The domestic terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk’s role in the US federal government, civil liberties experts warn.
    • dryfter@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Not only schools, there are whole neighborhoods in most cities that are nothing less than a war zone with people involved being younger and younger. Why should gangs risk jail when they can recruit bored teens or tweens to do their dirty work and not be charged as adults?

      But a few damaged Teslas are a problem?

    • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 month ago

      What do you mean nothing happens? The school shooters either end up in prison or dead.

  • MunkysUnkEnz0@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Laws should be applied equally. What’s up with the J6 protesters? They get pardons, but if you touch a Tesla, 20 years in Gitmo,

    Who’s gonna stop this clown show? It’s not gonna end in anything but bloodshed.

  • misteloct@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    It’s literally legal to blow up a Tesla. Jan 6 pardons set the legal precedent that organized terrorism involving property damage is just fine. Carry on vandals. I do not condone or reject your actions but I do understand them to be legal.

      • misteloct@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        I’m legitimately confused. Why is this different than Jan6ers who were pardoned? I thought violent insurrection/protest was legal since Jan 6 2021. ELI5.

        It’s also illegal in some places to bring an orange into a bathtub, we use common law in the US so citing civil law statutes is not a valid argument.

        I know you’re a Russian shill based on your comment history, your home country follows civil law so perhaps that’s confusing to you.

  • nocturne@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    The domestic terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk’s role in the US federal government, civil liberties experts warn.

    • variaatio@sopuli.xyz
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      1 month ago

      Which is exactly why people were “this is going to bite us in the behind”, when patriot act and so on was originally done and so on.

      Way easier to change “who is terrorist”, than “give us authorization to do this new thing” in the first place.

      • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 month ago

        It’s crazy that many provisions from the Patriot Act are still in effect today.