Neeson was judged not to have met the threshold for inciting violence despite describing in detail how he planned and attempted to carry out a racially motivated attack. In my opinion that’s a more specific incitement to violence than the Linehan tweet because it is specific and credible.
Yes, he throw in a few comments about how he regrets it and won’t do it again but we’re talking about the contents of a statement as opposed to the context.* I’m not convinced either situations should be considered incitement to violence but the Neeson one seems closer to satisfying the criteria for police intervention.
*The law would consider the statements in isolation, like I can’t go on a misogynistic/homophobic/racist rant and then add “just kidding” at the end to escape any repercussions.
Yes, he throw in a few comments about how he regrets it and won’t do it again
it had been 40 years since it happened, i think we’d know by now if he wasn’t sincere
When asked if he would have had the same reaction if his friend’s rapist was a white man or another race, Neeson said “definitely.” “I would have had the same effect,” the actor said. “I was trying to show honor, to stand up for my dear friend in this terrible medieval fashion. I am a fairly intelligent guy. That’s why it kind of shocked me when I came down to earth after having these terrible feelings. Luckily no violence occurred. I did want to lash out because my friend was brutally raped and I was defending her honor. It was a learning curve.”
It’s pretty relatable for a lot of people, you get so angry or emotional you do something you regret is the gist of it, not some request to go out and beat up black people
on the other hand lineman said:
“if a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act”.
“Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls,” he said.
punch transgender women in the balls if they don’t get out of the female bathroom
so yeah there’s a bit of a difference there i think
It wasn’t really framed as a learning experience when he intially brought it up. For some reason he thought it would be an appropriate story to tell to sell his “hard man” credentials as promo for an upcoming action movie role.
The one where he explained about how primal violence can make you lose your mind and how he’s ashamed of it? That interview?
How exactly is he inciting violence with this ?
Neeson was judged not to have met the threshold for inciting violence despite describing in detail how he planned and attempted to carry out a racially motivated attack. In my opinion that’s a more specific incitement to violence than the Linehan tweet because it is specific and credible.
Yes, he throw in a few comments about how he regrets it and won’t do it again but we’re talking about the contents of a statement as opposed to the context.* I’m not convinced either situations should be considered incitement to violence but the Neeson one seems closer to satisfying the criteria for police intervention.
*The law would consider the statements in isolation, like I can’t go on a misogynistic/homophobic/racist rant and then add “just kidding” at the end to escape any repercussions.
it had been 40 years since it happened, i think we’d know by now if he wasn’t sincere
It’s pretty relatable for a lot of people, you get so angry or emotional you do something you regret is the gist of it, not some request to go out and beat up black people
on the other hand lineman said:
punch transgender women in the balls if they don’t get out of the female bathroom
so yeah there’s a bit of a difference there i think
It wasn’t really framed as a learning experience when he intially brought it up. For some reason he thought it would be an appropriate story to tell to sell his “hard man” credentials as promo for an upcoming action movie role.