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Originally posted by Rasobasi420
Good Day Sir!!!
Originally posted by Rasobasi420
And please point out where I went around shouting the n-word?
[edit on 11-12-2007 by Rasobasi420]
I'm going to London next month and don't want to upset anyone with an offhand comment
Originally posted by Rasobasi420
it's not the governments place to judge that for everyone.
Originally posted by skibtz
The man racially abused the woman in public? Yes/No
The woman felt she was racially abused? Yes/No
The man should have the right of free speech to racially abuse the woman in public? Yes/No
Everybody is entitled to claim the right to free speech when racially abusing another person in public? Yes/No
As an aside, could you please explain to me why you think that our society is entitled to free speech?
It was rude of me to miss it off even if it was unintentional.
Originally posted by Beachcoma
I notice people take offence to being called their neighbour. For example, Canadians don't like to be called American, Australians don't like to be called Kiwis and the French don't like to be called Germans.
Amusing, isn't it?
Originally posted by RogerT
It seems some 'Roast Beef' is upset that some 'Yank' or maybe a 'Cnut' is defending some 'Paddie's' right to call some 'sheep shagger' English in public.
Originally posted by blueorder
Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
Sorry to break it to you, but in the Westminster-derived legal systems of this world both "thought" and "action" are required for a crime to have been committed.
actually not a fair assessment, a hallmark of our system has been to deal with people's actions, not thoughts
Which is why we have "manslaughter"...
I knew the manslaughter reference would be made by some- it is a mute point
This is the problem when people take the logical manslaughter/murder distinction and pervert it to this new "hate crime" agenda.
So, all those people bleating about Eric Arthur Blair's "Thought Crimes" becoming a reality can take a deep breath and get down off their soapboxes.
odd, when you have just admitted the sentencing involved a thought crime
Thought crimes have always existed. Whether they are "conspiracy to commit" or "incitement" or "racial abuse".
This is a quantative difference- people can THINK that the English are lower than the Welsh (they would never have been prosecuted for such thoughts), but if they were to INCITE hatred by saying "I CALL FOR ALL WELSH PEOPLE TO ATTACK ENGLISH PEOPLE", then this isnt "thought" but incitement- totally different
Not so long ago the majority of peole resident below the Mason-Dixon Line thought it was no crime to murder blacks and their "Yankee" white supporters. Not so long ago Aborigines weren't even Australian citizens and the citizens never gave it a second thought. Not so long ago it was official government policy in Rwanda for "cockroaches" to be exterminated and the Interahamwe thought they were doing their patriotic duty.
This sideshow has nothing to do with the sensible debate at hand, if you want to get ridiculous fire away
I don't think any of these situations are acceptable.
I don't think rape is acceptable, nor murder, now back to "hate " crimes and "thought crime
This sideshow has nothing to do with the sensible debate at hand, if you want to get ridiculous fire away
I also don't have a problem with racial vilification laws in a system of free speech.
I do, I defend the right of someone to have the most idiotic views
, but I dont think that airport girl should have been jailed for her idiotic poems
this isnt "thought" but incitement- totally different
Should she be foolish enough to use the word "Yuon" on the streets of Australia, she could well end up in a similar situation to our foolish truckie.
they should be permitted to have idiotic thoughts and use words which offend you- people should get over it
Unless you happen to see a former camp guard walking down the street. He/she doesn't get to leave their past behind...
Whether one can leave their past behind or not is no business of yours, and nor should it of the state, too many nosey people playing God
See many "camp guards" walking down the street btw? How do you spot them?
Such laws will ultimately be repealed, as people get fed up with such oppressive state intrusion-
He was arrested on November 12, 2007 at his home in Phnom Penh
Originally posted by skibtz
The kind of cliched sh*t you do not have an answer for obviously.
Popsy?
Is that a typo?
[edit on 11/12/2007 by skibtz]
Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
Actually, an exact assessment. Any high school kid can tell you that for a crime to be committed both intention and action are needed.
The word you're looking for is "moot", mute means something very different. Besides which, the point is neither moot nor nonsense, you have just failed to understand it. There is no such thing as SUPER MURDERS.
Only for those who don't understand the original point.
Way to completely misunderstand the point.
And what is incitement but the criminalisation of thought? I'm pretty sure that Hitler didn't personally physically assault any Jews on Kristalnacht. All he did was express a thought. Much as King Henry did about the Archbishop of Canterbury, was it his fault that three eager-to-please young men decided to "rid him of that turbulent priest"?
Yes, let's have a look at "hate crimes"...
Not so long ago it was official government policy in Rwanda for "cockroaches" to be exterminated and the Interahamwe thought they were doing their patriotic duty.
Now, how did you put it, ahh that's right
This sideshow has nothing to do with the sensible debate at hand, if you want to get ridiculous fire away
So, exactly which part of the Interahamwe is not a hate crime and which part is ridiculous?
I do, I defend the right of someone to have the most idiotic views
Really, I could have sworn you said something about
this isnt "thought" but incitement- totally different
Should she be foolish enough to use the word "Yuon" on the streets of Australia, she could well end up in a similar situation to our foolish truckie.
they should be permitted to have idiotic thoughts and use words which offend you- people should get over it
Uh, huh. Okay, then you have no problem with former Totenkopf living next door? Engage brain, then post.
Usual method has been for survivors to see their former captor/torturers walking down the street and then phone the cops.
Somehow I don't think the Geneva Convention will be repealed.
As for "nosey people playing God" and not letting people leave their pasts behind, the ECCC is currently holding five suspects, all charged with Crimes Against Humanity, some charged with War Crimes and at a future date some may even be charged with Genocide.
As for "walking down the street", that's exactly what they were doing...
www.expat-advisory.com...
He was arrested on November 12, 2007 at his home in Phnom Penh
en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by blueorder
ironic, given that you made no effort to respond to my points
debate surpressing
popsy
Originally posted by Rasobasi420
I consider freedom of speech and expression to be one of those fundamental rights