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This is too complex to summarize in one sentence, especially after parts of the US political right have adopted the tactics of the extreme left. But summarizin

by marvin 3y ago

This is too complex to summarize in one sentence, especially after parts of the US political right have adopted the tactics of the extreme left. But summarizing, the hundreds of people who have lost their jobs over false allegations of e.g. racism or different forms of political incorrectness - such as quoting certain texts during a History lecture - would not agree with you. Thankfully they weren’t thrown in prison or executed for it this time.

Timon3 3y ago
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- account42 3y ago
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  - Timon3 3y ago
    No, I am not. What I am doing is showing that this is not some malicious movement that seeks to destroy good people. There are real problems which led to the situation we are in now. I don't think people should be treated badly or unfairly, no matter which "side". But if you stop talking about social injustice because some people will (in their mind) unjustly be judged, you'll do a lot more harm than good. Talk about the specific problems, don't attribute them to the whole movement. And don't strawman me please!
account42 3y ago
> Thankfully they weren’t thrown in prison or executed for it this time. > In 2017, 19-year old Croxteth resident Chelsea Russell quoted a line from Snap Dogg's song "I'm Trippin'" on her Instagram page. The line, which read "Kill a snitch nigga, rob a rich nigga", was copied from a friend's page as part of a tribute to Frankie Murphy who was killed in a car accident at age 13. Hate crime investigators were alerted to the presence of the slur and charged Russell with "sending a grossly offensive message by means of a public electronic communications network". Defence lawyer Carole Clarke stated that she received a request from one of the arresting officers that the word "nigga", the subject of the trial, not be used in court. In April 2018, District Judge Jack McGarva found Russell guilty and delivered a sentence which included a £585 fine, a curfew and an ankle monitoring bracelet. Not that far away.
- masfuerte 3y ago
  This was ridiculous but she did successfully appeal her conviction.

by marvin 3y ago

Timon3 3y ago

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account42 3y ago
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- Timon3 3y ago
  No, I am not. What I am doing is showing that this is not some malicious movement that seeks to destroy good people. There are real problems which led to the situation we are in now. I don't think people should be treated badly or unfairly, no matter which "side". But if you stop talking about social injustice because some people will (in their mind) unjustly be judged, you'll do a lot more harm than good. Talk about the specific problems, don't attribute them to the whole movement. And don't strawman me please!

account42 3y ago

> Thankfully they weren’t thrown in prison or executed for it this time. > In 2017, 19-year old Croxteth resident Chelsea Russell quoted a line from Snap Dogg's song "I'm Trippin'" on her Instagram page. The line, which read "Kill a snitch nigga, rob a rich nigga", was copied from a friend's page as part of a tribute to Frankie Murphy who was killed in a car accident at age 13. Hate crime investigators were alerted to the presence of the slur and charged Russell with "sending a grossly offensive message by means of a public electronic communications network". Defence lawyer Carole Clarke stated that she received a request from one of the arresting officers that the word "nigga", the subject of the trial, not be used in court. In April 2018, District Judge Jack McGarva found Russell guilty and delivered a sentence which included a £585 fine, a curfew and an ankle monitoring bracelet. Not that far away.

masfuerte 3y ago
This was ridiculous but she did successfully appeal her conviction.