Free Speech Incitement

I think you'd have trouble prosecuting this in the US. Lots of people say awful things on X/Twitter. Mostly they are outbursts, or seeking some form of social credit. Just look at what people say about political candidates in the US. If you say something totally outrageous toward a political candidate, you may get a visit from the SS, but rarely, rarely, unless they have materiel or other immediate intent are they prosecuted/jailed. IIRC, Greenday, a few days after an attempte

A lot of freedom of speech policies and preferences, including US criminal law, make exceptions for speech that is likely to incite imminent violence. Look up the "true threat" doctrine. I'm not surprised that HN sentiment has a similar exception.

You'll still get in trouble in the US if you're inciting specific crimes. But "all them ___ should be shot" is just a (bad) opinion. And you can impotently rant about those all you want.

What are you talking about?! Do you mean “ideas” like publicly inciting violence? Because that’s illegal in the USA too.

Incitement to imminent violent action is illegal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imminent_lawless_action

If by here you mean the US, there are still laws against incitement which could be dragged out depending on the circumstances.

You seem to have overlooked the clause 179.1.C. If I send a death threat to someone, or I incite violence by spreading misinformation (like happened in Southport) there are consequences.That's what it covers, not a random tweet that says "I think the sky is actually green".

I express many unpopular opinions online, including right here on Hackernews. If offending people online is a criminal offense, then my freedom and standing in law-abiding society are at risk. Your posts are genuinely and seriously offensive to me because you are defending something which poses a direct material threat against me personally, as a hypothetical UK citizen.Is it conceivable that the UK government would actually interview you to protect me against itself?

You might be overstating his obligations. In the US, calls for violence are illegal if they are imminent and likely. But you're still allowed to advocate for violence in more abstract ways (e.g., "all pedophiles should be shot").He should really find something else to work on.

> Imagine the police turning up and arresting you for that commenthttps://twitter.com/_SecondThought/status/133274617257067725...