Message from @Jokerfaic
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no
but it must remain clear that we're discussing a member of law enforcement
Then I must say your standards are very high
that just sounds like passive outrage
He didn't appear to have said it in passing
a role endowed with the authority to use force, and carry a lethal weapon
hyperbolic but just keyboard outrage
That's why I would excuse a civilian for it
A police officer not
because he has a gun huh
same reason you don't laugh at a rape joke if its coming from Bill Cosby
No, because has authority, and a gun
With authority comes responsibility
what does the authority do to place the context of it more in "death threat" territory
Uh
And to be perfectly fucking honest, that comment reflects more of this anti-democratic bullshit the country's been going through since 2016
When the president wishes war upon another country, it's serious
When a citizen does the same, who the fuck cares
"impeach trump" "get him out of office"
So there are clear differences when authority comes into play
Sry I meant to say civilian*
saying "i think X" is not a threat to do X regardless of authority
@Fresh if Hillary Clinton openly stated she wants to bomb China, you'd be worried
and now just a casual reference to a bullet
it can be a thinly veiled sort of threat if you like but you should really try to convince me that that particular quote was meant to carry that intent
Oh god
Authority means nothing to you huh?
both sides of the aisle need to take a fucking reality check and learn how elections fucking work
it does, but what does authority mean to change the context
omg
don't like who's there? vote them out next time
I have repeated the argument multiple times
none of this "impeach" shit
"there are differences"
what is the difference specifically
If Hillary Clinton said she wants to bomb China, you'd be freaking out right now, you'd be posting it everywhere
Russia, more likely
Authority changes things very significantly
what if she just said "I think China should be bombed"
You'd still freak out
it would still make news and she'd still recieve rebukes