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The sub was controversial for its promotion of violence against leftists and other groups. For instance, users would refer to [[Death flights|throwing people from helicopters]], an [[Extrajudicial killing|extrajudicial execution method]] used by [[Chile|Chilean]] [[dictator]] [[Augusto Pinochet]]. After the 2017 [[Unite the Right rally]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], r/Physical_Removal drew criticism after mocking the [[Charlottesville car attack|death of Heather Heyer]], who was struck and killed by a car driven by a far-right [[Domestic terrorism in the United States|terrorist]] at the rally.<ref name=":6">[http://www.thedailybeast.com/reddit-bans-forum-inciting-physical-removal-of-democrats-from-society Reddit Bans Forum Inciting 'Physical Removal' of Democrats From Society] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816043040/http://www.thedailybeast.com/reddit-bans-forum-inciting-physical-removal-of-democrats-from-society |date=August 16, 2017}}, ''The Daily Beast'', August 15, 2017</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-alex-fields-jr-charlottesville-car-attack-appeared-fond-adolf-hitler/ |title=What we know about accused Charlottesville driver James Alex Fields Jr |website=cbsnews.com |date=August 14, 2017 |access-date=November 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121103823/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-alex-fields-jr-charlottesville-car-attack-appeared-fond-adolf-hitler/ |archive-date=November 21, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The subreddit was banned on August 15th, 2017 for violating its policy against the incitement of violence.
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