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(6) looks particularly vague and open.
February 07, 2018 at 10:27
It's an interesting angle that I hadn't considered. I'd have to know whether there is another law that covered it though. If there is then this law wo...
February 07, 2018 at 10:14
I'm only talking about written or verbal threats. I presume the case you mentioned would be covered under a different law. Maybe @"Hanover" can let us...
February 07, 2018 at 10:09
OK, just for clarification, can you give an example of the type of egregious case that would, in your view, be deserving of ten years imprisonment?
February 07, 2018 at 10:05
I appreciate your concern but there are none (although if I had known that my rhetorical strategy would cause this amount of diversion I wouldn't have...
February 07, 2018 at 09:50
We have our own standards for what is acceptable in terms of free speech and they are outlined in the guidelines and in the terms of service (as menti...
February 07, 2018 at 09:45
There is no offending material. There are two posts quoted below which were used to make a rhetorical point, which is not only obvious in context but ...
February 07, 2018 at 09:37
(Y)
February 07, 2018 at 09:30
As amusing as all this is, I'm not interested in any laws I may have contravened in foreign countries by using a rhetorical device in a conversation h...
February 07, 2018 at 09:26
That's not the point at all. Besides, would you consider yourself to be breaking the law if you promoted homosexuality here (against the law in Uganda...
February 07, 2018 at 09:08
That's partly my point. That people can be arrested and jailed for long periods for making what look like threats online but are not actually actions ...
February 07, 2018 at 08:10
The problem is it's on the books and then you're at the mercy of the judge. All I'm saying is it shouldn't be on the books. Plus, yes, a little ridicu...
February 07, 2018 at 02:55
I hope this gives you enough ammo to go away and complain to whoever will listen because I'm not interested in doing anything except debating the actu...
February 07, 2018 at 02:49
Shut up or I'll rip your budgie's eyes out and use them to decorate the cake I made out of your goldfish.
February 07, 2018 at 02:47
"Uttering threats 264.1 (1) Every one commits an offence who, in any manner, knowingly utters, conveys or causes any person to receive a threat ... (c...
February 07, 2018 at 02:01
No, you're not. See above. Just as Chinese people aren't entitled to demand you be imprisoned for insulting the Communist party, you're not entitled t...
February 07, 2018 at 01:38
It does matter very much, I'm not under the jurisdiction of the bad laws that apply in other countries. So, for example, I can criticize the Chinese c...
February 07, 2018 at 01:25
People get angry and say things they may or may not mean at the time. That doesn't give them the right to threaten anyone. However, the state shouldn'...
February 07, 2018 at 01:05
And it's not a joke. I'm demonstrating how ridiculous the law is.
February 07, 2018 at 00:38
I'm not claiming there shouldn't be any punishment for actual threats. I'm claiming the potential punishment is disproportionate.
February 07, 2018 at 00:37
I know. That's the point.
February 07, 2018 at 00:32
Thanks. Got 'em.
February 07, 2018 at 00:30
Shut up or I'll kill you. (EDIT: Disclaimer: I won't really. I'm just trying to make a point. (L) )
February 07, 2018 at 00:27
OK, you win. I am right. Nice to be in agreement.
February 06, 2018 at 16:07
So, you'd have learned how to win some of these arguments??
February 06, 2018 at 16:06
Note too that genuinely threatening to do something doesn't make you a genuine threat. The law doesn't even require you be any actual threat at all on...
February 06, 2018 at 15:48
Seeing your edit now, including the details of the law, it's more encompassing and, in fact, significantly worse than I thought. Merely intending to s...
February 06, 2018 at 15:24
Your faith in America's justice system exceeds mine. And no offense to Texas but it's not somewhere I would ever want to be tried for anything. All th...
February 06, 2018 at 15:15
I don't disagree with any of that.
February 06, 2018 at 15:06
You can disregard my approach to the argument, which is deliberately colorful in any case. What you cannot disregard is the fact that you can be jaile...
February 06, 2018 at 15:06
I'm not going to kill any children I promise. I am going to kill Buxtebuddha though and after I do, decapitate him and send his head to you by pony ex...
February 06, 2018 at 14:55
I'm guessing you're in the minority on that one.
February 06, 2018 at 14:39
You need a detailed explanation of why 10 years in prison might be a disproportionate punishment for writing a Facebook post that bothered some people...
February 06, 2018 at 14:39
Up to ten years in prison are the potential consequences. For making a joke. No. That's not OK.
February 06, 2018 at 14:29
Newsflash, Texas, real terrorists are much less likely to publicly boast about stuff they will do than dumb kids are to joke about stuff they won't.
February 06, 2018 at 14:23
Yes, fortunately I'm living under a military dictatorship at present and not in the "freest" democracy in the world, so I reckon I'm safe.
February 06, 2018 at 14:14
So, when do I get arrested? Waiting...
February 06, 2018 at 14:07
I've got an announcement all, I'm going to go shoot up a playground and eat the brains of all the dead kids I leave there 'cos I'm nuts.
February 06, 2018 at 14:06
The whole thing apart from him being released eventually.
February 06, 2018 at 14:04
https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/12/tech/social-media/facebook-jailed-teen/index.html Sorry, but wtf?
February 06, 2018 at 13:51
The quality of the GH3 is higher actually because it has a larger sensor. +You can get a better lens for low light later, like the 20mm F1.7 Panasonic...
February 06, 2018 at 13:23
For around 500USD: Best for portability: Sony RX100 IV Best for zoom: The FZ1000 Best for Video: The GH3 Best for image quality: Sony A6000 Best for p...
February 06, 2018 at 13:18
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz1000/15 https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gh3/20
February 06, 2018 at 08:43
Forget the Canon. Both Panasonics are good. The GH3 is slightly better for video and the FX1000 isn't actually a DSLR (it's a "bridge" camera) and is ...
February 06, 2018 at 08:40
I haven't seen anything more accurate than simply tracing the bubble curve above, which I've been using as a predictive mechanism since the price took...
February 06, 2018 at 08:05
Just follow the bubble curve. Bitcoin is pixie dust. It's worth whatever people expect it to be worth. Personally, I expect it to fatefully follow the...
February 06, 2018 at 07:52
Say what you like about Trump, at least he's good for the economy. Lol. The thing about looting and bankrupting a country is that you don't get to sta...
February 06, 2018 at 07:37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-NoGdnHfl0
February 05, 2018 at 20:54
I hear the Stuporball was won by the Beagles. Well done, Beagles!
February 05, 2018 at 16:39
We very well may get banned in China at some point anyway. Their loss. They've got nothing on me seeing as I've escaped the place. But let propaganda ...
February 05, 2018 at 09:16