230K Chinese “persuaded to return” from abroad to establish Extraterritoriality

Re:230K Chinese “persuaded to return” from abroad to establi... by kergonath on Sunday October 02, 2022 @03:07AM (#33053653)

> Remember the USA and Europe have good free speech laws that will protect those "persuasion."

I know the US is a special case, but in most of Europe, free speech does not cover threats, intimidation and blackmail.

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Re:230K Chinese “persuaded to return” from abroad to establi... by semiquaver on Sunday October 02, 2022 @06:25AM (#33054656)

Laws are only as good as the prosecutors enforcing them, and with the support of a nation state it’s very easy to evade criminal prosecution. I suspect that few if any European legal systems are set up to effectively deal with an adversary operating in this manner.

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Re:230K Chinese “persuaded to return” from abroad to establi... by Bud on Sunday October 02, 2022 @09:32AM (#33055731)

Huh? The US is not a "special case" in this way.

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Re:230K Chinese “persuaded to return” from abroad to establi... by kergonath on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @02:35AM (#33092027)

I meant in terms of how people view free speech in general

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