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Re:Released from a gag order regarding a federal investigati... by BryantD on Friday July 23, 2021 @04:52PM (#27935505)
I'm fairly concerned about stochastic terrorism, but I'd disagree about that comment. Reading it in context, I'd say the author has some inaccurate views about how often people will turn to murder rather than pay court fees, but... it's not the same thing as saying "someone should do X."
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Re:Released from a gag order regarding a federal investigati... by dredmorbius on Friday July 23, 2021 @05:07PM (#27935649)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_tur...
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Re:Released from a gag order regarding a federal investigati... by tekromancr on Friday July 23, 2021 @06:13PM (#27936220)
I think I get what you're getting at, but I see a pretty big difference between a random internet comment and a person of actual power saying "Ayyy, it sure would make me happy if so and so just, ya know, got taken care of"
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Re:Released from a gag order regarding a federal investigati... by dredmorbius on Friday July 23, 2021 @06:51PM (#27936530)
When the identities of random internet commenters are difficult to establish, and may themselves represent larger interests or entities, there's some concern with that viewpoint.
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Re:Released from a gag order regarding a federal investigati... by actually_a_dog on Friday July 23, 2021 @06:28PM (#27936313)
> The phrase is commonly used in modern-day contexts to express that a ruler's wish may be interpreted as a command by his or her subordinates.

I think we can all recall at least one recent incident of this happening.

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Re:Released from a gag order regarding a federal investigati... by Dylan16807 on Friday July 23, 2021 @07:29PM (#27936870)
Some people I'm neutral toward find that priest, who I am also neutral toward, quite turbulent. I wonder if any of them would go so far as taking drastic action against him.
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