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• webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  In that context the specific act of joking is a crime because it can cause huge panic to happen.

  I would expand by saying any that joking about a realistic and immediate threat is not a joke at all and requires serious response to be safe.

  A student advertising ok social media that they are looking for volunteers in a meth schoolproject is not a direct threat to others. Neither is it a believable scenario.

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  • shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    yup, you can never “boy who cried wolf” yourself about possible and realistic emergency situations. Sure it sounds like a joke - but it either:

    is, nobody does anything, and nothing happens

    is, gets taken seriously, and some time and resources are wasted

    or

    isn’t, gets taken seriously, and a disaster is avoided

    isn’t, nobody does anything, and people end up dead or injured

    a small waste of time and resources is always a better outcome than possible death and injury

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• Crashumbc@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  there’s a difference, one is causing fear and panic.

  Same as running into a movie theater and screaming fire.

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