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Re: Free Speech (was Re: BARBARA AMERO COMPLAINTS !!!!!!)

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From: Sheldon Scott
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 00:00
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Barbara Amero wrote:
> Well, if an ISP cancelled the accounts of all who are obnoxious and
> offensive, they would go bankrupt. I find it most amusing reading
> many of these posts. My most crude, offensive posts pale in
> comparison to those made by men, who are permitted to do so with
> impunity. 
>
Barbara, there's your main clue: you yourself are at least equivalent in
volume of obnoxious postings to the entire "rest of" of usenet.
Yes, Barb, in terms of sheer buffonery, you have decimated your foes.

BTW congrats in finding another ISP so fast.  It must be very important
to
you.  Tell us, do you get outside at all?

<snip>
> The termination they said was due to not being
> able to deal with so many complaints because CCN is essentially
> a volunteer run organization.
> 
Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.  If that many people complained about
you, there must be something to it because I don't think such a
"conspiracy"
would arise if the complainers weren't motivated.

> If CCN is going to say that they terminated my account because
> of offensive posts, then what about other CCN users who make
> offensive posts and send offensive email??? Huh??
> 
See my point above, Babs: the sheer _volume_ of complaints was the
problem

<snip>
> Does CCN get complaints about those men?? Not likely. If so,
> not many. 
  ^^^^^^^^
Exactly!  Eureka!  You've seen the light!

> Seemingly what we here is a double standard! 
>
Sigh.  Wake up and smell your postings, babs.  Eureka.

> The same double standard we have out there. After all in here is
> simply a reflection of out there. Bunny rabbits are not making
> the posts.
>
Would that they were.  In BC we have a chap who lets his pet chimp post
for him - and he's far more coherent than you.

> You are right that we do not have free speech in Canada. I have the
> Charter in my CCN public files which I presently do not have access
> to. Protection of our freedom of expression only applies to censorship
> by the government.
> 
We have free speech, but that doesn't force anyone to provide you with
a megaphone. Let's just pretend that you were posting from a government
ISP.  How long do you think you'd last?
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From: Sheldon Scott <sscott@no.spam.uniserve.com>
Subject: Re: Free Speech (was Re: BARBARA AMERO COMPLAINTS  !!!!!!)
Date: 1998/01/18
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