Sounds like the same argument that the threat of terrorism makes it really hard to support civil liberties and personal privacy.
Same old rhetoric. Pretty scary that a growing number of people seem to share the same opinion.
I suppose you're right. I don't think I'd make the call to actually do it, but things have gotten so bad in the last year I'm just exasperated. And since law enforcement has been so apathetic/ineffective at dealing with even the most blatant cases that the negative externalities that would normally be there (arrests, social pressure, etc) can't seem to keep the dangerous behavior in check.
Don't know what else to do. Can't ignore it, and it's not getting better. Posting about how it's bad isn't useful/doesn't accomplish anything. Actively engaging has proven to very dangerous to people and doesn't seem to have helped.
Sometimes the call for censorship is a purposeful play to stamp out or control a group, sometimes it's just exasperation at a lack of any other idea of how to deal with a situation.
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