Everyone: sign this petition in support of Justin Carter, facing 8 years in prison for a joke threat that he said was a joke.

It's not wise to make joke threats on the Internet. Carter should get a warning from the judge: "Remember, when you're on the Internet, lots of strangers are see or hear everything you say. You can't joke around as if you were among friends." I am sure he would learn that lesson.

I expect that the judge knows this, but takes pleasure in applying perverse "zero tolerance".