Man Gets Jailed For Three Years For Racial Postings (serious business)

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It is short-minded to say that the freedom to say racial comments is an 'unessential liberty'. You can't promote freedom of speech and equality while forbidding specific things such as sharing racist beliefs to the public. Its a double standard.

Yes, however I support realpolitik.

Racism is something shunned upon (and illegal in some actions) by the government, which is why you believe it should be illegal to even share racist ideas. However, if you look back in history you will find many things were illegal that would of never changed if it were also illegal to speak against them. Jim Crow laws, for example, made segregation mandatory in the US, and was only abolished during the Civil Rights Movement because of the freedom of speech and the freedom to protest your beliefs.

Yes, you are right on that, but times have changed for the better, and it is important that we keep it so.

 

[NeptuneUK]

I hate jews. arrest me
everyone has blown everything out of proportion in regards to the topic.
I will bring it into context. i posted a seemingly racist comment on the internet. this is probably not as harsh as this guy posted, but he posted something 'racist' and was arrested.
Whether you agree with him or not, thats not the point. He was arrested for posting a racist comment on the internet, i dont beleive thats 'just'. even though i dont agree with whatever racist comment he posted.