On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Chuq Von Rospach wrote: > At 7:26 PM -0700 7/4/00, Russ Allbery wrote: > > >I was actually talking about private property rights and the > >fact that >supermarkets and the like can't kick panhandlers > >off their property > > One of the joys of free speech is that it protects the stuff > you don't like as well as the stuff you do. In fact, if it > only had to protect the stuff people liked, we wouldn't need > it in the first place. So every time something like this > pisses you off, rejoice, because next time, it might by you > being protected from someone who doensn't like what you have > to say. > > A little inconvenience is a tiny price to pay for what we get > out of it. Yup. Freedom of speech is very important. Hard to justify kicking pampleters out of an otherwise public space as long as they are civil. Same applies to someone dropping a leaflet on my front porch. Assuming I would allow my neighbor to knock on my door to ask for a cup of sugar, I stranger should be able to take advantage of the same level of liberty on my property. On the other hand, I have zero tolerance for Internet spammers that use theft or deception to deliver their goods. - murr -
