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Depending on the circumstances, telling people to jump from the bridge can be a crime.

Ok, don't jump from a bridge. Take off your clothes, and go to your neighbors, I'm asking you right now. Are you going to comply?

You know that in many countries, encouraging or assisting illegal activity is a crime in itself, right?

UK:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encouraging_or_assisting_a_cri... Germany (given we are talking about a German court): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anstiftung_(Deutschland)

Stripping and jumping from a bridge is not illegal activity.

Both are illegal in quite a few places. Stripping may violate public nudity laws.

Jumping off bridges is often illegal, as well. For example, Florida: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/2020/07/06/bridge-ju...

Yes, that might be a crime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_search_phone_call_scam#T...

But I didn't identify myself as a policeman. Just a request from some random person on the internet. The person I asked to do it didn't comply, because he knows better what instructions to obey. So should his browser.

Another thing came to mind.

Let's say you know I'm the kind of person to easily give people money. I just got my paycheck, and you knowing this, you ask me to give you the money. I'll give you the money because that's the kind of person I am. But then I'm left with no money for the month, and all of its consequences.

Who do you think would carry the blame in this situation?

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