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by tashbarg 90 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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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.

Please tell me more about that much better system.

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