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This is like saying that nuclear weapons for individuals shouldn't be illegal because killing people is already illegal -- the punishment is too late!
Stifling people's free speech under threats that a person knows someone will follow through with, is the same as censorship.
Allowing that "threat" to hang in the air, is tacit acceptance of censorship by the government.
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This is like saying that nuclear weapons for individuals shouldn't be illegal because killing people is already illegal -- the punishment is too late!
Stifling people's free speech under threats that a person knows someone will follow through with, is the same as censorship.
Allowing that "threat" to hang in the air, is tacit acceptance of censorship by the government.