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US has plenty of arrests for terroristic threats and similar. Many of these are online now. 12k arrests per year related to online posts doesn't sound all that
by giantg2 1y ago
US has plenty of arrests for terroristic threats and similar. Many of these are online now. 12k arrests per year related to online posts doesn't sound all that high.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoMaking terrorist threats are different than insulting some's religion, complaining about illegal immigrant crimes or shitting on politicians online. It's disingenuous to argue they're in the same ballpark that EU and US speech is similarly policed because it's not.
- giantg2 1y agoNot terrorist threats - terroristic threats. This includes anything that someone might think is threatening. Do you have examples of non-threatening language resulting in arrest in the UK?
- FirmwareBurner 1y ago>Not terrorist threats - terroristic threats. This includes anything that someone might think is threatening WAHAT?! Are we making up new terms for "someone offended me online and since I feel threatened I call it terroristic"? Actual threats are already legally defined and punished. So is terrorism. So it's either terrorism or it's not, and it's either a threat or it's not.