(July 10, 2012 at 4:59 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: Except that this is over someone getting a bunch of pseudo-anonymous threats while being a public figure.
Second you open yourself to public criticism means getting hate is assured. We don't see celebrities melting down because someone tweets "Die in a fire, XXX".
Manufactured crisis meet idiot controlling entity above me.
Taqiyya hit it right on:
(July 10, 2012 at 4:05 pm)Taqiyya Mockingbird Wrote: "'Brad Pitt's mom, die,' Sandy Kownacka posted on Twitter."
That is not a death threat. I am inclined to wonder if the other quote is someone posing and trying to inflame.
Seems rather odd for anyone to care enough what Pitt's idiot mother has to say, to issue a death threat. I call "reverse Poe".
Indeed. I call -- "Insufficient proof for conjecture." In other words, making shit up and blowing it out of proportion.
(July 10, 2012 at 2:56 pm)Brian37 Wrote: But no one, deserves death threats NO ONE! There isn't even one person here who doesn't have some sort of political rival as a co-worker or family member or even friend.
Just another absolutist, wonderful statement of yours.
Ok, so when according to you is it ok to threaten IN A SECULAR PLURALISTIC non fascist non theocratic society with death?
She basically called Obama a whore like a redneck responds to the word slut being spray painted on a water tower in reference to his sister or mother, and says "I'm going to kill you"
What civility do we have as humans if we can just beat the shit out of people who say things that offend us?
You claim that it was just venting? Fine, since you claim to be an expert tell me where is the line drawn?
Keep in mind as atheists we are NOT well liked in a believing majority and do say tons of offensive things theists, would jail and kill us over, if they had the power.
I do not protect her words as a matter of agreement. Even her other son said "She is of a different generation".
Civility isn't a matter of agreement, or avoiding being offensive. Civility is when we find common law EVEN in the face of being offended ourselves.
There is a HUGE difference between being offensive and making physical threats.
