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by eucitizen 2917 days ago
a) the eu is not a country

b) it certainly is not illegal in germany, france

ah, my other comment got flagged immediately. what a shame, @dang

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Your other comment is simply just wrong. I doubt every single ICE employee is part of the most horrible acts they carry out.

And still, this gives you or anyone no right to violate the privacy and endanger their rights. That just puts you on the same level as them, willingly destroying the lives of others because it brings you pleasure, because you believe it to be justice.

Regarding a), I recommend to examine the syntax "Other countries or, for example, the EU", which specifically does not refer to the EU as a country due to the occurence of the word "or".

Such behaviour is also certainly a crime in germany (§238 StGB and related Articles); if your actions cause someone to die or injury or the threat thereof, you can be prosecuted for it (though you need to actively sue either a specific person or against anonymous).

Paragraph 238 StGB absolutely does not hold here (I know from first hand). Also semantically you formed your phrase in such a way as though Europe as a whole had common legislation which is not the brightest thing to say.

But what do I expect from a community where there’s at least one thread daily speaking favourably of breitbart.com? Lastly, ICE employees should think hard about the direction their upper ranks are going. They absolutely have a choice to not become 21st century Gestapo. It’s not too late.

Even if 238 does not hold, of which I'm doubtful, you still indirectly exposed another human to potentially deadly harm. I will not condone such immoral and unethical actions.

I simply do not care if you believe they are the next Gestapo. If you want to be better than Gestapo, don't expose them other people, who are potentially innocent, to harm. End of story.

Mob rule always leads to bad outcomes and this is encouraging mob rule.