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minus-squareRoidingOldMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up59arrow-down1·6 days ago“You people are next” does seem pretty threat-ish, however: After being charged with threats to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, a judge set Boston’s bond at $100,000. That is completely out of touch with what happened. “You people are next” not an act of terrorism.
minus-squarena_th_an@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·6 days agoIt’s hard for me to agree this is a threat after media has spent years explaining why all of Trump’s language is actually never threatening or inciting violence, even after his language incited violence.
minus-squarevenomsnake@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·6 days agoIt is towards the ruling class. They can’t let this grow into something that threatens them.
minus-squareAngryRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·6 days agoIt’s easily argued that the statement was a warning, not a threat.
“You people are next” does seem pretty threat-ish, however:
That is completely out of touch with what happened. “You people are next” not an act of terrorism.
It’s hard for me to agree this is a threat after media has spent years explaining why all of Trump’s language is actually never threatening or inciting violence, even after his language incited violence.
It is towards the ruling class. They can’t let this grow into something that threatens them.
It’s easily argued that the statement was a warning, not a threat.