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Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by anonymousiam on Friday October 22, 2021 @10:15AM (#28957450)
The fallacy of this analogy is that Law/Constitution being valued by conservatives refers to the direct rights of an individual, whereas Gun Free Zones are not a "right" of an individual, and actually infringes on the right of other individuals to "keep and bear arms".
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Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by Consultant32452 on Friday October 22, 2021 @10:30AM (#28957683)
That's not the meaning of the analogy.

A Constitutional right or law prevents the state from harming you in exactly the same way a gun free zone sign stops a school shooter from murdering you.

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Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by giantg2 on Friday October 22, 2021 @10:34AM (#28957728)
It probably would have been more clear if that was stated this way. The analogy could have multiple levels of meaning.
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Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by dTal on Friday October 22, 2021 @10:49AM (#28957950)
I think some people are reading it as some kind of cheap political shot, since it got flagged. From the responses it seems they were trying to make a more nuanced point, so I've vouched it.

In general, it's not a good idea to try and make a nuanced political point with something short and pithy. People invariably project the worst interpretation onto it. You need to spell out what you mean.

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