Comment by JumpCrisscross
4 years ago
The term this discussion is searching for is "true threat" [1][2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_threat
[2] https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-1459/198236/202...
4 years ago
The term this discussion is searching for is "true threat" [1][2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_threat
[2] https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-1459/198236/202...
Technically, true threats and "incitement to imminent lawless action" are separate doctrines.
https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1025/true-threa...
https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/970/incitement-to-i...
> true threats and "incitement to imminent lawless action" are separate doctrines
Wasn't aware, thank you. That said, this message [1] sounds an awful lot like "the speaker mean[t] to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual" [2].
Aside: And with that tweet read, I'm out. Happy Labor Day weekend folks.
[1] https://twitter.com/keffals/status/1566153033586810885
[2] https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/538/343/case.pdf