No, it is not. Show me where it says this. It does not ask for the right to force others to listen to you.
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Not currently, that’s my point. This petition would cause it.
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Don't be so silly. Best case scenario, the government has to debate making a free speech act and getting rid of hate speech laws. They are very unlikely to say 'I know! Lets take control of schools away from teachers too!'
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If they do, I will oppose this, but things are going the opposite way. A proper freedom of speech law like the American 1st amendment would stop the government from arresting people for their ideas but would not overrule codes of conduct in schools & workplaces
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Look up ECHR. Art. 10 is a qualified right. Art. 2 (Right to Life) and Art. 3 (Prohibition of Torture) are currently the only absolute ones. If Article 10 was made absolute, anyone could say anything they liked. Domestic laws could not stop them.
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How do you get from a petition asking the government to set up free speech laws to schools not being able to stop bullies. We are asking for people not to be arrested for speech, not saying all speech must be allowed everywhere.
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I get there because I understand and operate with ECHR and UK domestic law on a daily basis. Article 10 is a qualified right for very good reasons. One of them is because it allows schools to stop bullying another because it allows our harassment laws to operate.
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??? How will schools be affected by government no longer being able to arrest people for bad ideas? They have the option of detentions & expulsion for bullying
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Because the person excluded would be able to sue the school for breaching human rights laws! This is why the Right to Life is absolute but Freedom of Expression is not. You can see why one is more important than the other?
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There is no human right to say what you like in schools! The proposal is for a law which prevents government from interfering with speech. That is all. There is no corresponding rule for schools or work! Kids have to talk about what the teachers tell them. Maths, English etc.
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Ok, I said in a playground. Currently, bullies can’t say anything they want. My point is, with a law stopping intervention on freedom of expression, the school couldn’t stop them expressing themselves how they wanted. If you don’t get that, I seriously suggest researching ECHR.
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