Don_Dickle to No Stupid [email protected] • 10 hours agoIf I threaten a politician to kill them like Trump did to Liz Cheney could I be arrested? If so how come Trump hasn't been arrested for it?message-square35fedilinkarrow-up1217
arrow-up1217message-squareIf I threaten a politician to kill them like Trump did to Liz Cheney could I be arrested? If so how come Trump hasn't been arrested for it?Don_Dickle to No Stupid [email protected] • 10 hours agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•7 hours agoSo basically the shit-talker’s easy way out? I’m ashamed of, but not surprised, the fact that the Supreme Court was the one that came up with the coward’s way out to hate speech.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•6 hours agoWhat a simplistic, destructive take. Nuance exists in this world. In a free society, a distinction needs to be made between real, credible threats and simple hyperbole. Also, “hate speech” is a real term, and it doesn’t mean ‘saying you hate someone.’
So basically the shit-talker’s easy way out? I’m ashamed of, but not surprised, the fact that the Supreme Court was the one that came up with the coward’s way out to hate speech.
What a simplistic, destructive take.
Nuance exists in this world. In a free society, a distinction needs to be made between real, credible threats and simple hyperbole.
Also, “hate speech” is a real term, and it doesn’t mean ‘saying you hate someone.’