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Thread #83585 Message #1537580
Posted By: Grab
08-Aug-05 - 10:38 AM
Thread Name: BS: The death of free speech in the US&UK
Subject: RE: BS: The death of free speech in the US&UK
Donuel, why do you think Robin Cook was assassinated? (and if you don't think that, why did you so clearly imply it with "Death is the ultimate deportation. RIP Robin Cook."?)
I don't see why anyone should have the right to freely promote the killing of people based on gender, sexuality, religion, race or belief. Please explain to me why you do.
As for deportation, this was clearly stated as a solution only for those who have come to Britain as asylum seekers or immigrants. They have a choice - imprisonment for inciting people to murder, or deportation to their former homeland. If you're not an immigrant, you've only got one option involving large metal doors and a cell.
Note that hate speech will become a *criminal* act and therefore subject to the decision of 12 men and women of a jury. And if you're in the UK, you don't get the option to vet a jury like you do in the US - you get a pool of 16 people selected at random from those elegible, out of which 12 are selected at random.