[Conor]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It'd be the same as someone standing outside your place of work or house and saying disgusting and taunting things about your dead child. It's harassment plain and simple, dressing it up as Free Speech is making a mockery of our right to speak imo.

As I said, freedom of speech is freedom of speech. It doesn't matter how horrible or insulting it is that was said.

Originally Posted by Livia

Incitement to riot... is that free speech? Calling a black person the 'N' word... is that freedom of speech?

Yes, both those examples are freedom of speech- however you've purposely picked extreme examples.

Originally Posted by Livia

It seems some people have latched on the the "Freedom of Speech" thing and imagine that it means you can say anything you want, at any time and to anyone.

But that is exactly what freedom of speech means in it's purest form. There will always be controversy over the matter. There is no black and white.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Conor

As I said, freedom of speech is freedom of speech. It doesn't matter how horrible or insulting it is that was said.



Yes, both those examples are freedom of speech- however you've purposely picked extreme examples.



But that is exactly what freedom of speech means in it's purest form. There will always be controversy over the matter. There is no black and white.

When freedom of Speech turns into harassment it then becomes illegal though as was the case here.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Conor

As I said, freedom of speech is freedom of speech. It doesn't matter how horrible or insulting it is that was said.



Yes, both those examples are freedom of speech- however you've purposely picked extreme examples.



But that is exactly what freedom of speech means in it's purest form. There will always be controversy over the matter. There is no black and white.

Oh God, if only I had had access to your insightful knowledge when I was taking my law degree I would have been able to tell the lecturers how wrong they were.