Quote - Wow, that article was scary in more ways that one...lol. I still cannot resolve within myself that free speech gives one the right to spew hatred and garbage (because I hate that), even if I understand the importance that one have free speech ;). I liken it to a situation that one can't run into a crowded theater and yell "FIRE". Free speech should also bring responsibility with it, which apparently this jerk has none of. LOL. I feel for his offspring. But having said that, I can't bring myself to deny another's free speech simply because I don't like something they have to say. What a conundrum ;).

Laurie

The article was interesting reading. And, yes, indeed, it's a conundrum. After all, it's very easy to support free speech when you're not terribly bothered by what's being said. The true test is when you find the speech repulsive. I find it hard to defend anything that can directly harm children. But if we begin to target things that indirectly harm kids (Amanda Todd, for example), we could make a really good case for dismantling almost anything online that permits public participation. But that participation is what makes the internet what it is. I'd hate to see the web turn into another variety of TV broadcast because we can't figure out how else to protect the vulnerable. It is, indeed, hard to know where to draw the line.

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