If you support free speech, you must support people pinging other users. It's completely legal speech. If you won't defend pinging as free speech because you or someone else finds it disgusting, then no speech that you or anyone else views as disgusting is safe.
>if it is in fact on shaky legal ground it's reasonable to not want to be the case that establishes it as illegal.
It's not, The reddit admins are straight up lying to the ignorant (like yourself) to justify their prejudice. Pinging being protected speech has long since been estabilished, as it has undeniable artistic merit. The only time it's been included under any obscenity laws is when someone is being charged with possession of harassment, so the state can slap them with more charges. The courts have been very careful to not charge anyone for pinging, because they'd get their asses fucking annihilated by a higher court due to the firm precedence of pinging being completely legal speech. /r/Drama had nothing to worry about, this guy was just making shit up to fool people into thinking his censoring wasn't entirely personally motivated.
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If you support free speech, you must support people pinging other users. It's completely legal speech. If you won't defend pinging as free speech because you or someone else finds it disgusting, then no speech that you or anyone else views as disgusting is safe.
>if it is in fact on shaky legal ground it's reasonable to not want to be the case that establishes it as illegal.
It's not, The reddit admins are straight up lying to the ignorant (like yourself) to justify their prejudice. Pinging being protected speech has long since been estabilished, as it has undeniable artistic merit. The only time it's been included under any obscenity laws is when someone is being charged with possession of harassment, so the state can slap them with more charges. The courts have been very careful to not charge anyone for pinging, because they'd get their asses fucking annihilated by a higher court due to the firm precedence of pinging being completely legal speech. /r/Drama had nothing to worry about, this guy was just making shit up to fool people into thinking his censoring wasn't entirely personally motivated.
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1 capthazelwoodsflask 2019-10-15
Dude's going for contrarian gold in that thread.
This guy actually explains it but you have to go down a little ways to see it because his response isn't "fuck you nazi."
1 HodorTheDoorHolder_ 2019-10-15
That user is active on the Sanders for President sub. Why are all communists Nazi supporters?
1 BlacJeesus 2019-10-15
I see the Nazbols are at it again.
1 automatic_cluck 2019-10-15
Daddy issues
1 BlacJeesus 2019-10-15
It blows my mind how alt righters go completely full on Kant-ians when it comes to Nazis getting rekt.
1 dogDroolsCatsRules 2019-10-15
One l missing for glory.
1 Babybear_Dramabear 2019-10-15
I wonder if OP thought Miep Gies was harboring dangerous fugitives too.
1 betazoom78 2019-10-15
REV UP THOSE LANCASTER ARTHUR HARRIS
1 Kat_B0T 2019-10-15
The thing about nazism is that it’s problematic.
1 Alicesnakebae 2019-10-15
Lmao you watch too many cartoons
1 MG87 2019-10-15
What a dipshit