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[+] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -23 points 11 months ago (5 children)

So like it's cool just to murder people exercising their free speech on the internet?

[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Freedom of speech, not freedom from the consequences of said speech. It's explicitly illegal to do what this smoothbrain did.

He wasn't killed for saying anything. Sounds like this mouthbreather decided to suicide by cop when they confronted him. I'm no fan of cops, but FAFO in this case

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Believe it or not, threatening to murder someone isn't protected by free speech.

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago

in north korea, etc etc

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago

Credible threats have less free speech protection. But I'm also concerned about this. The article doesn't have any details about the raid. If they were trying to arrest him and he pulled a gun, then that's just how it goes. If it was a no-knock raid, then it's closer to summary execution, in my opinion. Hopefully more details come out about this.

[–] EvilColeslaw@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"I hear Biden is coming to Utah. Digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the M24 sniper rifle."

"Perhaps Utah will become famous this week as the place a sniper took out Biden the Marxist."

Those probably cross the line and might not be protected speech. Especially when posted with pictures of the firearms and equipment in question.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What line? Where is this line defined? Can you cite some law that he was breaking that necessitated a death-squad to pay him a visit?

[–] EvilColeslaw@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Among other possibilities, Utah Code § 76-5-107

(2) (a) An actor commits a threat of violence if the actor: (i) (A) threatens to commit an offense involving bodily injury, death, or substantial property damage; and (B) acts with intent to place an individual in fear of imminent serious bodily injury, substantial bodily injury, or death; or (ii) makes a threat, accompanied by a show of immediate force or violence, to do bodily injury to an individual. (b) A threat under this section may be express or implied.

They showed up with an arrest warrant. Unless and until there's some evidence where they just rolled up with the intent to murder him, I'm going to presume that's not the case.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -3 points 11 months ago

They are cops doing a no-knock raid at 6:00am, of course they are had intent to murder.