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[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's only a matter of time before you'll get 20 years for a milkshaking. I remember when that weevil Ngo got milkshaked, there was endless handwringing and gnashing of teeth over it: "What if someone were to put ready-mix concrete in a milkshake cup? Anthrax? An HIV-riddled bloodshake??" And of course, none of those escalations happened, but it clearly discomfited the fringe political enthusiasts.

It's important to have non-lethal physical means of expressing derision. It used to be banana-cream pies, but it seems that those days are long gone. "They came for the milkshakers, and I did nothing..."