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sliverstorm on May 20, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: The feds are making it hurt in every way for Weev,...

treat him with respect

Is respect the right word? Maybe I'm just socially undeveloped, but while I am for treating people with humanity, I'm not sure all people deserve my respect simply by virtue of being people.

bcoates on May 20, 2013 [–]

He's a citizen and therefore entitled to respect from his government servants. Everyone else can tell him to piss off.

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