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Jenssontoday at 6:44 AM1 replyview on HN

> What country are you from? To "wish a politically motivated death" on someone is illegal there?

It is illegal in most countries, no? Even in USA you aren't allowed to instigate murder.


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mcnytoday at 7:14 AM

I didn't think it should be illegal to say "I wish X were dead" unless you have the means to make it happen like a rabid audience with a track record of killing people you wish were dead. Even then, I think there needs to be coordination or a wink nod of some kind that needs to be proven to muzzle free speech.

Freedom of speech we don't like is the true litmus test of free speech. It is trivial to say I support free speech when someone says nice things about me.

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