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Oh yea? Howard Stern was encouraging mass murder? Something that isn't, nor has EVER been protected speech?
by atonse 7y ago
Oh yea? Howard Stern was encouraging mass murder? Something that isn't, nor has EVER been protected speech?
- Donald 7y agoThe call-in segments on Stern's show have been frequently used as a platform for extreme and fringe positions, including calls for violence. Through the mid 90s, these came from Stern himself, although he has matured and tempered with time. See these examples: https://nypost.com/2000/08/16/howard-stern-caller-busted-in-lieberman-death-threat/ https://nypost.com/2000/08/16/howard-stern-caller-busted-in-... (2000s; a caller threatens to kill Senator Lieberman on air) https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/665af0/til_that_howard_stern_mocked_selena_quintanilla/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/665af0/til_t... (Mid 90s; Stern plays gunshots during a Selena song) https://variety.com/2014/voices/columns/howard-sterns-white-supremacist-interview-suddenly-doesnt-look-so-funny-1201157977/ https://variety.com/2014/voices/columns/howard-sterns-white-... (Stern books the Overland Park Jewish Community Center shooter) https://www.howardstern.com/show/2016/10/24/ronnie-limo-driver-mund-makes-veiled-threats-against-brent-hatley-twitter/ https://www.howardstern.com/show/2016/10/24/ronnie-limo-driv... (2016 Twitter spat with implied threats of violence with Stern-affiliated staff)