• Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    It actually is, there’s a legal concept for fighting words that basically acknowledges you can’t prosecute someone for getting provoked when the other guy was very obviously trying to provoke them.

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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      6 months ago

      On that note:

      If you can’t be prosecuted, it’s automatically a great idea.

      Rude people should always be killed when there’s a valid legal pathway to doing so. No need to take a picture of the guy to post online or print and post on telephone poles, no need to tell your boss or call the cops - just meet the offender’s level of aggression up to and including violent acts that may lead to death.

      Stop thinking, de-escalating, destressing: kill. They were mean first!

      • calcopiritus@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        If you matching the other’s violence means you could kill him, it means he could’ve just as easily killed you first.

        If you don’t defend yourself in a situation where you could just die, you’re incredibly stupid.

    • refalo
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      6 months ago

      Fighting words have almost no meaning anymore, and it does not inherently prevent someone from being successfully prosecuted in all or even most cases.