I definitely agree, this is stupid. The wikipedia page on freedom of speech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedo

I definitely agree, this is stupid. The wikipedia page on freedom of speech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech) says this: In practice, the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations, such as on "hate speech". [...] According to the Freedom Forum Organization, legal systems, and society at large, recognize limits on the freedom of speech, particularly when freedom of speech conflicts with other values or rights.[30] Limitations to freedom of speech may follow the "harm principle" or the "offense principle", for example in the case of pornography or "hate speech" And the page on hate speech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech) says this: Hate speech is, outside the law, any communication which disparages a person or a group on the basis of some characteristic such as race or sexual orientation.[1][2] In law, hate speech is any speech, gesture or conduct, writing, or display which is forbidden because it may incite violence or prejudicial action against or by a protected individual or group, or because it disparages or intimidates a protected individual or group. The law may identify a protected individual or a protected group by race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or other characteristic. The one thing that bugs me the most is how quickly different aspects of the discussion quickly get muddled into a big mess 1 - You're about as free to draw Mohammed as a protester is free to say "burn the infidels". Heck, when it comes to controversial issues, people make life threats all the time. 2 - If you say something and someone kills you because of it, that's not a free speech violation. It's a criminal offense. They are completely different things. 3 - What a broadcasting corporation elects not to show on their air time doesn't have much to do with what you, as a individual can say, according to the law. If the government told the TV station not to air something, then we have a free speech violation. If the government throws you in jail for saying something, then you have a free speech violation. Did any of the two happen? No. Then, don't even mention free speech. Did you insult your neighbour and subsequently got beaten up? That's 1) your responsibility to not say stupid stuff and 2) criminal law jurisdiction if you do get hurt because you said stupid stuff. (edit: s/you/one).