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Re:Officials Don't Get to Choose Who Gets to Receive, Commen... by rayiner on Saturday December 02, 2017 @12:27PM (#15832915)
The difference is that there is no physical risk on Twitter, unlike in a public space.
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Re:Officials Don't Get to Choose Who Gets to Receive, Commen... by alfithehermutt on Saturday December 02, 2017 @12:42PM (#15832997)
The law might disagree. emphasis on the might.

https://nypost.com/2017/11/28/vet-accused-of-sending-reporte...

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Re:Officials Don't Get to Choose Who Gets to Receive, Commen... by Sevii on Saturday December 02, 2017 @01:31PM (#15833218)
People have gone to jail for tweets that were deemed criminal violence.
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Re:Officials Don't Get to Choose Who Gets to Receive, Commen... by rayiner on Saturday December 02, 2017 @02:02PM (#15833386)
Which is nuts.
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Re:Officials Don't Get to Choose Who Gets to Receive, Commen... by colejohnson66 on Saturday December 02, 2017 @03:04PM (#15833743)
Is it though? Are you suggesting that me saying “I’m gonna kill you” here on Hacker News shouldn’t be treated as a threat simply because it’s not a physical interaction, but a digital one?
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Re:Officials Don't Get to Choose Who Gets to Receive, Commen... by rayiner on Saturday December 02, 2017 @03:57PM (#15834043)
Yes, interactions that happen in close physical proximity should be treated differently than interactions separated by digital distances.
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