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[โ€“] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 9 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

It's a proactive vs reactive problem. Arresting someone for maybe possibly thinking about doing something doesn't hold up in court. But having an action happen means harm was done which is not good of course.

Red flag laws being proposed are far from ideal and are seen as a major slippery slope of precedence for privacy and government intervention (think of how an administration could abuse it because odds are one will at some point)

[โ€“] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

You are correct in what you are saying but I think you missed what I was trying to get at