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The term this discussion is searching for is "true threat" [1][2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_threat

[2] https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-1459/198236/202...



Technically, true threats and "incitement to imminent lawless action" are separate doctrines.

https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1025/true-threa...

https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/970/incitement-to-i...


> true threats and "incitement to imminent lawless action" are separate doctrines

Wasn't aware, thank you. That said, this message [1] sounds an awful lot like "the speaker mean[t] to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual" [2].

Aside: And with that tweet read, I'm out. Happy Labor Day weekend folks.

[1] https://twitter.com/keffals/status/1566153033586810885

[2] https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/538/343/case.pdf




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