4 ms·
In my opinion, bad taste joke would go along the lines "Disabled kid enters a pub and...". But he targeted one specific kid, so apart from being it a joke, it c
by greyman 10y ago
In my opinion, bad taste joke would go along the lines "Disabled kid enters a pub and...". But he targeted one specific kid, so apart from being it a joke, it could also be an insult or other offense. (I am not lawyer, though).
- clinta 10y agoShould governments be punishing insulting or giving offense? That's a very scary prospect in my mind. Could we even have meaningful political dialog if, for example, it was illegal to intentionally offend Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? The idea of a right to not be insulted has scary implications.
- zeveb 10y ago> Could we even have meaningful political dialog if, for example, it was illegal to intentionally offend Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? That's actually exactly what Citizens United was about … a group of people were trying to show a film critical of Mrs. Clinton, and the federal government attempted to punish them for it. That's why there was a big push in 2014 to repeal the First Amendment: politicians wanted to make it illegal to oppose politicians.
- TazeTSchnitzel 10y agoA line has to be drawn. There is no right to not be insulted per se, but persistent abuse and harassment of an individual cannot be allowed.
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- DanBC 10y ago> Should governments be punishing insulting or giving offense? That's a very scary prospect in my mind Luckily they're not doing that. They're waiting for the offence to cause harm, and then they step in.
- kazagistar 10y agoYou think insults should be illegal?
- greyman 10y agoNo, no, although there might be claims for intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress. I actually don't say the comedian should be punished like this, I only think the title is misleading, it is not about just "telling a joke".