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Does anyone else find it suspicious that there wasn't any criticism on here about Stop Killing Games until after it hit 1.4M signatures? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/games@lemmy.world
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As the title suggests, over the last couple of days there's been an influx of doomer comments over the SKG petition. While it's fine to disagree, I'm finding it suspicious that there weren't comments like this posted a week or 2 ago

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[+] -16 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    The same way I can say I want to spray pepper spray on your private parts

    That's assault, dumbass. Swearing is fine; threatening someone is a crime. And because you specifically mention their privates, that makes it sexual assault.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    For the sake of semantics, there is a difference between saying "I want to" and "I will" when it comes to threatening, and it's on par with how saying "in my opinion" can save you from liability due to slander.

    "I want to" isn't a threat in the eyes of the law. Well, American law anyway.

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