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A 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus

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Re: A 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus

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Post by jassyr »

sneak wrote: post #16
jassyr wrote: post #7

>"Harvard Economics professor Jason Furman ’92 shared a similar statement on X, writing that he had been contacted by a student who had been doxxed despite no longer attending Harvard or affiliating with the co-signing group." Undeniable tragedy what happened, innocent lives lost and countless more will die in this war, but accusing and doxxing innocent people whose lives will be overturned seems like the wrong appro…

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Truck doxxer maybe won't be arrested, but a defamation/libel civil case is likely. Especially with now CEOs calling for blacklisting. Ones reputation can be totally destroyed being falsely accused.

Emotions are high right now, but destroying more innocent lives isn't the answer.

Re: A 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus

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Post by sneak »

Frummy wrote: post #18
tannedNerd wrote: post #2

As much as I hate doxxing anonymous accounts, I’m kinda ok with this. You want to release heinous statements without a retraction you deserve real world consequences. The student groups that issued retractions should be spared but anyone who supports barbarism should be shunned and punished. Also don’t give me the bs that they posted they hate all civilian lives lost, they only posted that after the NYU student lost…

Regardless of the circumstance, intimidation tactics like these undermine free speech.

I don’t agree. If you make public statements, you should be more than prepared for others to amplify your public statements with your name attached.

The solution to speech you don’t like is more speech. This is the system working as intended. Free speech does not mean freedom from social consequences for expressing unpopular opinions.

Re: A 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus

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Post by koolba »

ribs wrote: post #4
tannedNerd wrote: post #2

As much as I hate doxxing anonymous accounts, I’m kinda ok with this. You want to release heinous statements without a retraction you deserve real world consequences. The student groups that issued retractions should be spared but anyone who supports barbarism should be shunned and punished. Also don’t give me the bs that they posted they hate all civilian lives lost, they only posted that after the NYU student lost…

Yeah, this is like, incitement to get them killed, so: no. Even if they were murderers, instead of people who said stuff - and believe me, I hate what they said - you wouldn’t stick their faces on a truck and flirt with getting them killed.

At what point does it become incitement?

If I think you said something stupid and make a poster to that effect, is that incitement? If I make a digital poster, ie a website, with that same information is that incitement? If I add your major or club memberships, is that incitement? If I include your address is that suddenly incitement?

If people are scared of the consequences of speaking out and voicing their opinions, then they really should just shut up. Free speech is not a diode.

Re: A 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus

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Post by sneak »

jassyr wrote: post #21
sneak wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Truck doxxer maybe won't be arrested, but a defamation/libel civil case is likely. Especially with now CEOs calling for blacklisting. Ones reputation can be totally destroyed being falsely accused. Emotions are high right now, but destroying more innocent lives isn't the answer.

Being 100% factually accurate in your statements is an airtight defense against libel in the USA.

Re: A 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus

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Post by lergkjlrkhjklrh »

jassyr wrote: post #7

>"Harvard Economics professor Jason Furman ’92 shared a similar statement on X, writing that he had been contacted by a student who had been doxxed despite no longer attending Harvard or affiliating with the co-signing group." Undeniable tragedy what happened, innocent lives lost and countless more will die in this war, but accusing and doxxing innocent people whose lives will be overturned seems like the wrong appro…

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Re: A 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus

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Post by polygamous_bat »

sneak wrote: post #16
jassyr wrote: post #7

>"Harvard Economics professor Jason Furman ’92 shared a similar statement on X, writing that he had been contacted by a student who had been doxxed despite no longer attending Harvard or affiliating with the co-signing group." Undeniable tragedy what happened, innocent lives lost and countless more will die in this war, but accusing and doxxing innocent people whose lives will be overturned seems like the wrong appro…

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Doxxing is always weird because there is no real violence until there is – it’s all implied violence – so online trolls can hide behind the facade of “I didn’t touch you!” The people signing the doc are already public, a truck roaming around with their face on it is just organized harassment at that point.

Didn’t think I would see a pro-doxxing content here, but what do I know.

Re: A 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus

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Post by jassyr »

sneak wrote: post #25
jassyr wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Truck doxxer maybe won't be arrested, but a defamation/libel civil case is likely. Especially with now CEOs calling for blacklisting. Ones reputation can be totally destroyed being falsely accused. Emotions are high right now, but destroying more innocent lives isn't the answer.

Being 100% factually accurate in your statements is an airtight defense against libel in the USA.

I think you missed the part about a student no longer attending Harvard nor being part of the organization.

Re: A 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus

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Post by polygamous_bat »

sneak wrote: post #25
jassyr wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Truck doxxer maybe won't be arrested, but a defamation/libel civil case is likely. Especially with now CEOs calling for blacklisting. Ones reputation can be totally destroyed being falsely accused. Emotions are high right now, but destroying more innocent lives isn't the answer.

Being 100% factually accurate in your statements is an airtight defense against libel in the USA.

Great! If you read the article instead of trying to incite a flame war you would know that they have already doxxed people falsely, and so your statement doesn’t apply at all.
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