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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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