Facebook Threat

Juvenile Responsible For Threat to President

By Scott Campbell

WASHINGTON - The Secret Service has determined the source of a Facebook survey asking peoples opinion on the assassination of President Barack Obama. The survey was conducted by a juvenile, according to an agency spokesperson on Thursday.

According to spokesman Edwin Donovan, no charges will be filed against the juvenile or his parents. The names of the child and parents will not be identified.

THE POLL

The poll was posted on Facebook on Saturday and was taken down quickly once officials were alerted to its existence. As expected the Secret Service took no chances and took the threat very seriously.

The poll stated the question, "Should Obama Be Killed?" The choices, No, Maybe, Yes, and Yes if he cuts my health care.

Secret Service agents met with the child and his parents and determined the threat to be harmless and characterized it as "a mistake," said Donovan.