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>whether it is the "true" driving factor behind the attacks Can't you see the analogy between my scenario and this scenario? You make it sound as though if the
by ppod 14y ago
>whether it is the "true" driving factor behind the attacks
Can't you see the analogy between my scenario and this scenario? You make it sound as though if the video was the true motivating factor, then it should be banned. This is analogous with the Catholic mass in my scenario - by following the same logic, if the mass were the true driving factor behind the atheist's violence, then the mass should be banned. You can't let threats (or acts) of violence influence what is protected speech and what isn't.
- bradleyland 14y agoI see the correlation of the actors now, but I still don't agree with this: "You can't let threats (or acts) of violence influence what is protected speech and what isn't." We can, and we do. Look at the suicide of Tyler Clementi and the resulting sentencing of Dharun Ravi [1]. Look at the case of the anti-abortion wanted-posters [2]. The protection of free speech is not black and white. I understand that this makes people uneasy, but you can't have black & white distinctions in a population greater than one. [1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_v._Dharun_Ravi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_v._Dharun_Ravi [2] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-abortion_violence#Physician_.22wanted.22_posters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-abortion_violence#Physicia...