You miss the point completely. ABC is not a government agency. You will note that at no point did absolutely anyone whatsoever propose prison time for Kimmel.

Then why do you give a shit. Anyone, government or private, can go and say they want to kill all Republicans, which Kimmel didn't say either, so I am not sure what exactly it is you are whining about. If you are so triggered about people spreading false narratives or downright fake news, you should be complaining about MAGA and Trump.

That is nowhere near the standard of discourse expected on Hacker News.

Why is it not? You still haven't explained why you are whining about innocuous statements and free speech. If you will keep whining for no clearly explainable reason, people will rightfully ask why you are whining.