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>>danso+(OP)
The service that hosts the accounts of all branches of the US military, all major weapons contractors, all three letter agencies, and many foreign militaries, governments, and world leaders guilty of all manner of war crimes, and this is where they draw the line for violence. Really interesting.

>>shiado+m1
Well, in political science and sociology, one of the most common definitions of the state is that it possesses a monopoly on legitimate/lawful violence.

Violence conducted via the military or police, according to regulation, is lawful.

But violence conducted by citizens, or by members of the government or military that is not according to law/regulation, is not lawful.

I'm not saying Twitter's drawing the line exactly right, but it's somewhere in the right vicinity.

>>crazyg+IW
Wasn't Trump referring to stand your ground laws?

>>lostms+401
no, it's a clear reference to Walter Headly

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/where-does-phrase-...

>>GaryNu+h21
Then I don't understand the reasoning in the parent comment at all.