* Tim May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010511]:
> At 9:59 AM -0700 5/11/01, Ryan Sorensen wrote:
> >
> >
> >Who caused the action?
> >Information doesn't cause action.
> >"Timmy" produced information, whether false or true, it really doesn't matter.
> >That was his only act.
> >Producing information doesn't hurt a single person, ever.
> >How people respond to that information does.
> >
> >Again, do make it quite clear.
> >Timmy caused no hurt. The people who reacted irrationally and quite
> >idiotically did.
> >Tell me how this doesn't matter.
>
> Just so, on all points. Some here would like to extend the criminal
> or tort class of speech to include derogatory remarks, insults, and
> "false" statements.
>
> Speech acts are only _very_ rarely either crimes or torts. Very
> rarely. Recent trends toward criminalizing and "tortizing" new
> classes of speech should not be welcomed here.
>
>
> --Tim May
Just so I'm clear, and not missing something obvious here...
What speech acts *should* qualify as criminal in nature?
(I refuse to accept the authority of the Supreme Court as final regarding morality,
as seems to be the popular trend lately.)
