Same for the asymmetry of anonymous KF users vs a random LGBT person, so what's the point?

The "point" is that anyone engaging in illegal violence, or similar, anywhere, should be punished via the legal system, and not via some other forms of illegal violence.

And that goes to anyone involved in any part of this whole fight.

And what if the legal system do not protect (or punish) all equally?

There was no physical not psychological violence here. Only Ddos. Why is that bad? Do you have an inherent right to not be buried under request? protected from bots?

> Do you have an inherent right to not be buried under request?

Well, we have a lot of laws against that in every major country.

Yes, if police catch you doing that, then they will put you in a cage.

It's just packets and packets are speech. Just like the packets used to post this embody free speech

Actually, DDoSing website is a crime, that police will throw you in a cage for doing so.

"Free speech" is a bit of a misnomer. The valuable thing is the freedom to hear, not the freedom to speak.

With a DDOS the goal is to prevent people from reading someone's words. With harassment the goal is to prevent people hearing the targets future words.

Both are forms of censorship.

Sounds like we're actually on the same page. I am ddos, hear me roar!