First you complain about the guy not being able to say what he wants then you say he shouldnt be able to.
I am not going to bite Richard :-) Eric On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 6:53 PM, Richard Naef <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>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 _______________________________________________ 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
