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Oktober

(1,488 posts) Tue Nov 25, 2014, 06:36 PM Nov 2014

Legal beagles... What qualifies as incitement...? a la "Burn this b**** down... [View all]

My layman understanding is that it has to be an immediate and direct incitement to action. IOW, you can't talk about what you might do next Tuesday...

Where would Michael Brown's stepfather's statements fall into that with his whole "Burn this b**** down" statement in the large group that he was in. If it could be shown that folks from that group immediately left and then proceeded to set fires could there be a case?

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Legal beagles... What qualifies as incitement...? a la "Burn this b**** down... [View all] Oktober Nov 2014 OP

By legal definition Chuuku Davis Nov 2014 #1

Too general for prosecution. former9thward Nov 2014 #2

Can you show anyone who heard him did that? n/t dilby Nov 2014 #3

The clip has been on TV. ctaylors6 Nov 2014 #21

What is your point with this? Kalidurga Nov 2014 #4

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #5

Do you think I didn't understand what legal hurdles you were trying to understand? Kalidurga Nov 2014 #8

So what's the question....? Oktober Nov 2014 #12

I am not the one with the question... Kalidurga Nov 2014 #16

If I were a shop owner who had my livelihood burnt to the foundation... Oktober Nov 2014 #23

Oh well now that I can tell the shop owner Kalidurga Nov 2014 #24

I'm sure that's real comfort to someone who lost the ability to provide for their family... Oktober Nov 2014 #25

Well then get the Better Business Bureau on that to make the police stop terrorizing the citizens.. Kalidurga Nov 2014 #26

Uh huh... Oktober Nov 2014 #27

Nobody said the violence is justified. Kalidurga Nov 2014 #28

clear as mud kydo Nov 2014 #11

Yep Kalidurga Nov 2014 #15

Great point. nt Quixote1818 Nov 2014 #29

Because nobody has listened to Nugent's exhortations and acted upon them mythology Nov 2014 #36

and the other person I spoke of, clive bundy .... kydo Nov 2014 #37

Obvious point is obvious. (n/t) Iggo Nov 2014 #20

So the guy who kills his stepson gets off without even a trial gollygee Nov 2014 #6

Why? You want to arrest a grieving stepfather? BklnDem75 Nov 2014 #7

No azmom Nov 2014 #9

Incitement to precisely what? nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #10

Nope, no more illegal than ignorance and lack of compassion. nt Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #13

Lot of that going around. n/t gollygee Nov 2014 #14

Are you hoping that might happen? n/t Spazito Nov 2014 #17

See Brandenburg v. Ohio. Link below: kelly1mm Nov 2014 #18

I'll tell you two things that actually DID start a riot. Iggo Nov 2014 #19

The anguished cries of a parent (step parent) at hearing their child's murderer .... etherealtruth Nov 2014 #22

I love your sig line. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #31

Thank you! n/t etherealtruth Nov 2014 #34

Well, since shooting an unarmed teen isn't considered murder I guess 'incitement' isn't what you The Straight Story Nov 2014 #30

You know that words have meaning right? Oktober Nov 2014 #32

Oktober... What qualifies as involuntary manslaughter...? a la "he looked like a demon"... Leopolds Ghost Nov 2014 #33

My guess is the basis for the initial interaction plays a large role... Oktober Nov 2014 #35