The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #112062 Message #2377821
Posted By: heric
30-Jun-08 - 06:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: Free speech, eh?
Subject: RE: BS: Free speech, eh?
wow.
I thought jobs were plentiful up there. Don't these people have any work to do?
Hypothetical: "I agree with current Catholic doctrine on homosexuality."
Pay a fine.
"Homosexuality is normal and natural."
"No, it's not."
Pay a fine?
I'm sure homophobes are not an "identifiable group." We could safely disparage them, and incite . . . , without running afoul of the law?
I suppose this councilman made his comment during official proceedings, which changes things - but still. "Inciting hatred . . . in such a way that there will likely be a breach of the peace" is not that ambiguous to reasonable people. (Bureaucrats are an identifiabe group so I will say no more.) sheesh.