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To be fair. Joking about committing a crime is not illegal.
And the signs at aiports saying joking about bombs is illegal ? I can ignore them and crack on with my comedy bomb routine ?
In that context the specific act of joking is a crime because it can cause huge panic to happen.
I would expand by saying that a joke about a realistic and immediate threat is not a joke at all and requires serious response to guarantee the safety of others.
A student advertising ok social media that they are looking for volunteers in a meth schoolproject is not a direct threat to others. Neither is it a believable scenario.
yup, you can never "boy who cried wolf" yourself about possible and realistic emergency situations. Sure it sounds like a joke - but it either:
is, nobody does anything, and nothing happens
is, gets taken seriously, and some time and resources are wasted
or
isn't, gets taken seriously, and a disaster is avoided
isn't, nobody does anything, and people end up dead or injured
a small waste of time and resources is always a better outcome than possible death and injury