Text 3132, 54 rader
Skriven 2007-06-23 09:58:18 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
   Kommentar till text 3131 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
Ärende: Nipple slip
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Hello Björn!

23 Jun 07 15:45, you wrote to Jeff Smith:

 BF>    In other words you want to limit my freedom of speech? Isn't that
 BF> the same as censorship? Figures...

Freedom of speech isnt yelling fire in a theater.

Freedom of speech isnt publishing or proclaiming that your neighbor is guilty
of such and such action when in fact he is not.

There are better things you can do with your freedom of speech than purposely
trying to ignite dissension.

Calling your neighbor a ugly obese bitch is freedom of speech, but its not
necessarily inside the confines of decency.

Here is some of your free speech:

HATE SPEECH LEGISLATION IN SWEDEN

Overview:
Sweden passed a constitutional amendment during 2002 which included sexual
orientation among a list of groups protected from being targeted by
"unfavorable speech." The law protects persons of all sexual orientations
equally: heterosexuals, bisexuals and homosexuals. In practice, it will
probably only be used to criminalize verbal attacks on homosexuals and those
bisexuals who engage in same-sex behavior.

On 2004-JUN-29, a Pentecostal pastor was convicted of directing hate speech
against homosexuals during a 2003-JUL-20 sermon in his church. He was sentenced
to 30 days in jail by a district court. An appeals court overturned his
conviction. However, the prosecutor has appealed the case to the Supreme Court
and has asked that the pastor be given a sentence of six months. The Supreme
Court heard the case in 2006-NOV and is expected to issue its ruling in 2006.

Many in the conservative Christian community in North America were alarmed at
this development. They feared that a similar threat might materialize against
their personal freedom to cite their beliefs that homosexual behavior and
homosexual orientation are sinful and immoral.


It seems you already have people in your own backyard determining what you can
and cannot say in the name of what they think free speech is.


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