No. Freedom of speech means that the the GOVERNMENT will not restrict your right to say something.
It does not say that you can say something and be free of reprisals, just that you will be free from reprisals from your government. Saying something and getting the shit kicked out of you is perfectly fine, if the person who did the kicking is in turn willing to pay for their action. It will make sure that if you want to say something that makes someone angry enough to hit, you are secure enough in your stance to accept the consequences. That, to me, is freedom. To me it is like a couple of 10 years olds where one is saying things that should get his butt kicked, but instead of taking his licks he hides behind the teacher and yells "you can't touch me". Fortunately there is always recess tomorrow. On 1/24/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 3:45 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: This guy needs to get the shit beat out of him... > > > > But you don't need to defend his right to say it....because he's already > > said it, and it was printed in a national newspaper. > > > > So i don't see how this falls in that category at all. > > Part of the right to say something is the implied right to say without fear > of reprisals. > > Freedom of speech means nothing if you get the shit beat of your for > exercising it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194111 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
