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Intent behind speech that "caused someone anxiety" should be entirely irrelevant, because nobody should ever be arrested for it. Period.
by jaywalk 4y ago
Intent behind speech that "caused someone anxiety" should be entirely irrelevant, because nobody should ever be arrested for it. Period.
- saghm 4y agoThat's not what I'm referring to; that's just in the headline. The context I'm referring to is in the parent of this comment chain, which describes both the actual image being shared and some of the writings of the accused along with others who they feature on their website. I think there's room for debate about whether that context is relevant, but it's not what I'm responding to.
- jaywalk 4y agoYes, mens rea (state of mind/intent) is part of many crimes. But we're not talking about murder, we're talking about a social media post that "caused someone anxiety." Whether intent matters for other (actual) crimes is irrelevant.