Hugo Chavez Loves Free Speech...

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None of the media report false stuff that leads to a coup and none have ever been charged or put in court for this.

Therefore, DC has no evidence by his own standards.

Chavez and his supporters have many, many times accused the media of conspiring and instigating a coup and it has never been proved. That they showed bias reports is not in doubt but nothing that led to the coup. DC has been shown to be in error previously about certain reporters claims about the coup and the foreknowledge. Then again Chavez wanted a media blackout and tried to prevent any reporting of it.

And I see more of the same old arguments

what would happen in your country in such a case?

It doesnt matter what would happen in any other country.

 

[DC]

And who is to determine what is false information?

Are you saying the State should have dominion on the Truth?

Wouldn't most news outlets and websites be illegal (just think of Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Prison Planet, and the Onion)?

And what if they spread bad information by accident? Doesn't this happen all the time?

Then it should be a civil law, not a criminal law. Chavez is using this to imprison people he doesn't like.

So does that mean you're OK with the militia taking over if there is a coup or even an attempted coup?

Answer truthfully. And don't answer with another question or I'll consider it a "yes".

about false info, reread the topic, i have been true this in lenght. dont gonna do it again to be later accused of derailing.

i am OK with the Militia or the Army filling the power vacuum in an coup until elections are held, and they must be held fast.

 

[WildCat]

Venezuela bans violent photos in newspaper:

A court ordered one of Venezuela's leading newspapers on Tuesday to stop publishing photographs depicting blood, guns and other violent images and warned it could face a hefty fine for having published a photo of bodies in a morgue.

Venezuelan officials say the ruling involving El Nacional — one of Venezuela's oldest newspapers and a fierce critic of President Hugo Chavez — aims to protect children and adolescents from violent images, but opponents called the move politically motivated censorship.

In its ruling, the court said it prohibited the newspaper from publishing "images, information and publicity of any type that contains blood, guns, alarming messages or physical aggression images that incorporate warfare content and messages about killings and deaths that could alter the well being of children and adolescents."

Now that opposition broadcast media has been banned/silenced, time to go after the print media.

 

[Pardalis]

Does this mean Chávez will stop wearing fatigues?

 

[McHrozni]

Venezuela bans violent photos in newspaper:

Now that opposition broadcast media has been banned/silenced, time to go after the print media.

I'd also like to add this:

The editor said that despite the government investigation, he would run similar photos again, as other media routinely do.

From:
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/a.../index.html?hpt=T2#fbid=eea3fZgehtZ&wom=false

Would any Chavez defender like to defend this action of his government?

McHrozni

 

[DC]

I'd also like to add this:

The editor said that despite the government investigation, he would run similar photos again, as other media routinely do.

From:
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/a.../index.html?hpt=T2#fbid=eea3fZgehtZ&wom=false

Would any Chavez defender like to defend this action of his government?

McHrozni

not me, would be hypocritical.

such law's suck.

 

[McHrozni]

not me, would be hypocritical.

such law's suck.

Hm, as far as I'm concerned the law itself isn't necessarily bad. There are similar restrictions in place over television broadcasts all over the world for example. But a convenient selective application of the law makes the whole thing simply indefensible.

Any takers, then? Anyone who is willing to defend Chavez over this?

McHrozni

 

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A lot of countries I go to I am stunned by the pictures of dead people in the media. Shootings and traffic accidents. Mexico is one such place. Hugo is on very slippery ground here and fulfilling everything some of us said about him many moons ago.

He is a nasty piece of crap.