Scabby the giant inflatable protest rat may be banned from picket lines • Hacker News Board

Re: Scabby the giant inflatable protest rat may be banned from picket lines

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Post by dymk » Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 5:23 PM UTC

qtplatypus wrote: post #3

The claim that it is menacing or intimidating and so isn’t covered by the first amendment seems nonsensical to me. No rational person expects that the ballon to attack them.

The claim is that the people holding the rat will attack them, and having the rat is to advertise a threat.

Re: Scabby the giant inflatable protest rat may be banned from picket lines

#12

Post by dymk » Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 5:24 PM UTC

nkkollaw wrote: post #5

"Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in most European countries.". Really!?

You just got GDPR’d!

Re: Scabby the giant inflatable protest rat may be banned from picket lines

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Post by qtplatypus » Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 6:00 AM UTC

dymk wrote: post #11

qtplatypus wrote: post #3

The claim that it is menacing or intimidating and so isn’t covered by the first amendment seems nonsensical to me. No rational person expects that the ballon to attack them.

The claim is that the people holding the rat will attack them, and having the rat is to advertise a threat.

By that logic then any picket line could be banned.

Re: Scabby the giant inflatable protest rat may be banned from picket lines

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Post by dymk » Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 7:46 AM UTC

qtplatypus wrote: post #13

dymk wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The claim is that the people holding the rat will attack them, and having the rat is to advertise a threat.

By that logic then any picket line could be banned.

Ones that threaten violence against scabs should be.