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In reply to the discussion: Doxxing Nazis: People in Charlottesville and surrounding areas should [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)94. Well, today might be a test case.
The city shut down the rally before noon, when things got crazy, and before the rally officially even started. Will the Nazis sue the city, claiming their free speech rights were violated? Will Brandenburg v. Ohio bite them on the ass? Stay tuned.
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MineralMan
Aug 2017
OP
If you get the name wrong, be prepared for a defamation suit with heavy damages: career earnings. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#72
Kicked and recommended. Elections have consequences, and so do violent racist rallies. (NT)
PBass
Aug 2017
#10
You don't get to call them heirs. We're all heirs of some heinous or badassery types. No one in
ancianita
Aug 2017
#23
They are white supremacists. They were marching for white supremacy. They ARE heirs to the nazis.
Squinch
Aug 2017
#110
Define Nazi. I understand where you come from. Are these guilty of actual harm by common law? No.
ancianita
Aug 2017
#34
These people are literal Nazis. They chant Nazi slogans, fly the Swastika.
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#37
Yeah. Difference is, they're human, NOT dog shit on a sidewalk. You'll hate it, I'll bend over,
ancianita
Aug 2017
#40
You're right. This is the exact challenge that this country supports. Good, bad, ugly, beautiful.
ancianita
Aug 2017
#15
Affirmative action justice. Michelle was a member of a racially oppressed class. False equivalency.
ancianita
Aug 2017
#26
It's comparable to the violent attacks on non-segregationist state and local governments
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#51
Maybe it would be better to report names and contact info to police, NAACP, ACLU,
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#17
Are you freaking SERIOUS? "SHOULD BE WATCHED OVER THEIR CAREERS"?? That's what E. Germany did.
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#52
Yes, absolutely, a lot of them will be seeking jobs as law enforcement, and they
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#102
My point being if you think someone committed crimes, tell the police their names.
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#63
OMG, you actually wrote as if I didn't know we aren't in China. O.M.G. And sorry, but calling in
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#66
I'm still a fan of the First Amendment. If one is violent, we have laws to address that behavior.
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#45
Oh, do tell. And what, pray, do you expect an employer to do about someone's private time?
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#57
Just making the point that there's no law or constitutional prohibition
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2017
#70
Saying everything is "up to the employer" fits my description, IMO. Thanks for the tip about a
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#74
A private employer is under no obligation to ignore political affiliation or private conduct.
X_Digger
Aug 2017
#134
I would not hire someone I knew to be a white supremacist. These people have chosen to make
Squinch
Aug 2017
#115
I worked for both the County and the University, in my time. At the University I was in Personnel...
Hekate
Aug 2017
#125
And if one is publicly proclaiming themselves as a white supremacist, we have social media to spread
Squinch
Aug 2017
#111
The first amendment is a protection from government interference, nothing more.
X_Digger
Aug 2017
#135
Nobody, and I mean nobody, is more anti-Nazi than I am. But I'm not willing to throw our---OUR, not
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#55
This has nothing to do with vigilantism. Those Nazis marched specifically to gain attention.
Squinch
Aug 2017
#126
But the Constitution doesn't regulate the actions of private individuals
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2017
#68
I think you just listed a number of reasons to let this situation up to the legal authorities.
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#82
The marchers marched to get attention. There is no legal or ethical prohibition against
Squinch
Aug 2017
#127
Those white supremacists marched in an effort to make their beliefs public. There is no
Squinch
Aug 2017
#113
AND I have no ethical mandate to IGNORE the fact that they are white supremacists when I
Squinch
Aug 2017
#117
White supremacy rallies are terrorism, not "political speech", and there are more of us than them.
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2017
#75
The rallies are protected speech as long as they are nonviolent, or
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2017
#90
I believe the Gov declared a State of Emergency, so I don't see how they could sue
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2017
#96
Nazis have a right to protest in public, those opposed to Nazis have a right
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#98
This isn't doxxing. These people marched for the expressed purpose of making public their
Squinch
Aug 2017
#119
Take it a step further: Post their faces where they work, where they live, with "RACIST"
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2017
#73