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I consider kidnapping people to be “violence.” Knowingly putting someone in jail longer than necessary is kidnapping in my book.
If I can point to a direct victim, it’s “violent.” You cannot be your own victim, so using or possessing drugs should never be a jailable offense. IMO, jail should only be used to protect the public from an offender, it should never be the punishment itself, and as soon as a prisoner is no longer a threat to the public, they should be released. Ross Ulbricht wasn’t a threat to anyone and his platform was completely consensual, so jail makes no sense.
And it’s totally fine to disagree, that’s what I look for in platforms like this.
I’m sure you can understand my skepticism though
Absolutely, in fact I share it.
So it’s the actual justification that I’m not really following.
You mean the stated reason? It’s pretty simple, he’s giving TikTok more time to come to an agreement. He doesn’t want TikTok to go away, he just wants the US government to control it like it does Facebook (i.e. comply with data access requests for things like law enforcement).
But the real reason is just populism. He’d probably embrace universal healthcare if he thought his base would be okay with it and it would spike his approval rating among the left.
I consider kidnapping people to be “violence.” Knowingly putting someone in jail longer than necessary is kidnapping in my book.
If I can point to a direct victim, it’s “violent.” You cannot be your own victim, so using or possessing drugs should never be a jailable offense. IMO, jail should only be used to protect the public from an offender, it should never be the punishment itself, and as soon as a prisoner is no longer a threat to the public, they should be released. Ross Ulbricht wasn’t a threat to anyone and his platform was completely consensual, so jail makes no sense.
And it’s totally fine to disagree, that’s what I look for in platforms like this.
Absolutely, in fact I share it.
You mean the stated reason? It’s pretty simple, he’s giving TikTok more time to come to an agreement. He doesn’t want TikTok to go away, he just wants the US government to control it like it does Facebook (i.e. comply with data access requests for things like law enforcement).
But the real reason is just populism. He’d probably embrace universal healthcare if he thought his base would be okay with it and it would spike his approval rating among the left.