Should verbal bullying be a criminal offense?

[Neil]

Under Polish law, you're also allowed to steal whatever you want, as long as the victim is Jewish.  Let's not get hung up on using Polish law as an example.

[szmik]

Under Polish law, you're also allowed to steal whatever you want, as long as the victim is Jewish.  Let's not get hung up on using Polish law as an example.

quite the opposite in fact. If you're Jewish you just call all accusing you antisemitic and get away with it. 

[Martinus]

Under Polish law, you're also allowed to steal whatever you want, as long as the victim is Jewish.  Let's not get hung up on using Polish law as an example.

quite the opposite in fact. If you're Jewish you just call all accusing you antisemitic and get away with it. 

[Scipio]

To answer Beeb's question, bullying is obviously different than assault by threat, because that's an already existing crime.  Expressio unius exclusio alterius, and all that.

[Barrister]

I thought the eggshell skull rule was the opposite - i.e. you are not responsible for the victim acting in an abnormally sensitive manner. But you may be right under common law. Under Polish law, one is only liable for normal, reasonable consequences of one's actions.

No, it's the rare occasion where banana is right about the law.  The thin skull rule (no idea why you'd stick the word eggshell in there) means you take your victim as you find them.  If you hit someone once, and not really that hard, but they fall over, crack their skull and die, you're guilty of manslaughter.

Now there is also some case law regarding the "crumbling skull" - which is someone who already had a pre-existing condition that would have deteriorated anyways.

[Ideologue]

I thought the eggshell skull rule was the opposite - i.e. you are not responsible for the victim acting in an abnormally sensitive manner. But you may be right under common law. Under Polish law, one is only liable for normal, reasonable consequences of one's actions.

No, it's the rare occasion where banana is right about the law.  The thin skull rule (no idea why you'd stick the word eggshell in there) means you take your victim as you find them.  If you hit someone once, and not really that hard, but they fall over, crack their skull and die, you're guilty of manslaughter.

Now there is also some case law regarding the "crumbling skull" - which is someone who already had a pre-existing condition that would have deteriorated anyways.

Psst I'm Ideologue and I'm always right, on non-proximity fuze related questions.

[jimmy olsen]

Wouldn't everyone on Languish be guilty?

[Ideologue]

Wouldn't everyone on Languish be guilty?

Not me.  I'm nice.

[jimmy olsen]

Wouldn't everyone on Languish be guilty?

Not me.  I'm nice.

And fond of accusing others of racism.

GUILTY

[Ideologue]

Wouldn't everyone on Languish be guilty?

Not me.  I'm nice.

And fond of accusing others of racism.

GUILTY

Stop being racist and worshiping racists and I'll stop accusing you of racism, you bigot.

[Martinus]

I thought the eggshell skull rule was the opposite - i.e. you are not responsible for the victim acting in an abnormally sensitive manner. But you may be right under common law. Under Polish law, one is only liable for normal, reasonable consequences of one's actions.

No, it's the rare occasion where banana is right about the law.  The thin skull rule (no idea why you'd stick the word eggshell in there) means you take your victim as you find them.  If you hit someone once, and not really that hard, but they fall over, crack their skull and die, you're guilty of manslaughter.

Now there is also some case law regarding the "crumbling skull" - which is someone who already had a pre-existing condition that would have deteriorated anyways.

Psst I'm Ideologue and I'm always right, on non-proximity fuze related questions.

BURN

[jimmy olsen]

Wouldn't everyone on Languish be guilty?

Not me.  I'm nice.

And fond of accusing others of racism.

GUILTY

Stop being racist and worshiping racists and I'll stop accusing you of racism, you bigot.

That covers almost everyone from before 1950. One can admire a person for his deeds, while not admiring some of his beliefs.

[Ideologue]

Wouldn't everyone on Languish be guilty?

Not me.  I'm nice.

And fond of accusing others of racism.

GUILTY

Stop being racist and worshiping racists and I'll stop accusing you of racism, you bigot.

That covers almost everyone from before 1950. One can admire a person for his deeds, while not admiring some of his beliefs.

You run a Kwantung Army rape camp, don't you?

BURN

On whom?

[jimmy olsen]

You run a Kwantung Army rape camp, don't you?

They're called All Inclusive Resorts, thank you very much.

[Ideologue]

...Can I come visit?