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    Default Re: Should we restrict freedom of speech?

    Quote Originally Posted by Proletariat View Post
    If some Imam tells his followers to commit murder and they listen and obey, then charge all of his followers with murder and execute them. If that sounds like a gross oversimplification it's because it needs to be. All the arguments against total free speech are overly complicated ways of adding on to things already illegal anyway.

    If murdering the Irish is already illegal, why the hell would we need a law saying that you're not allowed to state 'kill the Irish'. You're going to jail no matter what for murder if you actually do it.



    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 
    My first post I thought was obvious tongue in cheek, but I'm with Adrian and MRD. No limits on free speech at all.
    I am using Prole's excellent post as my response to Fenring.

    Quote Originally Posted by Husar
    And what about the Imam? Let him keep preaching to his new followers so they can murder more and more? What a great way to solve the problem...but hey, he's got freedom of speech.
    How foolish are his followers that they keep stoning people even though they are caught and punished? This seems rather unlikely.
    Last edited by Alexander the Pretty Good; 02-16-2009 at 04:50.

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