Comment by _heimdall
10 days ago
> In the same way a pebble can't harm you, but it can be holding back a rockslide that can cause mass damage.
That analogy doesn't hold. For one thing a pebble can in fact hurt you by itself. For another, the words still wouldn't be what harmed you, the actions people took later are what harmed you and those are what would be illegal.
The fear and anxiety caused by threats issued by those with the capability and proclivity for violence against those with no defense against it is the injury.