I find this rather disturbing.
From Fox News:
Supreme Court throws out conviction for Facebook threats
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man convicted of making threats on Facebook, but dodged the free speech issues that had made the case intriguing to First Amendment advocates.
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for seven justices, said it was not enough for prosecutors to show that the comments of Anthony Elonis would make a reasonable person feel threatened.
But the court did not specify to lower courts exactly what the standard of proof should be.
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