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Sexual criminals? really? for words on twitter? There is no question that this kind of behavior is repugnant, but should it really be illegal? The tweets I read
by appleflaxen 12y ago
Sexual criminals? really? for words on twitter? There is no question that this kind of behavior is repugnant, but should it really be illegal? The tweets I read are abhorrent, but hardly credible threats.
To me, the best kind of sanction for this is exactly what's happening: social shaming and exclusion. But it falls quite a bit short of something that requires legal involvement.
- mikegioia 12y agoI totally agree, the right course of action here is just good ol' fashioned public shaming. There's really no reason to bring the judicial system into this as it would be very taxing on that system to prosecute this type of behavior. A good deterrent to making these kind of public comments is the social pressure of others around you knowing that you in fact act/think this horrible way.
- eveningcoffee 12y agoYes, for words on twitter. We should not live in the world where any kind of rape threat is tolerable. Period. This, or threat of murder or serious injury should be not acceptable in any form.