends on how they got the evidence I think.
If it was a public post(intentionally or accidentally public), or someone reported it, or snapchat's TOS authorizes scanning and reporting "private" messages, then yeah, seems like this teenager's actions should have consequences.
If it's a result of an illegal police state that has access to people's private communications, the evidence should be fully inadmissible. And the response is a result of information that should not have been in their hands to begin with, making this 100% on them.
I think the former is a lot more likely. But the article is too short on details.
I truly hope that's the case, though I think we're all a little more accustomed to seeing police state overstepping in this day in age. And the article is meant to be ragebait for that anyway I think.
I'd say wait for the details to surface, and if it truly ends up being police state overstep, I hope their citizens hold them accountable in whatever way will bring about change. I like the French methods personally.
Is it a threat when a high school kid says in a private chat that they’re going to bring a gun to school tomorrow? It’s exactly the same thing.
Yes. Saying you are going to blow up an airplane is a threat. If I tell you I'm going to kill my mother, that's a threat whether or not my mother hears about it.
Yep fair. I rescind my point.
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Is it a threat if it's inside a private chat with friends?
For you to make a threat, you need to say it to the people you're threatening. It's not like he posted it publicly or dm'ed the airline and government.