Canadian Hate-Speech Law Violates Charter of Rights 651
MrKevvy writes "The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has found that federal hate-speech legislation violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the equivalent of the US Constitution's Bill of Rights. This decision exonerates Marc Lemire, webmaster of FreedomSite.org, but may have farther-reaching consequences and serve as precedent for future complaints of hate-speech."
aha (Score:1, Funny)
Blame Canada!
Pffft! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:aha (Score:5, Funny)
Future Canadian Ubuntu release names:
Busty Beaner
Crackhead Coon
Drunk Darkie
Flaming Faggot
Grumpy Gringo
Humping Homosexual
Jackin' Jiggabgoo
Klepto Kike
Limey Lobersterback
Morose Moonie
Nappy Nigger
Queefing Queer
Sleazy Spic
Transsexual Twinky
Weebly Wetback
Zany Zebra
Pft (Score:0, Funny)
Canadians don't have rights! :P
(I am Canadian, feel my ironic powers!)
In honour of this event (Score:5, Funny)
Re:free speech includes bad speech :-( (Score:2, Funny)
Yelling "Candy!" at a crowded Weight Watchers meeting is also forbidden.
Re:In a perfect world, this happens: (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Let's hope... (Score:2, Funny)
Via maternal grandfather, possibly. Paternal line (Atreides) claims to be greek.
Re:Finally! (Score:3, Funny)
Quebecois, vous pouvez aller les porcs sucer!
You do know that Google Translate doesn't work all that well, right?
Mange-toi du pain blanc, maudit bloke.
Re:Let's hope... (Score:4, Funny)
That's because you're mentally retarded! Everyone knows that the PC term is now Republican, and in (4) (8) years it will be Democrat! Don't be such a 'tard.
Here, let me connect the dots for you:
"Free Speech" == "Speech you agree with."
"Hate Speech" == "Speech you disagree with."
Taking out the common elements leaves:
"Free" == "agree"
"Hate" == "disagree"
See, it's really that simple.
Re:"Hate" speech is Free Speech (Score:3, Funny)
Fascist, Warmonger, Hatemonger, Criminal, Deviant, Brain-Dead, Republican
You mean, like that?
Re:You Cannot Give Offense (Score:3, Funny)
Or mock them [youtube.com]. (Chasers' War, for those who've seen it before).
Re:Let's hope... (Score:5, Funny)
You're a fool if you think putting up a noose isn't a threat. It's the 1920's Southern Man's pirate flag. It means "You will be hung".
Wait a minute... I thought all those e-mails I got were saying "You will be hung..." I think I am misunderstanding something somewhere.
Re:Let's hope... (Score:3, Funny)
"You'r wife's tits felt so good last night in my bed."
Re:Hate speech serves no purpose (Score:4, Funny)
Yes it does!! Hate speech is spoken by racists, and sexists, and homophobes, and bigots, and all those other people I don't like.
They are nasty people. Everybody knows it. They say such mean things and hurt people's feelings and make people upset, and they just want to make more people nasty like them! People are vulnerable to what they say; they could be brainwashed!! People need protection from these kinds of bad influences!
It's just like child molesters. You wouldn't let them speak freely would you?! Nobody would! These people are wrong, just so wrong. No one has the right to be so wrong! So they shouldn't be allowed to speak or enjoy the freedoms the rest of us do.
It's only fair.
Re:"Hate" speech is Free Speech (Score:3, Funny)
Politician, Politician, Politician, Politician, Politician, Politician, Republican
Why did you add a Republican? You are aware that they are Politicians too right?
Re:"Hate" speech is Free Speech (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, but what does "republican" do in the list ? There is, ironically and unfortunately, nothing that causes quite so many wars as pacifism does. But hey, it doesn't take much to make a democrat, socialist, communist, fascist, warmonger, hatemonger, criminal, deviant, brain-dead happy.
Re:Let's hope... (Score:3, Funny)
Pictures are hung...
People are hanged....
Speak for yourself, tiny.