[user104658]

Have to agree with Kizzy on that one; people "whine" about freedom of speech here because it's being gradually taken away. If anything this thread is an example of exactly why people SHOULD "whine" when they feel like that's happening.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Have to agree with Kizzy on that one; people "whine" about freedom of speech here because it's being gradually taken away. If anything this thread is an example of exactly why people SHOULD "whine" when they feel like that's happening.

People whine because they can't say someone's a **** on twitter, or tell bereaved parents that they're happy their child is dead, or that some other fate has befallen them. That's what I mean. I've seen it on here when people have been arrested for trolling, people saying "what about their freedom of speech". That's what I'm talking about.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

People whine because they can't say someone's a **** on twitter, or tell bereaved parents that they're happy their child is dead, or that some other fate has befallen them. That's what I mean. I've seen it on here when people have been arrested for trolling, people saying "what about their freedom of speech". That's what I'm talking about.

True, people shouldn't feel free to be slanderous or to deliberately set out to needlessly cause upset unprovoked, but I think those sorts if things are often used as an excuse to remove genuine freedoms and in my opinion that is something worth being concerned about. If we're happy to say "oh we shouldn't complain, it's worse elsewhere!" every time... We might not always be able to.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

True, people shouldn't feel free to be slanderous or to deliberately set out to needlessly cause upset unprovoked, but I think those sorts if things are often used as an excuse to remove genuine freedoms and in my opinion that is something worth being concerned about. If we're happy to say "oh we shouldn't complain, it's worse elsewhere!" every time... We might not always be able to.

That's not what I said though. And I have every faith that we will always be able to voice our opinions. I notice mention was made of not being able to protest in Parliament Square anymore and that's simply not true. What you can't do is set up camp or use voice amplifying equipment. That's not the same as not being able to peacefully protest, which is everyone's right. There are protests taking place outside Parliament on a regular basis.