Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 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-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down15
arrow-up1184arrow-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 · 7 hours agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareBumpingFuglieslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 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.’
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.’