Be american
Presidential condidate says he wants to take over the country
Writes the plan down and publish it for everyone
Candidate gets elected
Starts taking over the country
americans:
I can't say I am going to kill the president. But can the president specify me a civ saying he is going to kill me? And it be legal?
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
When you fail an open book test…
Honestly, trump voters can’t be called [A]mericans anymore, they got [F-], now the entire class is getting punished because most present on the exam day failed, and some didn’t even show to to take the test.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Depends on which president.
In Russia, China, USA, its de facto legal.
And it also depends on which president you made the threat against, and where you are. I’m pretty sure as a US Citizen in the US, I can safely say this:
I’m gonna kill the President of PRC. I have always wanted to, I have a personal grudge his political party, and him being in that party make him my enemy. I really wanna shoot him in the face, and if I had a gun, and he was right in front of me, I’d shoot him until he dead, then reload and keep shooting.
There. I said it. Lol. FBI wouldn’t bat an eye since the US and PRC are adversaries right now. I’m gonna wait and see if PRC is gonna send their agents for me.
(I mean unless they settle on some trade deal that ends with deporting US Citizen anti-PRC dissidents? 👀)
stinerman@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
You can say it. It’s legal as long as it’s not deemed a legitimate threat. If you disclose specific plans about how you might do so, expect a visit from the FBI.
SkabySkalywag@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If a 'visit ’ is warranted your already going to jail. Pretty sure that’s considered a felony.
SkabySkalywag@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Are you talking about 50 years ago or present date? Pretty sure Trump would get a slap on the hand at most. Besides, he can just point his sycophants in your direction and keep his plausible deniability.
andrewta@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“But can the president specify me a civ”
What is “civ”
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Sid Meier’s Civilizations®
andrewta@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Loved that game. I only played the first one years ago
Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 3 weeks ago
Civilian
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Civilisation
Steve@communick.news 3 weeks ago
Civilian
BuckWylde@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Since laws don’t exist anymore (of course depending on which side you are) and the president can do whatever he wants with no consequences he can totally have anyone killed.
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I think you can say you want to kill the president, in America at least.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
You absolutely can. Though the current fucktard in charge might try to stop you.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
BurgerBaron@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Pretty dumb thing to telegraph.
Enforcement is what matters most, regardless of legality. Especially under fascists, it’s selective application.
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
For what it’s worth: you absolutely can say those things. There may be consequences, probably bad ones, but you can definitely say those things.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
SCOTUS says POTUS has immunity for official acts. If he issues an EO to “kill you”. It’s no problem.
QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Republicans can say “trans must go” and it’s not seen as a death threat, so I’d say yeah he can.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In reality, it doesn’t matter how legal something is.
The question is who thinks it should be enforced.
If you say it, it WILL be enforced. If the President said it, probably not so much.