Hate mail, threats flood Arizona judge’s office
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton received hundreds of threats at her court offices within hours of her ruling on Arizona’s tough and controversial immigration law.
“She has been inundated,” said U.S. Marshal David Gonzales, indicating his agents are taking some seriously. “About 99.9 percent of the inappropriate comments are people venting. They are exercising their First Amendment rights
and a lot of it is perverted. But it’s that 0.1 percent that goes over the line that we are taking extra seriously.”
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Gonzales said the increase in threats coincides with more online use and the proliferation of blogs. On Thursday he said his agents were aware of hateful threats made about Bolton online since her ruling Wednesday morning. A quick scan shows numerous sites and discussion forums where Bolton is called traitor or other unprintable names.
“I talk with her every day. She’s tough as nails. She takes this as all part of her job,” Gonzales said.