“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press….”

The first amendment of the Constitution states that our freedom of speech is, and should be protected.

In the case of Cameron Dambrosio, saying things or posting things on the world wide web can get you charged for communicating terrorist threats, and a state felony which is punishable with up to 20 years according to Gawker.

He was arrested for posting a video of himself on the Internet which allegedly involved him rapping terrorist threats about the Boston bombings.

Law enforcement could have handled the situation in a better way rather than charge a high school student with a state felony. It definitely over reacted.

America needs to focus on the bigger picture. North Korea’s bomb threats have more legitimacy then a teenager rapping on the Internet being considered a threat.

Though it is an issue because terrorism has many people in a frenzy after the Boston Marathon and Dambrosio’s choice of action is not so welcome at a time like this.

A better example would probably be 9/11, after the crash of the twin towers, many didn’t even want to fly in an airplane.

Hysteria rose, and law enforcement over reacted by racial profiling.

These situations are very similar to the point where if you do the wrong thing at the wrong time you will get penalized severely.

Dambrosio’s case gives teenagers everywhere a wake up call. They have to watch what goes up on the web and what is posted. Once its up, its there for everyone to see.

The phase “Desperate times call for desperate measures,” doesn’t justify the paranoia and branding everyone a criminal in the name of national security.

Like Benjamin Franklin once said, “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”