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Drunk driving has a reasonably high likelihood of physical harm, as does yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre. Posting opinions about current events on a messag
by ng12 7y ago
Drunk driving has a reasonably high likelihood of physical harm, as does yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre.
Posting opinions about current events on a message board is not likely to cause physical harm.
- joshuamorton 7y agoWhat Stallman did isn't illegal. So some legal standard of likelyhood of physical harm need not apply. But I dispute your claim that rape apologia by an authority figure is unlikely to cause harm.
- ng12 7y agoIt was the grandparent's example, not mine. Also, I dispute your characterization as "rape apologia". It's a fairly ironic description given RMS's original issue was mischaracterization of the issue in the media.