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Then they should create a program where specific individuals can placed on a deradicalization program and be banned from extremist material. And then make it a

• icebraining 9y ago
  In a democratic society, you generally can't put adults in "programs" without their consent, unless they already committed a crime.
  • zimpenfish 9y ago
    > you generally can't put adults in "programs" without their consent, unless they already committed a crime. Sure you can - there's plenty of precedent for e.g. sectioning people into mental hospitals for their own safety or removing people's driving licenses when they might be a danger (without committing a crime - bad eyesight, bad motor control, drug regimen, etc.)
    • icebraining 9y ago
      A driving license is a privilege that comes with rules, taking it away is not the same as imposing unilateral restrictions. Sending people to mental hospitals is a fair example, but that's why I wrote "generally", acknowledging the existence of exceptions. In that case, it's accepted that consent is an oxymoron, which doesn't really apply here.