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throwawayapples | 2 years ago

"Spouting off" is an idiom that means, essentially, "angrily complaining". It does not mean publicly confessing to a crime.

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lcnPylGDnU4H9OF|2 years ago

> In NYC for example, there's been a large uptick in teen shootings, many adjacent to schools, and a lot of it involves the idiots posting on social media before & after. (emphasis mine)

“Spouting off” is an idiom that can also mean “speaking without a filter” and that’s what OP meant in this case.