To: jude24
"
... this is a political website. His comments were, at their core, political, if offensive. It's my understanding that political speech is particularly protected by the First Amendment, and broad latitude is given to the speaker."
I have seen words to that effect, in this thread, by others.
I may be naive, but I cannot believe any jury could be cajoled into believing that post was political in content. Whether it could ever get to that state (trial) is quite another thing.
210 posted on
05/09/2005 6:34:37 AM PDT by
G.Mason
( Because Free Republic obviously needed another opinionated big mouth ... Proud NRA member)
To: G.Mason
I may be naive, but I cannot believe any jury could be cajoled into believing that post was political in content. If I were the defense lawyer, I'd request the judge instruct the jury that, as a matter of law, they were protected political speech.
Might not get that instruction, but I'd sure as hell try.
244 posted on
05/09/2005 6:40:27 AM PDT by
jude24
("Stupid" isn't illegal - but it should be.)
To: G.Mason
I cannot believe any jury could be cajoled into believing that post was political in content Agreed. I hardly see where "ALL YOU F***** N*****S & JEWS SHOULD BE LYNCHED" qualifies as protected political speech. It is harrassment and a threat of physical harm.
314 posted on
05/09/2005 6:54:16 AM PDT by
kevkrom
(If people are free to do as they wish, they are almost certain not to do as Utopian planners wish)
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