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Chinese music student convicted in US of threatening pro-democracy activist (www.reuters.com)

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A Chinese music student was convicted on Thursday of U.S. charges that he harassed an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in Boston supporting democracy in China and threatened to report her activities to Chinese law enforcement. A federal jury in Boston found Xiaolei Wu, 25, who sent the activist online messages saying he would chop off her hands and demanding she tear down her "reactionary posters," guilty at the end of a four-day trial.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One of the definition of exercise is "the active use or application of something." How is carrying a weapon not an application of second amendment rights? How is putting posters in a public space not an application of first amendment rights?

This is an example of the no true Scotsman fallacy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Not every thing covered by a right is exercising that right, Intention and circumstances matter.