Re:Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store
by aksss on Saturday January 09, 2021 @04:15PM
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Portland: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/10/multnomah-county-da-...
Philly: https://www.radio.com/kywnewsradio/articles/news/charges-aga...
Just google the term by each major city or location where buildings were lit up. I’m certainly not claiming that prosecutions didn’t happen, but when a city declines to prosecute a great many arrests and national organizations are paying bail money for those arrested, along with police stand down orders, it sends a message.
Re:Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store
by ntsplnkv2 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @11:41PM
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Your sources don't tell the whole story. A large majority of them are misdemeanors - and largely irrelevant and not worth the time.
Most of the felonies would be tried with proper evidence. Just because a crime is reported doesn't mean a conviction can occur. This is basic stuff.
Here's an example of protestors still being prosecuted: https://triblive.com/local/allegheny-co-das-office-refiles-c...
“Recently, at the direction of Mayor [Bill] Peduto, the Pittsburgh Police presented to my office tangible evidence for the refiling of these failure-to-disperse charges in the form of body camera footage, as well as surveillance video and more comprehensive investigations,” Zappala said in a statement on Friday. “The demonstrative evidence shows that the individuals being charged were repetitively directed by the police and given ample opportunity to disperse, often over an extended period, and failed to heed these notices.”
Again, I disagree. There is no tacit acceptance. That is just false.