scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> Hehe, I think the interesting part is whether his blog posting amounts to a 
> threat in the eyes of the law or not.  If it does, then no "freedom of 
> speech" card can get you off, that's irrelevant.

  Overall, "freedom of speech" is irrelevant. There's no such thing.

  There is "freedom of speech" even in dictatorial police states: You are
allowed to say whatever you want and have any opinion you want, as long as
it's the correct opinion. If it's the wrong opinion, to jail you go.

  How is that different from the "freedom of speech" in so-called "free
countries"?

  And don't answer with the bullcrap about the difference being that the
punishment cannot be applied arbitrarily in democratic countries, because
that's not true. It has been seen countless times how they arbitrarily
punish people for having the wrong opinion. They will always find some
law which they can use as an excuse. The law book is very thick.

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                                                          - Warp

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