A Lehigh Valley man is at the center of a debate that has people talking. <\/p>\n
Should you be able to post whatever you want on social media? <\/p>\n
Anthony Elonis of the Bethlehem area was convicted of making threats after prosecutors say his posts on Facebook in 2010 violated federal law. <\/p>\n
Some of the posts you see here are what the United States Supreme Court is now reviewing to see if it counts as free speech. <\/p>\n
I see this as less of a social media case as a regular first amendment free speech case. Just like ones that existed before Facebook ever existed, Civil Rights attorney Barry Dyller said. <\/p>\n
Among the Facebook posts by Elonis was this apparent message to his ex-wife: Fold up your PFA and put it in your pocket. Is it thick enough to stop a bullet? <\/p>\n
He now says he posted rap lyrics because it was a therapeutic way to address traumatic events in his life. <\/p>\n
A federal appeals court rejected his claim, and now its in the hands of the United States Supreme Court. <\/p>\n
For each of us individually as a society, we want free, robust and open speech, Dyller said. <\/p>\n
At the Luzerne County courthouse detectives say there have been a few cases this year that they have investigated on social media. <\/p>\n
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