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Wow, UK has lost freedom of speech

arthwollipot said:
Sticks and stones can break bones, but words can marginalise, dehumanise, and disenfranchise.
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We should not be arresting people for hurting feelings. It violates the concept of freedom of speech and is a massive waste of government resources.

No one ever said you have the right to live in a world where no one can ever hurt your feelings. People need to grow thicker skin.

I have had people say very offensive and hateful things towards me. The solution is not to put them in jail.
 
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Darat said:
I want to live in a world where people can't campaign to have me killed.
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Threats of direct and immediate violence should be illegal. But thats not what we are talking about now, are we?

We're talking about non-threats that simply demean and hurt feelings.
 
Hercules56 said:
No, words are just words. They cannot actually hurt you unless you let them.

The way to deal with hateful and offensive words is through education. Not prison.
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Serious psychological problems can stem from words alone. "Letting them" hurt you has nothing more to do with it than "letting" someone physically assault you. Such problems can be more harmful and long lasting than physical injuries. Words alone can also be extremely dangerous. Most people who convert to various forms of extremism - Nazis etc. - are converted by words alone. The world would be a much better and safer place if people sheltered from that reality understood this.
 
Steve said:
Serious psychological problems can stem from words alone. "Letting them" hurt you has nothing more to do with it than "letting" someone physically assault you. Such problems can be more harmful and long lasting than physical injuries. Words alone can also be extremely dangerous. Most people who convert to various forms of extremism - Nazis etc. - are converted by words alone. The world would be a much better and safer place if people sheltered from that reality understood this.
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You want to jail people, for teasing?
 
Thermal said:
Not merely actions, but the most powerful and influential actions. Words move nations, direct armies, and steer history.
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Words cannot harm you. We don't put people in prison for mere words.

Nazis and Stalinists do that.
 
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