> >freedom of speech is no more. Its crept in on us and its over. >not sure what to do about it.
Well that's a load of bollox eric of course it hasn't, take as an example Frankie Boyle, at no other time in History would someone be able to utter such offensive and unpleasant (and often very funny) stuff on national televison - only 40 years ago Lenny Bruce was repeatedly arrested for making jokes and that's in the US where freedom of speech is, I believe, enshrined in the constitution (mind u half the men who wrote that had slaves and the other half were tea destroying terrorists so what did they know). The use of twitter has run a coach and horses through secrecy laws and Wikileaks and other organisations release incredibly secretive information. Society has changed and we are freer to live and say what we want but quite rightly we have laws to stop people making comments that can incite violence or hatred, but they should be used sensibly. I don't believe that anyone should be allowed to say anything they want to anyone and living in a democratic community requires us all to give up certain rights and follow laws passed. There is very little censorship in the media compared to previous decades. This is not about freedom of speech but about media led frenzy affecting legal decisions. Although I don't know exactly what he said, what I have read indicates he has broken the law and should have been charged. ttfn Richard _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
