On social media and web forums, users called for jurors, judges and prosecutors to be killed after the former president was found guilty on 34 felony counts.

“We need to identify each juror. Then make them miserable. Maybe even suicidal,” wrote another user on the same forum. “1,000,000 men (armed) need to go to washington and hang everyone. That’s the only solution,” wrote another user. “This s— is out of control.”

“I hope every juror is doxxed and they pay for what they have done,” another user wrote on Trump’s Truth Social platform Thursday. “May God strike them dead. We will on November 5th and they will pay!”

  • ZeroCool@vger.socialEnglish
    322·
    6 months ago

    Here is the problem: These people very carefully choose their words.

    This has not been my experience with Trump supporters on the internet. Ever.

    • credo@lemmy.world
      354·
      6 months ago

      This is exactly what they’ve done. Notice everything (except for “make them miserable”, which isn’t inherently illegal…) is placed on “someone else should…”:

      1,000,000 men (armed) need to […]

      I hope every juror is doxxed and they pay […]

      May God strike them dead.

      They know exactly what they are doing. Doing it mafia style, just like dear leader.

      Edit: Idiots downvoting what’s right in their face. Can’t believe facts, only emotions. Just like the idiots following Trump. Idiots are idiots. Here is more evidence for you, on this exact topic from reuters:

      While the posts identified by Reuters all called for violence or insurrection, most fell short of the legal standard for a prosecutable threat, which typically requires evidence that the comment reflects a clear intent to act or instill fear, rather than simply suggesting a frightening outcome.

      https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-supporters-call-riots-violent-retribution-after-verdict-2024-05-31/

      • NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth
        91·
        6 months ago

        Yep, that’s how it tends to work.

        Until you start calling for people to directly start attacking people, then you are allowed freedom of speech.