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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by gizmo686 on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @01:03AM (#9966315)
>And if they said it in front of me, I'd have every right to kick them, hard.

Where do you live? In most countries, that would be assault, and is considered a crime.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by scruple on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @01:36AM (#9966476)
Just to nitpick... Battery is the physical act. Assault is telling someone that you're going to kick them, hard, and giving them the impression that you intend to actually do so. Both of these things are criminal, obviously.

But apparently saying $BAD_WORD is, too. /s

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