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    Sovereign Oppressor Member TIE Fighter Shooter Champion, Turkey Shoot Champion, Juggler Champion Kralizec's Avatar
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    Default Re: Should we restrict freedom of speech?

    Freedom of expression implies more than the absence of preventive censorship. Like...

    Quote Originally Posted by Husar
    You also have a right to say that in society, but you don't have a right to walk free afterwards.
    ...would stil be a limit on this freedom.



    Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit View Post
    That's a weird distinction. One's alright because the government says so? Good grief.

    As for banning incitement to violence; the speech has to directly threaten serious violence, with a real and present danger of occurring.
    no, I don't think state sanctioned genocide is better than common murder. The point was that there's a qualitative difference between wanting to change the law and telling people to just break it.

    As for the second part, I agree.
    Last edited by Kralizec; 02-16-2009 at 23:44.

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