A British teenager has been banned from setting foot on American soil after he sent President Obama an abusive email while he was drunk.
The 17-year-old teen, Luke Angel, was far from angelic when he sent an email to Obama calling him a “pussy”, among other unsavoury things. Apparently he was drunk at the time, but that didn't stop the FBI from taking the matter very seriously.
The FBI got their hands on the message before Obama had a chance to read it and promptly called the UK police, who paid Angel a visit. They took his picture to keep on file and told him that he was now on a ban list, permanently prohibited from ever entering the US, but no charges were pressed.
The teen doesn't seem that fazed. When he was initially approached by the UK police he responded with: “Oh dear, it was me.” He later told Sky News: “I don't really care. My parents aren't very happy about it.” So much for the family vacation to Florida then.
Angel, who lives in Bedfordshire, contacted Obama after watching a television programme about the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre. We anticipate that some people will therefore blame TV for his behaviour, even after tripping over the beer cans.
Sending an abusive message to the President is apparently one of 60 different ways of getting banned from the US, but the US Department of Homeland Security declined to list the other 59. We expect other tanked up Brits will discover them over the years, if they haven't already.
We have it under not-so-good authority that Brits would put similar measures in place, but if they had to count up the abuse about Blair, Brown, Cameron and Clegg, the whole country would have to be exiled.
EyeSee - Phased is not fazed. Facepalms all round over here.
At least nobody dare call President Obama, "George Bush". So that's Okay then.
So the theory here is that...an FBI agent can and would unilaterally and _verbally_ "ban" someone from even _visiting_ the U.S.? Without any formal legal or notification steps, or even consulting the national government of one of our closest allies in the world? They would just call up a local police department in Bumf**k, England and tell them to tell the kid he's "banned"?
Uh huh. My horsecrap detector is buzzing loudly....
Plus its not like he lied, Obama is a prick.
what complete and utter nonsense!!
Members of democracies should be concerned at how reactive Americans are and how thin-skinned and pathetic.
The irony of the situation isn't lost on me, though. Skipping past the obvious irony of the country which basically pioneered the concept of "free speech" getting angry over something someone might have said whilst drunk, you've got to love how Angel was banned from visiting the US as a "security measure" in response to calling the President a pussy.
The former is correct, the latter no so!
It is "phased" not "fazed"
We pander to their every need only for FBI ect to be plowing through our emails punishing any1 they don't like. How can you sentance somebody without pressing charges? wheres the justice in that!
On the otherhand why the hell is a 17 year old drunk in the 1st place? We need to sort ourselves out cuz its draining yet more money from our econmy on forign booze drank and not enjoyed for the taste but for the kick and lack of self control afterwards. There are so many more ways to enjoy a night than getting wasted.
Second, what do you mean, 'On the other hand'? What you say is completely and utterly not on the other hand. And finally, how the hell do you know he wasn't drinking for the taste of the beverage? He may easily, in fact, probably more likely be drinking for the exquisite taste of beer, which, might I point out, may not even be foreign.
You Sir, I am afraid, are a twat. :)
He is also most likely white. If his skin color were any other shade he would be able to claim "Free Speech" or "Racism" in the press, in which the U.S. would have formally apologized in fear of retaliation against U.S. troops abroad.
IT'S A WONDER THEY DID'NT NUKE US.
THEY A BIT SENSITVE.
Secondly I think you will find that Carole is correct and the word is 'Fazed' as in confused and not 'Phased' as in a varying degree of change.
that will teach the UK punks not to fuck with the mighty US
america, grow up