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To: RoosterRedux
I haven't read all 109 posts. But I haven't seen anyone object to criminalizing speech.
110 posted on 05/26/2013 6:44:00 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (I remember when a President having an "enemies list" was a scandal. Now, they have a kill list.)
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To: Forgotten Amendments
I am most certainly not an authority on UK Speech. But I think that speech which provokes one to violence is problematic.
United Kingdom citizens have a negative right to freedom of expression under the common law.[78] In 1998, the United Kingdom incorporated the European Convention, and the guarantee of freedom of expression it contains in Article 10, into its domestic law under the Human Rights Act. However there is a broad sweep of exceptions including threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior intending or likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress or cause a breach of the peace (which has been used to prohibit racist speech targeted at individuals),[79][80][81] sending another any article which is indecent or grossly offensive with an intent to cause distress or anxiety (which has been used to prohibit speech of a racist or anti-religious nature),[82][83][84] incitement,[85] incitement to racial hatred,[86] incitement to religious hatred, incitement to terrorism including encouragement of terrorism and dissemination of terrorist publications,[85][87] glorifying terrorism,[88][89] collection or possession of a document or record containing information likely to be of use to a terrorist,[90][91] treason including compassing or imagining the death of the monarch or advocating for the abolition of the monarchy (which cannot be successfully prosecuted),[92][93][94][95][96] sedition,[93] obscenity,[97] indecency including corruption of public morals and outraging public decency,[98] defamation,[99] prior restraint, restrictions on court reporting including names of victims and evidence and prejudicing or interfering with court proceedings,[100][101] prohibition of post-trial interviews with jurors,[101] scandalising the court by criticising or murmuring judges,[101][102] time, manner, and place restrictions,[103] harassment, privileged communications, trade secrets, classified material, copyright, patents, military conduct, and limitations on commercial speech such as advertising.

Source: Wikidooda


111 posted on 05/26/2013 7:00:38 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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