Speech is an organ, restriction on it is like wounding someone's belly or breaking a bone
Australia faces issues similar to those posed by Bill C16 in Canada:https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/oct/28/broaden-free-speech-debate-beyond-racial-discrimination-act-says-liberal-senator?CMP=share_btn_tw …
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Law of Aethrlbirht rates injury to speech at 12 shillings, same value for belly wound or broken thigh.
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A broken nail, on the other hand, is 1 shilling. Broken/hurt feelings are not mentioned _at all_.
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Anyone who doesn't see how this can eventually be used to shut down Muslim speech is supremely arrogant or annoyingly naive
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And I suppose they trust their politicians to draw the line on what that means. (Ex, "Vilifying Muslims vs Islam")
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This law has already been used against a cartoonist - Bill Leak -and students from a Queensland University. /1
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In both cases, proceedings discontinued, but after several months. The process is the punishment. /2
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Live in Aus,after watching C-16 evolve & destroy,this has to be top priority to avoid what well meaning small intellect have done to Canada
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LPA's defence of Free Speech makes it a true Liberal Party.
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