Facebook ‘threat’ case goes to Supremes

Anthony Elonis found solace in a troubled time in his life by posting dark, violent sounding lyrics, he says.  He insists the lyrics weren't meant to be taken seriously. / Image Source- Facebook
Anthony Elonis found solace in a troubled time in his life by posting dark, violent sounding lyrics, he says. He insists the lyrics weren’t meant to be taken seriously. / Image Source- Facebook

By Robert Barnes | The Washington Post

About a week after Tara Elonis persuaded a judge to issue a protective order against her estranged husband, Anthony, her soon-to-be ex had this to say:

“Fold up your PFA [protection-from-abuse order] and put it in your pocket

Is it thick enough to stop a bullet?”

Anthony Elonis didn’t deliver the message in person, by phone or in a note. Instead, he posted it on his Facebook page, for all to see, in a prose style reminiscent of the violent, misogynistic lyrics of rap artists he admired.

In its first examination of the limits of free speech on social media, the Supreme Court will consider next week whether, as a jury concluded, Elonis’s postings constituted a “true threat” to his wife and others.

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