The Facebook Comment That Ruined a Life

Re:The Facebook Comment That Ruined a Life by chc on Thursday February 13, 2014 @04:54PM (#7234690)

You just said "I'm going to fucking kill you." If context does not matter (which is the entire premise of this case), then you are just as guilty as Justin. Are you still so eager to police speech?

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Re:The Facebook Comment That Ruined a Life by nostrademons on Thursday February 13, 2014 @08:09PM (#7236095)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use-mention_distinction

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Re:The Facebook Comment That Ruined a Life by chc on Thursday February 13, 2014 @08:31PM (#7236229)

This distinction is entirely a matter of context. Which is the point — it is not the words themselves that are outlawed, but the act of threatening.

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