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According to an affidavit written by a DPS special agent, Ozment allegedly called the Governor’s Office on the afternoon of July 25. DPS claims Ozment left the following voicemail (KXAN has redacted the profanity in the transcript provided by DPS):

“I don’t know which one of you sons of b—-es passed this motherf—ing bill to get this damn s— blocking my motherf—ing anime, but you whole a– motherf—ers need to unpass this s—. Y’all are f—ing ridiculous with your b—- a–es. My Google account says I’m f—ing over the age of 18, and your dumba– is passing these dumba– laws. I’m a f—ing stab every godd— one of you b—-es. Unlock my f—ing anime.”

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[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 37 minutes ago

we need a copy of the actual recording

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 4 points 2 hours ago

What's his Lemmy instance?

[-] jdr@lemmy.ml 94 points 7 hours ago

Uncensored, not for the faint of heart;

"I don't know which one of you sons of buttermilk passed this mother-flapjacking bill to get this dang snickerdoodle blocking my mother-flapjacking anime, but you whole entire fudgemuffins need to unpass this snickerdoodle. Y'all are frickle-fracking ridiculous with your buttermilk gravy-boats. My Google account says I'm frickle-fracking over the age of 18, and your dumb-bumpkin is passing these dumb-bumpkin laws. I'm a frickle-fracking stab every gosh-diddly one of you buttermilks. Unlock my frickle-fracking anime.

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago
[-] baronvonj@piefed.social 7 points 3 hours ago

needs more 'monkey fighting' and 'Monday to friday'

[-] webadict@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago

Please put that in a spoiler! My son read that and now he's sporting a mohawk and calling his mother and I the b word! We don't want him saying that kind of language except on special occasions like when God allows us to eat pancakes (Lent). Now I have to explain cookies to him. Thanks a lot, maybe think of the fucking children next time.

[-] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

I'm pretty unflappabe, but consider me over easy

[-] Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Oppai decensored wholesome gyaru be like

[-] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

~~Goddamn~~ Gosh-diddly this is gold

This right here is exactly why I haven't blocked .ml

Yes the mods over there can be twats, and yes there are militant shitbirds with asinine opinions (let's be honest, every instance has them). And then you get a post like this…

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[-] albbi@piefed.ca 14 points 6 hours ago

That censoring of his voicemail transcript in text is art.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 117 points 8 hours ago

Those who would give up essential anime to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither anime nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin, probably.

[-] EarlOfSam@quokk.au 32 points 7 hours ago

Ben Franklin's Congressional Hentai Collection is a foundational part of US history

[-] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 hours ago

Lincoln's Yuri Archives are still open to the public, and thank God and Sweet Baby Jesus for that.

[-] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

If you can't watch me at my futanari, you don't deserve me at my ecchi.

[-] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 8 hours ago

To those who didn't read TFA: he wasn't talking about anime like Boku no Hero Academia or Dragon Ball Z. He was talking about hentai.

The article confirms that Crunchyroll and a couple other anime streamers are available in Texas.

The guy was trying to access PornHub (or a site like it) to watch hentai, and that site simply blocks all Texans (and people from other countries and US states that have similar laws).

As for those asking if it's illegal: the US constitution does enshrine the freedom of speech, or rather, your government's inability to pass laws restricting said freedom. However, there are still exceptions. You still can't make threats to officials, or other things that can harm others.

[-] Jax@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 hours ago

FYI - it's because he specifically said that he was going to stab them. That's a very real threat and actionable, most people have access to knives.

Now saying you're going to cut their heads off with a guillotine? That's protected by free speech, and you'd 100% be able to argue that in court because I guarantee you don't have a guillotine or know how to build one (hopefully, maybe you do - in that case do not say this).

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Yeah the supreme court only decided free press applies to adult porn access in the late 20th century

[-] UselessAsshole@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago

Texas allows you to open carry a sword.

It's not about protecting people from harm, but sin.

[-] arararagi@ani.social 1 points 3 hours ago

That's still anime.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 15 points 7 hours ago

“Oi, Governer-san, nandayo? Anta baka??”

[-] celeste@kbin.earth 62 points 10 hours ago

Goddamn, the bleeps make that annoying to read. My best guess:

“I don’t know which one of you sons of bitches passed this motherfucking bill to get this damn shit blocking my motherfucking anime, but you whole ass motherfuckers need to unpass this shit. Y’all are fucking ridiculous with your bitch-asses. My Google account says I’m fucking over the age of 18, and your dumbass is passing these dumbass laws. I’m a fucking stab every goddamn one of you bitches. Unlock my fucking anime.”

Not sure that the first "s--"= shit, but, whatever.

[-] celeste@kbin.earth 30 points 8 hours ago

Alternate translation:

I’m a fucking stab every goddamn one of you bakas.

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 24 points 9 hours ago

he did nothing wrong but i guarantee you that guy voted for texas republicans the last 20 years.

[-] SippyCup@lemmy.world 20 points 7 hours ago

Well first of all, he's 35. So 20 years is impossible.

Second of all, he threatened to stab them.

Finally he's from Houston, which is historically blue.

[-] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 hours ago

So it's a maybe is what you're saying...

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[-] Visstix@lemmy.world 53 points 11 hours ago

He was swearing so much it almost turned into morsecode.

[-] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 77 points 12 hours ago

"Man thinks threatening politicians is more effective than using a vpn"

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 9 hours ago

Because using a VPN removes the burden of actually telling your representatives that they passed a shitty bill.

[-] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

They know what they did and do not care

[-] AmyAye@nord.pub 6 points 7 hours ago

The average person has no idea what a VPN even is.

[-] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

Really!? But I know about VPNs

[-] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 2 points 5 hours ago

He's apparently under 40 and capable of navigating the Internet. Very strange that he wouldn't at least bother to look it up online or something. Presumably he had to find the phone number he called so he seems capable of finding information. It really isn't that hard to set up a free VPN if you're literate and have Internet access. I'm someone who regularly defends people not using Linux because it's confusing for them, so I feel like I'm not being overly demanding here or anything. I'm pretty sure Firefox has a free one built in now. So, it might've been as easy as downloading Firefox and clicking a button. I'm not sure because I don't use Firefox like that, but still.

[-] esc@piefed.social 28 points 11 hours ago

Yeah, you need to first damage them, then threat of additional damage to them and their immediate families will work.

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[-] sompreno@lemmy.zip 16 points 9 hours ago

Somewhat valid, I hate having to switch between 8 different vpn tunnels to access a reddit thread

[-] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

I hate whole ass motherfuckers.

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[-] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 27 points 11 hours ago

FUCK.

This shit is so hard to read when it's text-bleeped.

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[-] Cherry@piefed.social 27 points 12 hours ago

Did he break an actual law?

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

He said he was going to stab people.

[-] don_kiedyck@lemmy.world 41 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

The second sentence from the last sounds like terroristic threats.

Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer.

Edit: typo

[-] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 hours ago

Is every threat, no matter how plausible, considered terrorism, now?

[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

That was always the point since those terrorism laws were passed. Any inconvenience can be articulated under that excuse and you can easily remove anyone by the same claims.

Everything working as designed.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 10 points 8 hours ago

Pretty much. The state has a monopoly on violence. They can threaten you, and use force, as much as they want. If you do the same, and they don't like it, that's terrorism.

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[-] Cherry@piefed.social 26 points 12 hours ago

Ah yes. I missed the word stab. I was focusing on the swear words. Still think terrorism is a stretch though

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago

It actually stands for System TABle

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