Melech 9,900 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 "Germany is serious about cracking down on hate speech on social media. German police on Tuesday raided the homes of 36 people accused of hateful postings on social media, reported The New York Times. The posts reportedly included "threats, coercion and incitement to racism." The raids, performed by officers for Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office, mostly targeted people accused of political right-wing incitement but also included two people accused of left-wing extremism and one person accused of making threats based on a person's sexual orientation. The Federal Criminal Police Office and Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. "The still high incidence of punishable hate posting shows a need for police action," said Holger Münch, president of the Federal Criminal Police Office, according to the Times. "Our free society must not allow a climate of fear, threat, criminal violence and violence either on the street or on the internet." https://www.cnet.com/news/german-police-raid-homes-over-social-media-hate-speech/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlaeUrAnus 16,111 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Rightly so, but depending on the severity may I just include. Left or right, online hate speech is cowardice. In my messy era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzily 14,574 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 That's extra. Inside my head I have the best time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 This is stupid. Do I think people should "use" hate speech, no. However I think freedom of speech is more important. This could also be abused by people to get others in trouble when they don't deserve to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipper 13,114 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 If this happens in the US, I might as well wait outside since they will surely come at me for using hate speech on good old Trumpo. 🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 79,356 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 If people be making constant death threats **** ya raid their house Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioIsOurs 13,876 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Everybody online: It's only hate speech if it's not directed to somebody I'm against Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTommyBitch 12,640 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 The question though is will they take creepy sexual comments and death threats made to Women on the internet as punishable? Cause that **** needs to stop. 私自身もこの世の中も誰もかれもが, どんなに華やかな人生でも, どんなに悲惨な人生でも, いつかは変貌し, 破壊され、消滅してしまう. すべてがもともとこの世に存在しない一瞬の幻想なのだから Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, ItsTommyBitch said: The question though is will they take creepy sexual comments and death threats made to Women on the internet as punishable? Cause that **** needs to stop. Yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 42 minutes ago, ashae said: This is stupid. Do I think people should "use" hate speech, no. However I think freedom of speech is more important. This could also be abused by people to get others in trouble when they don't deserve to. Being racist is not freedom of speech. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix 17,395 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 💎 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaLogic 194 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 While I agree that people need to grow up and stop being dicks, is it really a crime to be a ****? Have any of these people gone out and committed a physical crime? I don't like racist a-holes anymore than the next guy, but how can you criminalize an opinion? I guess I just don't see how this is supposed to help anything. If I post online about how much I hate pink stuffed elephants, and the cops raid my house and find my posts about hating pink stuffed elephants, and I get charged with hating pink stuffed elephants, then what? Am I magically going to start liking pink stuffed elephants after that? Or are they going to drag me out behind a garage and shoot me? And if they do that, is that supposed to scare other pink stuffed elephant haters into loving pink stuffed elephants? I'm genuinely curious what this is supposed to accomplish. Also for the record, I don't hate pink stuffed elephants, but I do like pink stuffed rabbits better. Just don't tell Germany tho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 110,026 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 If this happens in the US then I'll turn myself in for hate speech against Trump and Republicans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Simon said: Being racist is not freedom of speech. In the US, it is. You can't get arrested for being racist. For threats? Yes. For saying something that is racist? No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 hours ago, ashae said: This is stupid. Do I think people should "use" hate speech, no. However I think freedom of speech is more important. This could also be abused by people to get others in trouble when they don't deserve to. Freedom of speech has always had limitations. Threats should not be legal, period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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