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    Default Re: Should we restrict freedom of speech?

    Quote Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good View Post
    How foolish are his followers that they keep stoning people even though they are caught and punished? This seems rather unlikely.
    They're all martyrs, or at least they think they are after listening to that head honcho who is protected by freedom of speech. If you think it never happens, think again. Let me give you a hint: 9/11
    Now Osama hasn't killed anyone yet as far as I know, he just laid out plans and gave instructions, according to the freedom of speach for anyone with anything attitude he should not be hunted as he is protected by freedom of speech. Same for the mafia boss who tells his henchman to go and kill Proletariat and ATPG, the boss files under freedom of speech and the police should watch the henchmen until after they cut your throats and only arrest them afterwards.

    Now that sounds great, doesn't it, it removes all need of police protection because there is no such thing as a threat anymore, it will all be dealt with afterwards.
    Sorry, but if someone sends me death threats I'd rather have the police take it seriously and do something about it rather than stand around and claim it's all fine until he has killed me, there are people who aren't right in their heads and the punishment after a deed does not scare them at all.


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    Default Re: Should we restrict freedom of speech?

    Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post
    They're all martyrs, or at least they think they are after listening to that head honcho who is protected by freedom of speech. If you think it never happens, think again. Let me give you a hint: 9/11
    Now Osama hasn't killed anyone yet as far as I know, he just laid out plans and gave instructions, according to the freedom of speach for anyone with anything attitude he should not be hunted as he is protected by freedom of speech. Same for the mafia boss who tells his henchman to go and kill Proletariat and ATPG, the boss files under freedom of speech and the police should watch the henchmen until after they cut your throats and only arrest them afterwards.
    Freedom of speech does not make you free of the consequences of your speech -- it only prohibits the government from taking action to prevent that speech or taking action against you SOLEY for speaking out. You still bear responsibility for the consequences resulting FROM your speech.
    "The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman

    "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken

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