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In reply to the discussion: China's 'War on Terror' uproots families, leaked data shows [View all]guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)14. I am not a lawyer.
But I believe that in the US, certain things are seen as incitement. So I googled the term, and:
18 U.S. Code § 373.Solicitation to commit a crime of violence
Whoever, with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against property or against the person of another in violation of the laws of the United States, and under circumstances strongly corroborative of that intent, solicits, commands, induces, or otherwise endeavors to persuade such other person to engage in such conduct, shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or (notwithstanding section 3571) fined not more than one-half of the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the crime solicited, or both; or if the crime solicited is punishable by life imprisonment or death, shall be imprisoned for not more than twenty years.
Whoever, with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against property or against the person of another in violation of the laws of the United States, and under circumstances strongly corroborative of that intent, solicits, commands, induces, or otherwise endeavors to persuade such other person to engage in such conduct, shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or (notwithstanding section 3571) fined not more than one-half of the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the crime solicited, or both; or if the crime solicited is punishable by life imprisonment or death, shall be imprisoned for not more than twenty years.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/373
So there must be an act, not simply words in a book, is how I interpret the above cited reference.
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What I actually say is that people have a variety of reasons for their behavior.
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
#8
By not venerating teachings and texts that promote and perpetuate our differences, right?
trotsky
Mar 2020
#62
My own view is that my experiences are anecdotal and my "study" lacks rigor.
Act_of_Reparation
Mar 2020
#72
If you have been reading the many articles about the Chinese Government surveillance state,
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
#46
Let's get one thing fucking clear, bub: I didn't abandon it. You failed to make your point.
trotsky
Mar 2020
#52
To those of us working to understand intolerance, and confront it, it does matter.
trotsky
Mar 2020
#57
So if every theist does not see these few verses as requiring, or promoting, intolerance,
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
#65