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Show us the BLM tweet equivalent of "We need to systematically start assassinating Liberal leaders"
by CodeShmode 6y ago
Show us the BLM tweet equivalent of "We need to systematically start assassinating Liberal leaders"
- ImprovedSilence 6y agowell... there's a #killallcops. I'm sure a quick googling could find you plenty more.. : https://twitter.com/hashtag/killallcops?lang=en https://twitter.com/hashtag/killallcops?lang=en
- CodeShmode 6y agoWould you consider that hashtag to have serious intent to incite people to commit acts of violence?
- ImprovedSilence 6y agoThe same level of seriousness as any other violence condoning call. In that its hard to gauge intent and willingness to follow through vs. “just saying it”..? where do you draw the line? Do you let one group call for un mitigated violence against a group of people, but not another group, just because you personally dont believe they are serious, even if it might inspire other to take action..?
- CodeShmode 6y agoYes, context is important. If someone makes a call to violence that is not intended to be taken seriously and is not at risk of being taken seriously that is different from making a call to violence in the hope that someone picks it up at a time when people are likely to act on it. There is a test for this decided at the supreme court level: inciteful speech can only be prohibited if the speech is "directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action."