Please never again tell me I focus too much on freedom of speech. A man just got convicted of making a tasteless joke.
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The point is whether people should be prosecuted for saying offensive things, whether they do so humorously or sincerely, and I think it's clear they should not.
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2/2 The law treads a very careful line between allowing Art. 10 ECHR Rights (which are conditional) and domestic law. One consideration is the targeting of specific groups with hate speech. What he did falls into that category so the presumption is prosecution.
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1/2 I don’t know the ‘other content’ the judge referred to but I get the strong impression this is an offensive racist calling his content a joke to try to get away with it. That is my point. I don’t think he’s been convicted of telling an offensive joke.
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