Last week, the World Socialist Web Site published an interview with the mother of Justin Carter, a teenager from Austin, Texas who was jailed as a “terrorist” for a sarcastic comment he made on Facebook.
At the time of that article, we noted that a petition for Justin Carter’s release on Change.org had gathered 1,000 signatures since his incarceration in February. In a matter of days, his petition has reached nearly 70,000 signatures and counting. Since being interviewed on the WSWS, Justin Carter’s parents have been interviewed on CNN, ABC, BBC Radio, National Public Radio, and elsewhere.
As a result of the wide support Justin Carter has received, a Texas attorney specializing in criminal defense has volunteered to represent him free of charge.
“I’ll never forget that you were the first to contact us,” Justin Carter’s mother, Jennifer Carter, told the WSWS. “We went from being a family desperate to get anyone to help to having overwhelming support from around the world.”
“I think it’s amazing,” she continued. “I’m getting letters from people in countries where the governments I thought were more repressive, when you hear about them in the news. Everywhere there is a general sense of outrage that something you write online can be used against you in this manner. I’ve been very, very grateful for all the kind words and support.”
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Justin Carter’s supposedly “terrorist” post was made during a trash-talking session related to the popular online game League of Legends. In response to accusations that he was “crazy” or “messed up in the head,” Justin Carter wrote, “I’m f—ed in the head alright. I think I’ma shoot up a kindergarten and watch the blood of the innocent rain down and eat the beating heart of one of them.” Then he wrote, “j/k” (“just kidding”). Full story...
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At the time of that article, we noted that a petition for Justin Carter’s release on Change.org had gathered 1,000 signatures since his incarceration in February. In a matter of days, his petition has reached nearly 70,000 signatures and counting. Since being interviewed on the WSWS, Justin Carter’s parents have been interviewed on CNN, ABC, BBC Radio, National Public Radio, and elsewhere.
As a result of the wide support Justin Carter has received, a Texas attorney specializing in criminal defense has volunteered to represent him free of charge.
“I’ll never forget that you were the first to contact us,” Justin Carter’s mother, Jennifer Carter, told the WSWS. “We went from being a family desperate to get anyone to help to having overwhelming support from around the world.”
“I think it’s amazing,” she continued. “I’m getting letters from people in countries where the governments I thought were more repressive, when you hear about them in the news. Everywhere there is a general sense of outrage that something you write online can be used against you in this manner. I’ve been very, very grateful for all the kind words and support.”
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Justin Carter’s supposedly “terrorist” post was made during a trash-talking session related to the popular online game League of Legends. In response to accusations that he was “crazy” or “messed up in the head,” Justin Carter wrote, “I’m f—ed in the head alright. I think I’ma shoot up a kindergarten and watch the blood of the innocent rain down and eat the beating heart of one of them.” Then he wrote, “j/k” (“just kidding”). Full story...
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