kyuuei
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Well, we've long since established that words can be criminal. Freedom of speech isn't freedom from consequences. This ruling is merely an extension of that.
Pretending that only weapons are weapons is one of many societal failings that allows for all sorts of emotional and psychological abuse to transpire without consequence.
I'm fine with this judicial ruling.
This was pretty much my thoughts on it too. We acknowledge the power of words manipulating others with dire consequences with laws on things like blackmail, libel, shouting 'bomb' or 'fire' in airports or theaters, etc.
Doing anything except notifying the authorities or suicide emergency lines when you have someone suicidal on your hands is garbage. My own personal thoughts are that some people are just.. unavoidably suicidal... but overall, people who are unsuccessful at suicide are wanting to live, and no one should pretend they have the training necessary to help them with that.