On 6/13/2022 3:11 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <t86ogi$163b$2@gioia.aioe.org>,
> David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2022-06-13 1:17 a.m., BTR1701 wrote:
>>> In article <t86m76$d86$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
>>> David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2022-06-11 11:15 a.m., BTR1701 wrote:
>>>>> In article <t824hl$g6f$1@pcls7.std.com>,
>>>>> MDuPree@theworld.com.snip.to.reply (Micky DuPree) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Ramos's social media acquaintances said he openly abused and
>>>>>> killed animals such as cats and would livestream the abuse on
>>>>>> Yubo.[114] Other social media acquaintances said that he would
>>>>>> also livestream himself on Yubo threatening to kidnap and rape
>>>>>> girls who used the app, as well as threatening to commit a
>>>>>> school shooting.[112] Ramos's account was reported to Yubo, but
>>>>>> no action was taken.[112][115]"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Even if "he didn't mean it," threats to commit felonies shouldn't be
>>>>>> treated as protected free speech.
>>>>>
>>>>> So if the Court overturns Roe and some states make abortion a felony,
>>>>> it would be cool if those states also prosecuted any woman who even
>>>>> talked about going elsewhere to have an abortion on Facebook?
>>>>>
>>>>> After all, threats to commit felonies /= protected speech, right,
>>>>> DuPree?
>>>>
>>>> Except that if they talk about going some place where it's legal, then
>>>> that wouldn't be a threat to commit a felony.
>>>
>>> It would be if the state makes 'conspiracy to commit an abortion' a
>>> crime.
>>
>> Conspiracy to commit something that isn't a crime, isn't a crime.
>
> But it could be a crime in Texas to aid or abet someone securing an
> abortion outside the state.

So Greyhound must ask each passenger her *reason* for traveling north...

> And if a woman talked about doing so, then
> under DuPree's interesting legal theory that "threats to commit felonies
> are not protected speech", one could be prosecuted just for talking
> about it.

What's a 'threat'? Is "I'll do it if the Astros win the World Series."?