Those weren't just threats, regardless of their credibility. They charged and convicted her with obstructing a search warrant for "hiding a laptop." She plead guilty and is facing a maximum penalty of $100,000 dollars in fines and 12 months in prison. $100,000 dollars, and 12 months in prison.

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND TWELVE MONTHS IN PRISON.

And that's not even everything such a penalty would entail: http://www.scribd.com/doc/132408951/Karen-McCutchin-Plea-Agr...

* c. a mandatory term of supervised release of not more than 1 years, which must follow any term of imprisonment. If McCutchin violates the conditions of supervised release, she could be imprisoned for the entire term of supervised release;

* f. costs of incarceration and supervision; and

* g. forfeiture of property

But I'm sure this is all about the videotaped threats he made against agent Smith and his family after months of harassment by federal officials who engaged in similar behaviour. You know, the same agent who was responsible for making the case for the gag order to the judge. This has nothing to do with snuffing out someone who's not only been a major pain in the ass for the military industrial complex for years now, but has been quite ostentatious about it too. Literally nothing.

Don't get me wrong. It is criminal to threaten others like that and he should face punishment for doing so. Of course, he's already been imprisoned for longer than what a reasonable sentence for such a crime would be. But if you watch those three videos in their entirety, you'll see that there is an interesting question behind the haze of giddy panic that bubbles just below the surface of his outward frustrations and ramblings.