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Article #68Re: Was it right?
From: Arlo Smith
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 00:00
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: >Free speech must be an absolute right.... If it were an absolute right, then, for example, slander and libel would no longer be criminal offenses. What you say can do harm, so what you're really asking for is the freedom to do people harm by speech. --
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 113d91,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid113d91,public X-Google-Thread: 1083bf,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid1083bf,public X-Google-Thread: 103731,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103731,public X-Google-Thread: 106cdd,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid106cdd,public From: bl947@torfree.net (Arlo Smith) Subject: Re: Was it right? Date: 1998/01/10 Message-ID: <EMK6Dv.L90.0.queen@torfree.net> X-Deja-AN: 314604135 References: <EMHL97.KA.0.bloor@torfree.net> <34B577C3.68B1@capcollege.bc.ca> <695lrg$rk2@cynic.portal.ca> Followup-To: torfree.general,van.general,bc.general,bc.politics Organization: Toronto Free-Net Newsgroups: torfree.general,van.general,bc.general,bc.politics