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In reply to the discussion: Do you support laws against Holocaust denial? [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)76. Tell me then about the jail time served by staff of this magazine. I believe they were within the
law as they'd not been 'locked up'. I think in fact that they had won in court when sued under these laws. So that seems like an important bit of information.
I will also ask you if your dream world of prosecutable speech would include laws against the trash talking and hate speech so constantly provided by the religious communities? Christian ministers and priests regularly say outrageously horrific things about LGBT people, blame us for hurricanes, say that God hates us, the Pope says fighting against our rights is God's own war.
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Agree. Although I will admit to more than a little satisfaction when other countries prosecute
stevenleser
Jan 2015
#72
This is a case where I think we're right. But we're also essentially alone in the world
Recursion
Jan 2015
#13
I find it strange that so many DU'ers easily dismiss hate crimes when it's speech.
KittyWampus
Jan 2015
#15
I imagine that some Christians would be deeply offended by your "Zombie Jesus" thread.
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#17
No, I don't think there's any COUNTRY that would have me prosecuted for Zombie Jesus.
KittyWampus
Jan 2015
#18
I like the juxtaposition between Jesus rising from the dead and zombies rising from the dead.
KittyWampus
Jan 2015
#35
Wow, aren't you clever now posting the graphic! I will repost the definition of hate speech
KittyWampus
Jan 2015
#23
You can speculate as to whether or not you would be convicted of blasphemy in Ireland.
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#30
indeed, several witnesses are not a "substantial number". AFAIK, Irish Blasphemy Law
KittyWampus
Jan 2015
#32
No, I am mainly arguing for laws regarding hate speech. Just because one country got it wrong
KittyWampus
Jan 2015
#78
Bullying, even if done "only" with words, is not protected free speech in the US.
Silent3
Jan 2015
#29
Great question. I think I do and here is why: free speech under capitalism
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#24
Hmm, that's a tough one. It is, after all, a primary source for historians
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#39
And what about when the man from the government decides that an opinion of yours is not "decent"?
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#41
Another great question and one for which I have no easy answer. Let me pose a couple questions
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#47
You would have the police knock on the doors and arrest those who question global warming?
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#38
Since there are hate groups and websites that already push that bullshit, it is a moot issue.
still_one
Jan 2015
#42
Tell me then about the jail time served by staff of this magazine. I believe they were within the
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#76
No I don't. I literally can't think of any free speech that I need to be protected from.
dissentient
Jan 2015
#51
But if they continue, and perhaps resist being locked up, do you just go away, or bring force?
jtuck004
Jan 2015
#59
And yet the French law did not lock up Charlie, terrorists murdered them.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#77
It's not technically illegal here, but it could fall foul of racial vilification laws...
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2015
#60
Nope. We allow some citizens to think Ben Carson is presidential material, don't we?
Paladin
Jan 2015
#95
It would be unconstitutional and also prevent us from identifying many of these idiots!
davidsilver
Jan 2015
#103