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And now he should sue both the law enforcement department and Parson. Make them pay for this bullshit and also a precedent should be laid down like a marker in
by indigodaddy 5y ago
And now he should sue both the law enforcement department and Parson. Make them pay for this bullshit and also a precedent should be laid down like a marker in the sand. Not sure what that marker is exactly, but at the least it will be ‘don’t be batshit crazy like Mike Parson.’
- giantg2 5y agoWhile many wear the badge of hacker with pride, it seems that the government officials calling him a hacker is clearly defamatory and potentially injurious to his journalism career in this situation.
- tshaddox 5y ago> Not sure what that marker is exactly How about making it illegal for a state official to explicitly make credible threats to use unjustified state violence against someone? Similar to how it’s illegal for anyone to make credible threats of unjustified violence against anyone else.
- datavirtue 5y agoThat is a solid take. It's also the reason we have the second amendment.
- datavirtue 5y agoDownvoted fact? Cool.
- wbsss4412 5y agoNot really factual.
- Forlien 5y agoEven if it became illegal, qualified immunity would protect the offical who made the threats, so officials will likely never be personally impacted by breaking the law and so it'll keep being broken.
- shadowgovt 5y agoPractically speaking, the system is designed to deal with this by people not re-electing Mike Parson. ... Good luck.
- mdp2021 5y agoHe, the journalist? Not the public? Corruption in the state - in the country -, and of such level, is not just the direct victim's business. Has there been an uproar in the population?