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Honestly, I wouldn't be too upset if the ones who committed the abuse itself were the ones held responsible. The person who said that ctdonath is a predator has wronged you but the one who stabbed you because they thought you a predator is the criminal.



The consequences come down on both, one is a homicide the other is a case of manslaughter, both should be judged by the law, and punished if that's the judgement.


Why should one be manslaughter? Especially when it would've been protected under current rules had they just said 'I think' before it.


it would've been protected under current rules had they just said 'I think' before it.

Monty Python addresses that issue quite well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7D8A7e4TEY




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