# Unjust warning for responding to dehumanizing language

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**Created:** [August 13, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-warning-for-responding-to-dehumanizing-language/969623 "2022-08-13T23:50:44Z")
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### Author: ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-warning-for-responding-to-dehumanizing-language/969623/63 "2022-08-25T20:56:57Z")

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Not at all. My concern is how thread hijack allegations which are inherently subjective get treated far more heavily handed than direct insults which are a lot more objective with the main criteria being who is doing the alleged hijacking and who is doing the insulting.

I made this post when I first noticed that farcical claims of hijacking were being used to establish a pattern of behavior to sanction more heavily. [Allegations of Thread Hijacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegations-of-thread-hijacks/953863) Now, the note phase is skipped and warnings and threats of suspension are the first steps.

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