“And secondly there is absolutely no allowance of illegal threats to anyone, no matter who it is”
Straw man argument. Threats are not legal anywhere, so call the police. On the other hand rudeness is. Yet, on websites, everyone gets a case of the fainting vapors when someone says something that might be menacing. They act like it must be prevented and stopped at all costs.
Its immature. One person 800 miles away makes a comment to someone they couldn’t possibly locate and harm, but everyone in the grievance industry acts like its the same as a person threatening to kill a neighbor.
Its almost always hyperbole, someone saying something along the lines of, “in the French revolution they guillotined traitors like you. In the future American revolution you might get a free trip to the Place De La Concorde in a donkey cart. Watch your neck!”
Instantly the nervous nellies begin running around waving their arms in the air,,
“look moderator, right there! Threats of violence!! Save us!!”
Its really kind of funny.
If it’s a vague and generalized threat ... something like ... “There are crazies out there who would want to kill you’” ... that’s not considered a direct threat.
If it’s first-person to first-person - then it will be banned or deleted and maybe the person banned. That would be something like this ... “If I could find you right now, I would put a bullet in your head.”
Note that the person doesn’t even indicate that he can do that or is able to do that, but only “if I could find you”.
But the real underlying point and issue to understand is that there exists NO SUCH THING as free speech on ANY Internet forum, including this one.
I’m surprised you don’t see that for what it is. Do you think they really feel threatened?
It’s a convenient club to beat a foolish opponent with, nothing more.