Originally Posted by Rob B.
Ok Marty. Let’s assume, one of your neighbors hates you. He goes over to the corner of the street and starts rallying the people together, telling them bad things about you that aren’t true, but they don’t know that. He get’s them so fired up and then tells them to peacefully go over to your house and fight light hell other wise they won’t have a neighborhood anymore. They go to your house and break in wanting to kill you. You and your family get away just in time. You say the guy who lit the fire did not commit a criminal act because he didn’t join the mob. Wow, Marty.

I missed this before.

It would depend on what was actually said, as to whether it was a crime or not.
Maxine Waters told people to accost people in restaurants and give em' hell.
That is not a stretch to assume violence could result.

If it did, should she be charged with a crime if she was no where around?

They would be parsing her words in court.
She never said be "peaceful and patriotic."

I had a neighbor once who had a homeowner insurance claim. He couldn't get it paid for complex reasons.
I am convinced that he tried to set his house on fire to force the insurance company's hand. The circumstantial evidence was damning.
But I couldn't get the cops to do anything, because there was no indisputable proof. (smoking gun in his hand)

Rob,
TAKEAWAY #2 - you dont want to live in a country where the thought police can throw people in jail for what they are presumed to be thinking.
Leave all that kind of thing over in Germany.

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