Briana Boston could get 15 years in prison?

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18. You're being sarcastic, I hope

Free speech means the government can't lock you up for opposing government policies.

Threats, or "shouting fire in a crowded theatre" are not protected speech.

Seriously, if something analogous was directed at a prominent Dem, what would we be saying? (I am referring to the part of her statement NOT posted in the OP).

Emphasis added:

Boston had reportedly just had a medical claim denied by her health insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and allegedly said to the person on the phone: “Delay, deny, depose. You people are next.” This appears to have been a reference to the words written on ammunition discovered at the scene of the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson.

Boston has apologized for what she said and reportedly told police she didn’t mean anything by it. And there’s no reason, with the information we have now, to think otherwise. Referencing a high-profile assassination was obviously extremely poor judgment on her part.

Personally, I think that absent any evidence that she was prepared to carry out her threat, she should be released and let this be a warning to her (which I think she has already recognized). But it is not a "free speech" case.