A Capitol One customer with a history of threatening corporations that he felt had “wronged” him is facing up to five years in federal prison after he allegedly vowed to assassinate company executives using a machete and gasoline to accomplish his plot, according to media reports.

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    48 minutes ago

    While vigilante justice is the wrong way to go, I will say that I have banked with Capital One, and therefore I sympathise with this person also probably affected by their rampant ineptitude.

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    13 hours ago

    Threatening poll workers? No problem.

    Threatening town officials? Absolutely.

    Threatening journalists? Well that’s just American.

    Threatening corporate executives? Oh hooo that’s a paddlin’.

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      5 hours ago

      You can also threaten democrats and “disloyal” Republicans in office, so long as you’re careful not to threaten anyone in the Trump administration.

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    11 hours ago

    Yet more blatant suppression of free speech, dishonestly pretending that empty vague threats are somehow credible because they’re made against the oligarch class.

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    14 hours ago

    You don’t threaten them with it before you do it

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    14 hours ago

    Getting 5 years in federal prison over a $543 fine is impressive stupidity.

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      13 hours ago

      It’s the posting mentality. I bet if you go through this person’s social media history, they’ve said a lot worse with neglible consequences.

      But giving someone five years for being a blowhard when people who do real material harm (the average white collar criminal conviction for embezzlement/fraud/inside trading is 2 years) get far less really illustrates who the courts are working for.

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        2 hours ago

        He won’t serve those 5 years. Its an inital punishment that serves to dissuade others but will be reduced once the media attention blows over.

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          He won’t serve those 5 years.

          He might not. He might serve longer. He might die in one of those shitty Texas prisons that get up to 100 degrees with no air conditioning. Who can say?

          But I agree this kind of sentencing is primarily a form of state sanctioned shock doctrine. Terrorism on a judicial scale.

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    “You have ruined my ability to buy a home. I’m 34 with a 100k+ job and it’s time I target the people and companies that have ruined my ability to live the life I deserve. I will be coming after your executive team personally. Please call me before I do things that are unforgivable and will make your executive team question their life choices. Thank you, Taylor Bullard."

    Bullard sent the message as an answer to a Capitol One email “urging [him] to create a payment plan to resolve his approximate $543 debt with the company."

    Not exactly the brightest bulb