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at140

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6. Is exhorting murder free speech?

Reply to lisa58 (Reply #4)

Sat May 9, 2026, 08:31 AM

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How about yelling "fire" in a crowded theater ?
How about if I advertise a reward of $10,000 to break some individual's bones?

Sorry, I abhor violence of any kind.

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Anti-trump license plate recalled by N.J. DMV. It took them a year to catch it. [View all] 634-5789 Saturday OP

DMV employees are not wont to extrapolation. no_hypocrisy Saturday #1

That person could auction that off as a collectible and make some nice cash. Baitball Blogger Saturday #2

Will they let him keep it? LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #35

could just report it stolen pimpbot 4 hrs ago #39

My 2025 Subaru Outback -- AverageOldGuy Saturday #3

How is this not Free Speech? lisa58 Saturday #4

The State issues the plate. Not bumper stickers or flags. Callie1979 Saturday #5

True, but they obviously didn't notice it when it was requested... lisa58 Saturday #11

It may be harmless, but it's political...might as well say Fuck Donald Trump LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #26

Only if you know, but I concede lisa58 6 hrs ago #34

Is exhorting murder free speech? at140 Saturday #6

I will check in later, n/t rzemanfl Saturday #7

86 does not in any way refer to violence... lisa58 Saturday #9

What does 86 mean to you Lisa? at140 17 hrs ago #23

Only by man-made law DFW 17 hrs ago #24

25th amendment True Dough 13 hrs ago #28

Well, that is damned easy. Impeachment w removal/25th Amendment/forced resignation (Nixon) hlthe2b 9 hrs ago #31

Is getting rid of something or someone exclusively an "act of violence"? BannonsLiver 4 hrs ago #38

Hmmmm. Violence? Stuckinthebush Saturday #10

86 means what? at140 17 hrs ago #22

Totally wrong canetoad 15 hrs ago #25

And there it is Stuckinthebush 11 hrs ago #30

What the hell, at140? It dates back almost a hundred years and means to "nix" something (menu) hlthe2b 9 hrs ago #33

from what I read, it's from the soup kitchens during the(last) depression.. Conjuay 5 hrs ago #37

note that azureblue Saturday #15

exhorting murder ?? DiverDave 15 hrs ago #27

Yelling fire in a crowded theater is protected speech Kaleva 11 hrs ago #29

What's violent about 8647? BannonsLiver 5 hrs ago #36

States ban tons of custom license plates Polybius Saturday #12

Yes, and they didn't even notice when it was requested lisa58 Saturday #13

Well, that could easily slip past a non-political employee Polybius Saturday #14

Okay... lisa58 Saturday #20

and the funny part is azureblue Saturday #16

No it isn't / it's a vanity plate... lisa58 Saturday #21

Is it clear that this is rzemanfl Saturday #8

Maybe he/she/they are the sea shell culprits lisa58 Saturday #19

Fred Dalton Terwilliger b. 8 June 47 rpannier Saturday #17

We should all have the same plate. Will piss off info sellers. GreenWave Saturday #18

And yet, the same people screeching about the "violent threat" of this niyad 9 hrs ago #32