Yes, but nobody gives a flying fuck if a miscreant teenager gets murdered. The president, on the other hand, would be a big deal. They could probably very easily get on your ass for saying something like that. Talking about weed is OK, simply because the cops have bigger fish to fry. There are times when they will catch you red-handed for posession, and will let you off free if you can snitch out someone with an even larger stash.