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Immersiveunreality on 06 July 2020
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forest-spirit said:
Immersiveunreality said:

When the reaction is important for the victim or make the idiots that make those threats think they can face consequences and stop doing these things as a result then yes,when it is just people putting their own emotions in front of the safety of the victims themselves then no.

Getting the police at their doorfront would be the best reaction and mostly the most silent in the beginning.

It would take a very serious threat for the police to get involved. Or do you seriously believe that someone writing "I will stab you" will get a visit by the police? And if they did, such actions by the police would get huge reactions from every defender of free speech out there. So not only would calling the cops only work for a handful of comments, it most certainly wouldn't do much keeping things silent either.

And what about people that write hateful comments without coming close to breaking any laws? Saying "I hope you and your family gets cancer and dies" isn't illegal but sure as fuck shouldn't be met with silence.

Ofcourse not every hatecomment can be met with legal consequences but it is not something that has not been done before,and the most vile and disturbing that even attach their own personal information to such a comment can be targeted.

It is about what you do for the victim besides showing your own dislike for the haters publicly,if it does not help the victim it is just giving attention to the hate and do you really think that is such a selfless act?It is like telling a mob of white supremacists how they're pieces of shit for beating up a black guy while that dude is still within their reach but atleast you got the opportunity to vent about how you did not like it.

Most important thing to do right now is how to figure out how to not fuel this situation anymore for the sake of the victim,there can be enough decent discussion or calling out being held afterwards when it all has cooled down a bit.

Edit: Defenders of free speech do not need to be extremist,there is a certain line drawn everywhere like with free will.