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Re:YouTube Bans Alex Jones, Following Facebook's and Apple's... by gamblor956 on Monday August 06, 2018 @06:15PM (#17702247)
Alex Jones has openly advocated for the murder of multiple people, including both our last president and his would-be party successor. He has openly incited violent acts against an innocent business, whilst also slandering their character and reputation, for profit. He has accused parents of murdered children of making it up, for profit. He hasn't just "said things", he's committed acts which have had resulted in significant harm to others.

There's a very big difference between a blowhard who just says things and a blowhard who tries to have people killed. I really hope you can see that.

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Re:YouTube Bans Alex Jones, Following Facebook's and Apple's... by whatyoucantsay on Monday August 06, 2018 @06:19PM (#17702264)
Is prosecution underway? Much of what you mention is surely illegal, even in the US.
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Re:YouTube Bans Alex Jones, Following Facebook's and Apple's... by gamblor956 on Monday August 06, 2018 @06:31PM (#17702357)
For PizzaGate, Sandy Hook, and his many numerous other acts of slander and incitement against private individuals, he's being sued up the wazoo. (These acts are torts, not crimes.)

For calling for Hillary's and Obama's assassination? The Secret Service investigated and determined that it would be too difficult to prosecute in the absence of someone actually taking Jones up on the offer. (If someone had, we wouldn't be having this discussion right now--he'd be serving life in a SuperMax for conspiracy.)

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Re:YouTube Bans Alex Jones, Following Facebook's and Apple's... by dunpeal on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @12:27AM (#17703863)
> (If someone had, we wouldn't be having this discussion right now--he'd be serving life in a SuperMax for conspiracy.)

Pure speculation, and unlikely at that. There were dozens of assassination attempts against past presidents, not once has anyone been imprisoned for allegedly inciting the attempt.

This comment, and your previous one as well, are trying to criminalize acts of speech that are protected by the First Amendment.

Which is why there are no current criminal proceedings against Jones.

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Re:YouTube Bans Alex Jones, Following Facebook's and Apple's... by whatyoucantsay on Monday August 06, 2018 @06:39PM (#17702406)
That's surprising that publicly broadcasted calls to assassinate the president didn't result in arrest.
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