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Originally posted by Johnmike
We already have laws against harassment, we sort of established this several times in this thread. You don't have to ban speech to protect someone from that.
Originally posted by apc
If it were my kid I would be pretty pissed off. Nothing wrong with that. Completely natural for these parents to be quite discontent over a dead kid.
I probably would want to beat the piss out of whoever bullied my kid too. Can't blame anyone for that.
I still wouldn't be wrong.
Originally posted by apc
If some kid offs himself over words, someone screwed up. Either the parents or God, but something got skipped somewhere along the assembly line.
Originally posted by apc
We have a fundamental difference in perspective.
I do not consider the spoken or written word to be on the same level of interaction as physical force.
Originally posted by budski
freedom is an illusion that people use to excuse their own bad, anti-social behaviour.
Originally posted by apc
I do not consider the spoken or written word to be on the same level of interaction as physical force.