topgunner1024 opened this issue on Sep 25, 2002 ยท 6 posts
CyberStretch posted Wed, 25 September 2002 at 10:40 PM
IMHO, it depends on what the "censorship" is banning. All individual freedoms (ie, Freedom of Speech) must be tempered with the "greater good" of the masses. Classical cases in point: Yelling "Fire" in a public building or "Bomb" on an airplane. Although you do, by the nature of Freedom of Speech, possess the "right" to yell either word, the resultant chaos and potential for adverse outcomes in those situations do, IMHO, outweigh the personal freedom. This topic, (like politics, religion, etc), has been debated endlessly and, I fear, there will never be an adequate solution to appease all sides of the issue.