Criminal Threats/Trespass 62-year-old Thomas Miller made multiple threats towards a business on Oneida Street in Ashwaubenon, a small village located adjacent to Green Bay, The threats included references to bombing the business which resulted in a response from law enforcement. Upon receiving a harassment call from the business, officers initiated an investigation. Witnesses confirmed Miller's involvement in making threatening phone calls directed at the establishment. Miller was arrested shortly after. Specific Wisconsin statute sections (Wis. Stat. ) Miller violated are 947.012, 947.015, and 947.019. Wis. Stat. -. 947.012 addresses the unlawful use of a telephone and states, “Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor: …show more content…
With intent to frighten, intimidate, threaten or abuse, telephone another and uses any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggests any lewd or lascivious act.” By using a telephone to contact and threaten the business, Miller violated this statute. A class B misdemeanor in Wisconsin is punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both. Wis. Stat. -. 947.015 addresses bomb scares, it states “Whoever intentionally conveys or causes to be conveyed any threat or false information, knowing such to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to destroy any property by the means of explosives is guilty of a Class I felony. Miller violated this statute by threatening he had or had placed a bomb in the restaurant that was going to damage the property. A class I felony is punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 3 years and 6 months, or both. Wis. Stat. -. 947.019 addresses terrorist threats, it states “Whoever, under any of the following circumstances, threatens to cause the death of or bodily harm to any person or to damage any person's property is guilty of a Class I felony: (a) The actor intends to prevent the occupation of or cause the evacuation of a building, dwelling, school premises, vehicle, facility of public transportation, or place of public assembly or any room within a building, dwelling, or school …show more content…
I’d disagree, this is because while the law does restrict a small fraction of our freedom of speech, it is a necessary limitation to ensure public safety. I believe this is a similar restriction to Wis. Stat. 347.48 (2m) which addresses required seatbelt use when operating a vehicle. The reasoning behind Wis. Stat. 947.019 is to prevent individuals from making threats that cause fear, panic, or disruption to public safety. This statute aims to protect the community from the harmful effects of terrorist threats by deterring individuals from engaging in such behavior. By imposing felony charges, it sends a clear message that threatening behavior will not be tolerated and ensures swift and decisive action against those who pose a risk to public safety. The community is much safer and can be at ease due to this statute as it discourages this conduct. One might again argue that this infringes on our constitutional right to freedom of speech. And I would once again argue that it is a necessary restriction as society is better off with it than without it. An example of a similar restriction is Wis. Stat. 347.485 covers the required use of protective headgear while using a
Arthur Miller, is about the Salem witch trials and how people react to hysteria created from the fear of witches. In the play, after hysteria breaks out, the Salem government starts persecute and hang people it believes are witches. This prompts people to start to accusing people of witchcraft. Some people who accuse others of committing witchcraft are Abigail Williams and Thomas Putnam. They do not accuse people of witchcraft to stop witchcraft, but for personal gain or to hurt others. Thomas Putnam
character when his wife was arrested. Giles Corey is somewhat childish when first introduced. He took part in the conversation about witchcraft in Act I for personal interest and enjoyment. By saying “ Is she going to fly again. I hear she flies ” (Miller 1141).
for her witchcraft. Her Husband, Thomas Putnam, decided to take advantage of these rumors and persuade Reverend Parris and the rest of the town of the existence of witchcraft in Salem. In act one, while Reverend Parris was denying the accusations of witchcraft in Salem, Thomas Putnam and his wife convince him otherwise. Miller describes that Thomas was “intent upon getting Parris, for whom he has only contempt, to move toward the abyss” (14). Miller shows that Thomas Putnam was going to persuade Parris
said of the Puritans that they did not leave Europe because they were persecuted, but that they were thrown out of Europe because they persecuted everyone else. As you read the opening of Act Ⅰ, how do you suppose Miller would respond to that statement? On page four of The Crucible, Miller states: “To the European world the whole province was a barbaric frontier inhabited by a sect of fanatics who, nevertheless, were shipping out products of slowly increasing quantity and value.” This indicates that
Narrative has a large role in shaping and maintaining society. In J. Hillis Miller’s chapter “Narrative” in Frank Lentricchia and Thomas McLaughlin’s book Critical Terms for Literary Study, J. Hillis Miller argues that narrative is present in all stages of human life from early childhood development and into adulthood. It is used in early childhood development to teach adolescents how to tell a story and make them aware of what is socially acceptable behavior. However, socially acceptable behavior
like the Red scare. Hardly any authors are able to recognize meaningful similarities between the present times and an event that happened many years ago—and write about it effectively. Only one has had the courage and intelligence to do both. Arthur Miller was an American author who wrote plays, essays, and stories and has published works dating from to 1936 through 2004. The Crucible, one of his most famous plays, premiered in New York on January 22, 1953 (InfoTrac). It is a historical-fiction story
In the 1950s, Arthur Miller was accused of being a sympathizer to communism, and was one of the three hundred and twenty artists blacklisted by Congress (Arthur Miller: McCarthyism). Arthur Miller was angered by the accusations without evidence to back them up, and hit a boiling point after famed director Elia Kazan went in front of House Un-American Activities Committee and named some of his peers as communist sympathizers (Arthur Miller: McCarthyism). After a meeting with Kazan to discuss why he
took desperate measures to maintain theirs. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend Parris’ motivation for supporting the witch trials is to further his reputation. When Parris questions Abigail about her being in the forest, he declares, “I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people for me and now, just when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character” (Miller 11). Parris is only concerned about Abigail’s disobedience because he
faulty logic, vindictiveness, zealotry, and evil (Brater). Arthur Miller creates a parallel between the societal events of mass in the 1600’s and those in the 1950’s. In both instances, leaders use the fear of the masses for their personal gain. Abigail, the lead character in the play, and Senator Joseph McCarthy are both able to generate a groundswell that takes on a life of its own and ruins the lives of others. Arthur Miller created this analogy in order to expose Senator McCarthy and his anti-Communist
Thomas Jefferson is one of the most contradictory figures of United States' history. His figure would have been almost perfect if it weren't for the slavery. Jefferson owned slaves during his life and freed only some of them. Despite the fact that he supported French revolution and tried to abolish slavery he was never really able to solve the most serious social problem in America. Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence but failed to practice it, because he came from a high social
The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Mary Warren changes for the better, until she goes back to her old ways. Yet that's what made her so realistic, she wasn't invariably good or honorable, she wasn't heroic. Mary Warren was unequivocally, without a doubt, a coward, and a selfish one at that. Nevertheless, she
The Crucible The Crucible by Author Miller, is a highly fictionalized historic play based on the Salem witch trials that occurred from 1692-1693. During these wicked trials, people would accuse, or be accused, others of being a witch or taking any part in dealing with the devil. Almost all of the accusers were women, as well as most of the accused were also women. Although a good amount of the play is embellished, the characters and their fate are similar to the actual historical events of the
Giles Corey Analysis When it comes to improperly wording something in a bad situation, Giles Corey in Arthur Millers The Crucible takes the cake. He expressed concern in trying times in his town, but improper phrasing lead to dire consequences involving false accusation to the court and a pile of rocks. During the trials of Salem, which were investigating those accused of witchcraft, some girls had been found dancing in the woods around a fire. The next morning some of the girls would not wake
you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you . . . I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down! (Miller 1244)
The Crucible by Arthur Miller. His depiction of the Salem Witch Trials excellently illustrates how the people of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 were swept up in a case of mass hysteria which resulted in the death of 19 innocent people. One may look at this case, see the lessons from it and think it would be impossible in today’s society, when in fact the opposite is true. It happens every day, and in a much greater volume than ever possible in colonial America. Arthur Miller had the insight to see