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		hkt on June 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” This is exactly why criminal law requires two things: the actus reus and the mens rea. Act and intent. So, great point. I guess the only problem on the internet is it is very hard to determine intent, see Poe's law.

mrtksn on June 24, 2023 [–]

Agree. IMHO, the problem can be solved with enhanced bandwidth(that is, to use things beyond text, IRL we have mimics and voice tone so emojis are a start) of the communication.

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