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Do you think someone should be arrested for encouraging the burning down of a hotel full of people in real life? If so, why should it be different online? If not, well then you have more serious problems.




Do you have someone announce you when entering somewhere in real life, and if not why should it be any different online?

I do, but a lot of people don't think it should be possible for the government to track down the person who tweeted let's burn down the migrants hotel.

Does not having government-controlled cameras in our apartments make it impossible for police to prosecute wife-beaters? Can police do some actual work to catch "bad people" as opposed to making internet a panopticon?

I don't think that's a goal, but as a side effect of truly respecting privacy, I'm fine with that.



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