Death threats are exactly that: threats. And not taking death threats seriously means risking your life. So no, get the hell out of here with this “buh buh they have the right to threaten her life” BS.
Even if they were not death threats, nobody has the obligation to listen to anyone else talk. For example, after I respond to you, I am going to put you on Ignore. I do not owe you the courtesy of reading your reply, because I have determined for myself, based on this interaction, that you do not know what you’re talking about.
Don’t. Threaten. Actors.
Don’t threaten anyone without very, very, very good reason.
Forgive because I believe I am misunderstanding what you wrote here. You’re not suggesting folks merely block people who are writing death threats, correct?
threats of physical harm is a bit more than “oof you hurt my feelings” and should be treated as a serious issue. Even if none of the threats ever actually came to fruition, you should NEVER be allowed to instill that kind of terror in another human being. There’s a big difference between saying something others disagree with or being generally rude, to threatening actual harm.
What I’m telling you is that the ability to block people creates these scenarios.
Online death threats are typically harmless angry children. If someone includes some detail of actually putting work into identifying you that’s far more serious.
The actual problem here is a person who does this is in a community of people who think the same, lockstep. There’s no dissenting voice. So when you give them the tools to block people with a dissenting voice it just continues and grows in chorus.
Also some are just troll accounts. I’d guess most are.
Were they on twitter making death threats to voice actors?
This is logical leapfrog. The two don’t equate. I’m not saying it can’t be the same person but understand the two are very different. The action of doing it and saying it.
Must disagree here. Anyone who threatens the life of someone else, especially someone who is playing a role, be it voicing, or actually acting on tv/movies, and someone so out of touch with reality decides they are going to take away the security of someone just living their life, doing what they enjoy, something so innocent as acting/voicing a character, is indeed trash.
That, or so seriously deranged they need to be sought after and held for 72 hr psych eval, then charged accordingly for terroristic threats against another person, or an equal to or more severe charge if they are found to be of sound mind. If they in fact do have mental issues, held for treatment until they are deemed cured, if it ever happens. Full Stop.
But people should have the ability to block others. Blocking others doesn’t infringe on their ability to speak. It just makes it so others don’t have to listen.
It’s why I roll up the window in my car when someone is blasting music in the car next to me.
Yes an echo chamber, there are tons of places online that are echo chambers. However, they choose to be echo chambers. If someone wants to go on twitter and block all opposing views, well, they’re free to do so. I wouldn’t personally recommend it as it creates a warped reality, but it’s their twitter experience.
As for death threats, while yes some may people just blowing off steam or whatever, nowdays people take them seriously. Heck, any threat against our president tends to result in a visit from law enforcement regardless of how childish it may seem.
You can disagree with people, that’s totally fine. But death threats aren’t protected speech.
now see, this is the almost the same exact problem. what if the persons or person is mentally ill? emotionally ill? ever talk to a person who’s bipolar? what about a psychotic? people behave as if mental disorders are on purpose. they are not. its akin to having a malfunctioning body part, and you wouldnt blame someone for having a malfunctioning body part, or call them trash for it.
i suggest the person/persons in question, are not well. being ill, does not mean you’re now disposable trash. it means you’re ill, and being ill means your actual problem is illness. it just manifests more egregiously if its a mental/emotional problem
Ooooooookay as someone with quite a few mental issues myself. if I was THAT bonkers that I thought killing a 2 year old over a video game was okay, I would want loved ones to hold me the heck accountable and actually give me proper punishment and treatment
Granted if someone is that out of touch with reality, they shouldn’t be on the internet
Exactly, and we need to implement tools which can police people better and revoke peoples internet access if they are deemed unhealthy to be a risk to general society while online.
my point exactly. we’re criticizing the situation as if the guy is just being toxic. no, its worse than being grumpy. it sounds like he’s/she’s mentally ill.
Hard pass on that. We’ve got more than enough historical evidence to show what happens when you give the government more tools and authority to police what we do.
A literal treasure trove of wrong doing, illegal spying and miscarriages of justice. Again hard pass.
twitter probably needs to hire psychiatrists to help people who arent well, instead of pretending they’re being that way on purpose because of some immutable characteristic, country of origin, religion or the lack thereof, voting record or gender
