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by f1shy 93 days ago
If you can disturb enough people that think differently, independent of the final result, you can end up silencing them. Is the same that happens with bogus DCMA claims in Youtube channels, when they negative reviews of products. For a normal guy, having the police showing up, going to court, lawyer, etc, can be a significant burden. I DO see a problem.
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SiempreViernes 93 days ago
Indeed, police misusing their authority is a problem, and they require constant oversight. But this is true completely independently from if you need to provide an age to order drugs online.
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tashbarg 93 days ago
No authority was used (or misused). Anybody can report a crime and prosecution is required, by law, to investigate.
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tashbarg 93 days ago
Yes, I agree.

But I can not see how the legal framework could be better. Insults are illegal. Prosecution needs to look into all reported cases.

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f1shy 93 days ago
The problem with “insult is illegal” is that is hard to define insult. I beg to differ, that is a good system. The full explanation is here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oS9Ey3C_E-U&pp=ygUgQXRraW5zIG9...

> Prosecution needs to look into all reported cases.

The ramifications of that sentence in terms of cost, effort and possibly other nuances, makes me shiver.

Note how a minimal misbehavior of a relatively small portion of the population could render any police and judicial system totally inoperative. Just 2000 people across the country go doing light insults to random people… again, I can think of much better systems.

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tashbarg 93 days ago
Please tell me more about that much better system.

And probably also tell it to some lawmakers. But start with me.

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