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EmperorHenry , in TikToker who debunked Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video receives racist, violent hate mail
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There’s no such thing as “violent” hate mail. It’s words on paper.

MinusPi ,

And in person death threats are just spoken words. They’re both dangerous and unacceptable.

EmperorHenry ,
@EmperorHenry@lemmy.world avatar

Threats are already illegal and words aren’t violence.

Trainguyrom ,

By making this argument you appear to be supporting those who are sending the death threats. That’s not a good look. In every conflict in history between those who used racism as a reason to do things and those who oppose them, the racist people happened to be the bad guys. Probably not a good idea to align yourself with racists…

MinusPi ,

The words themselves aren’t violent, but they contain threats of violence. I thought that much was inferable from the headline.

sweetviolentblush , (edited )
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You’re being disingenuous. Violence doesn’t have to be a physical threat to be considered violent. If colors, coughing, and arguments can be described as violent, hate mail most certainly can. Especially if it’s threatening someones life or livelihood.

US Department Of Justice:“The “crime” in hate crime is often a violent crime, such as assault, murder, arson, vandalism, or threats to commit such crimes. It may also cover conspiring or asking another person to commit such crimes, even if the crime was never carried out.”

Merriam Webster’s definition of violent:

  • 1b: extremely powerful or forceful and capable of causing damage (e.g. violent coughing)
  • 4a: notably forceful, furious, or vehement (e.g. violent argument, a violent denunciation)
  • 4b: extreme, intense (e.g. violent pain, violent colors)
EmperorHenry ,
@EmperorHenry@lemmy.world avatar

You’re being disingenuous. Violence doesn’t have to be a physical threat to be considered violence.

Words aren’t violence. And threats are already illegal.

sweetviolentblush , (edited )
@sweetviolentblush@sh.itjust.works avatar

Words aren’t violence.

Do you need me to post the definition of argument and denunciation too? I mean it’s right there. In the definition I posted. Maybe you personally believe words can’t be violent, but that doesn’t change that they can be.

Caradoc879 ,

No point debating dumbasses that try to “gotcha” about semantics. Like you said, disingenuous. Troll. Edgelord maybe. Hopefully he’s not actually this stupid.

sweetviolentblush ,
@sweetviolentblush@sh.itjust.works avatar

It’s just such a myopically ignorant thing to say. According to mental health professionals the effects of verbal abuse can cause a slew of issues both mental and physical, and we know bullying can lead to suicides, swatting people is literally using your words to invoke violence. Three ways words can be violent just off the top of my head. Words can absolutely cause violence, what a shitty take.

UncleGooberleg , in Mastercard demands US cannabis shops stop accepting debit cards

Thank you for this. That card is destroyed.

SpaceNoodle ,

Can’t cut up my FSA card.

bassomitron ,

It’s not MasterCard’s fault, it’s the federal regulations against marijuana that make it illegal for MasterCard to process these payments. Blame the federal government, specifically the DEA who’ve become their own legislators and enforcers (they’ve usurped the original checks and balances of the Controlled Substances Act, it’s pretty fucked up actually).

Bottom line: War on drugs has been a catastrophic failure of epic proportions and yet we haven’t gutted and dismantled the sole agency that’s gotten fat off of it and operates with barely any oversight.

UncleGooberleg ,

I understand your point, but MasterCard’s faults are several enough that I’ll cut them slack like I will any other financial institution squeezing fee and interest payments from the poorest among us. Credit cards are now required for all online transactions. To think one has a choice among the many available is to think one can choose which lung to breathe with.

bassomitron ,

Oh don’t get me wrong, they’re an evil company like the rest of their ilk. I was just clarifying that in this specific context, they’re not the ones at fault for once.

HobbitFoot , in Blinken says door open for New Zealand to engage on AUKUS

New Zealand won’t join, but they can try.

NewsAutoMod , in NYC: Crane collapses after catching fire in Hudson Yards

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notacat , in Russian court jails cyber security executive for 14 years in treason case

Die he just make the wrong people angry?

reallyjosh , in Ship carrying 3,000 cars ablaze off Dutch coast, crew member dead

Looks like the fire started near an electric car. I wonder if the article mentioned that because they think it may have caused it.

A_A , in Like a hot tub: Water temperatures off Florida soar over 100 degrees
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Thanks, I heard of it yet couldn’t find the definition :

Since 1893, the legal definition of the foot in the United States has been based on the meter. The definition adopted at that time was the one specified by Congress in 1866, as 1 foot = 1200/3937 meter exactly (or 1 foot = 0.304 800 6 meter approximately).

And now USA will use :
1 foot = 0.3048m
…much more convenient 😆 !

myrrh ,

…a simple approximation is 1"≈2½cm, 40"≈1m, 5’≈1½m for quick conversions in your head…

MossBear , in FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore

I just got 50/5 after years at 5/1. 100/20 seems so futuristic.

Ryan213 , in Cambodia's Hun Sen to resign and appoint son as PM
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Must be nice.

UFODivebomb ,

Just gotta pull yourself up by the bootstraps just like his son. /s

FlyingSquid , in Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture
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No one is allowed to criticize the party or inner party members. Big Brother is watching you.

JustAManOnAToilet , in Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture

Plot twist, they thought he was badmouthing the legendary sportscaster.

Melody , in Years After #MeToo, Defamation Cases Increasingly Target Victims Who Can’t Afford to Speak Out

There does exist Anti-SLAPP laws in some states.

I highly recommend all people be aware of this; and to encourage their own state legislatures to strengthen these laws or enact them if they don’t already exist in their state

Shardikprime , in Elon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademark

So after all these years, we finally found X

HurlingDurling , in Iraq and others condemn Quran-burning in Denmark

People of Iran, just burn a Bible and call it even steven

djsoren19 , in Florida’s Environmental Failure Is a Warning Sign for the U.S.

That sign won’t stop me, I can’t read!

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