Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 16 days 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-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down110
arrow-up1274arrow-down1message-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@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareJohnmannesca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down23·16 days 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-squareBumpingFuglies@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·16 days 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.’