- 25 Sep 2021 08:02
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Both of course hence my post.
The point was you shouldn't restrict what someone can say however you can legislate against the consequences of it. Such as libel, slander, hate speech and public safety. None of those things restrict your choice to perform doing them in any case but the harm they cause is the crime instead. In other words it isn't the words that are punished but the consequences of those words which are.
Steve_American wrote:Sir, you need to totally rethink this post.
1st you are for totally free speech.
Then you are for allowing laws that restrict free speech.
So, which one wins out in your mind.
Both of course hence my post.
The point was you shouldn't restrict what someone can say however you can legislate against the consequences of it. Such as libel, slander, hate speech and public safety. None of those things restrict your choice to perform doing them in any case but the harm they cause is the crime instead. In other words it isn't the words that are punished but the consequences of those words which are.