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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
Not really. I do think there should be consequences for Free Speech. It is free but people should hold others accountable for mean- spirited, dishonest, plagiaristic, libellous, childish, juvenile etc., responses. At least, point these out when they are.
Maybe these people will be a little nicer to others; maybe, they will not.
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As soon as you start determining "consequences" for what is otherwise free speech, then you really don't have free speech anymore. Your list of non-approved speech seems to be endless. GB passed a law making it a crime to utter any speech that offends someone. I think a man was arrested in Chicago or NYC, maybe GB, for saying a policeman's horse looked gay, another arrested for "barking" at a police dog. When are we going to do something about mean stares and looks? Or a mean spirited disapproving head shake?