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chikane (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} chikane) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} unfunny_fandom, |
That's a logical fallacy, though: A lot of crimes should not be persecutable if that argument had any merit.
The reason we have courts is to check things like this and make sure the cases are handled right, and correct it if they aren't.
Over here, we have two paragraphs that specifically address threats and death threats, and allow a punishment of up to 3 years depending on context. Threats made in a not-serious manner tend to be dismissed in court, minor threats get a fee (usually about 2000 Euros) and only the really big ones get prison sentences.
Still, the law exists, and oddly isn't used to shut up innocent commenters (who usually don't make death threats in the first place, anyway - I see no reason to wish death on anyone, not even on a war criminal like Bush)
The reason we have courts is to check things like this and make sure the cases are handled right, and correct it if they aren't.
Over here, we have two paragraphs that specifically address threats and death threats, and allow a punishment of up to 3 years depending on context. Threats made in a not-serious manner tend to be dismissed in court, minor threats get a fee (usually about 2000 Euros) and only the really big ones get prison sentences.
Still, the law exists, and oddly isn't used to shut up innocent commenters (who usually don't make death threats in the first place, anyway - I see no reason to wish death on anyone, not even on a war criminal like Bush)
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