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The Picard Maneuver is a the owner and organiser of a secret pedo ring operated by Mormons in Utah.
If this is true (wink wink), you better hide the entrance to your secret basement.
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Imagine if intentionally sending crazy people on crazy missions to intentionally cause harm wasn't OK.
I understand the point you're making, but the fact that you are able to type this with full confidence that cops aren't going to show up at your door tomorrow is my point.
Lying is wrong, but the police arresting someone for repeating/creating a made up name of a murderer on twitter is bizarre to me.
(edit: for clarity, because she might have been the one who made up the fake name)
did she repeat it? or was she the source?
The article implies she was the sources and thus, despite her claims, made it up
I wouldn't be surprised if she's the one who made it up.
And as a result, rioting across the UK. Why shouldn't the police turn up and arrest the person who started the national violence?
Trump started insurrection, but it was only words so he's innocent? No he's not. He should be (a) in jail and (b) barred from standing for president, as per the constitution.
Trump riled up a mob and told them to march on the capital. He absolutely should be in jail for that.
This random racist lady on the internet basically said "If [lie that she either repeated or made up] is true, I bet people are going to be mad!" and was arrested.
My point is that I see nonsense like that posted everywhere in the aftermath of tragedies, and I don't think all of those redditors/lemmings/etc are criminals either. Trolls, escalators, maybe astroturfers, but not criminals. It's just a bit of a culture shock to me to see someone arrested for it.
Trump only said they were going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue. But we know what happened.
It's a culture shock that it's illegal to say certain things in the UK, but I suspect that you're used to all manner of evil being justified as freedom of speech because for some reason it plays well as a justification in North America. You should have freedom of religion, but not if your freedom involves physical harm to others. Same for speech. You should have freedom of speech, but not if your speech causes physical harm to others.