Rider@eviltoast.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFBI visits man who said anyone who murders Kamala would be 'a hero'www.dailymail.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkFBI visits man who said anyone who murders Kamala would be 'a hero'www.dailymail.co.ukRider@eviltoast.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoYes, I am absolutely okay with this. Violent threats and calls for murder are not protected speech, and there should be legal consequences for them. Free speech is not absolute.
minus-squareFuzzyRedPanda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 days agoRight! Legal consequences; arrest the guy, charge him with something! But showing up to intimidate him and not arrest him? I don’t want my government doing that to me the next time I say something they don’t like.
Yes, I am absolutely okay with this. Violent threats and calls for murder are not protected speech, and there should be legal consequences for them. Free speech is not absolute.
Right! Legal consequences; arrest the guy, charge him with something!
But showing up to intimidate him and not arrest him? I don’t want my government doing that to me the next time I say something they don’t like.