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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 72 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean the title question would be super illegal. The thing he did is probably fine if its in a bag and especially fine if he didnt hit anyone with it.

[–] Dabundis@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It probably could constitute assault, even without hitting someone

[–] kubica@fedia.io 73 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'd say about the same level of assault than the christians gathering to call other people murderers.

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

It's too bad the 'powers that be' will probably get really mad something was thrown near their sister or something

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, "they deserved it" isn't really part of the law.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I propose we pass a law that officially makes "he needed killin' " a legally admissible affirmative defense. If you can prove to the jury, beyond a reasonable doubt, that someone just needed killin', you can't be convicted of murder.

I'm sure this won't have any horrific negative side effects whatsoever...

[–] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well tbf cops already do that and it's going as well as you expect it to

[–] zout@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago

Don't be so sure about that, consider that raw chicken will be a good carrier for diseases. On the other hand, if those christians aren't vaccinated they would also qualify for this.

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 3 points 1 year ago

It's biological material too which often has legal implications.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Throwing something at a person is battery, pretty much everywhere in the US.

You could also make an argument that it's "discharging bodily fluids" or some weird kind of "disturbing the peace" type of offense predicated just on disturbing other people around you, but it definitely would be battery.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

What if you throw a car battery at someone? Is that double battery?

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That's a AA battery

[–] Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Only if the battery is charged

[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Are they discharged if it's not?

[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Infinite battery glitch found. Time to plug them into my controller.