[QUOTE="Headbanger88"][QUOTE="C-o-L-o-U-r-S"][QUOTE="mig_killer2"][QUOTE="Def_Jef88"] - Defamation/Slander/Libel
- Obscenity
- Lying in court (perjury)[citation needed]
- Talking out of turn during a trial, or talk that causes contempt of court
- Speaking about a trial outside the court room after the judge forbids it (subjudicy).
- speaking publicly without a permit
- speaking publicly outside of a Free Speech Zone
- Limits on the size of public demonstrations
- Foul language on regular TV (not cable/satellite TV) - Some foul language is allowed.
- Names of companies on TV (such as in talk shows)
- Names of other channels on TV (such as in talk shows)
- Hate speech that is defamatory or causes incitement to violence.
- Noise pollution
- The content of the speech is a copyright infringement.
- Company secrets: how a product is made or company strategy (Example: Seven Herbs and Spices of KFC chicken)
- Political secrets: campaign strategies, dirty past/deeds of a politician, etc.
- ****fied information: sensitive or secret to protect the national interest
- Lies that cause a crowd to panic or causes Clear and present danger or Imminent lawless action, such as Shouting fire in a crowded theater
- Fighting words doctrine:(U.S. 1942) "insulting or 'fighting words', those that by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace"
- Sedition: speech or organization (vs Freedom of Assembly) that is deemed as tending toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent (or resistance) to lawful authority. Sedition may include any commotion, though not aimed at direct and open violence against the laws.
- Treason: to talk publicly of the death of all countrymen or the overthrow of the government
- Blasphemy is illegal in several Western countries. Defense of freedom of religion is cited.
- The first clause of UK's Terrorism Act 2006 punishes "Encouragement of terrorism" with up to seven years in jail.
- Some countries still have censorship laws that are rarely used. British law technically still prohibits blasphemy, displays of erect penises and promotion of suicide.
- In Sweden a law called "Hets mot folkgrupp" ("Agitation against an ethnic group"), usually translated to hate speech, denies promotion of racism and homophobia.
- In Finland, a new copyright law was enacted in October 2005, which prohibited "services making possible or facilitating the circumvention of effective technical [copy prevention] measures". (See 2005 amendment to the Finnish Copyright Act and Penal Code)
All examples of exceptions to free speech, taken from Wiki. Not as free as we though, eh?C-o-L-o-U-r-S
maybe in western europe, but not here in the united states. I guess its safe to say this. America is the greatest country on god's green earth
Yeah try to say that when you're an African American.
You see, now you're just trying to instigate something.
Like what? You know we arent treated equally still!
This is how I see it. You have people like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson that go on tv and the only thing they talk about is racism against blacks, even in meaningless situations they blow things out of proportions. Now, turn the tables when it's something that happens to say white people you don't hear **** about it. Here you are complaining people won't put ****ing money in your hand when they pay you. Well guess what a-hole? I don't do that for anybody! The last thing I want to do when I'm buying a starburst at the gas station is touch the ****ing cashier's hand.
Today I saw a stupid article about Resident Evil 5 being racist because you're killing black zombies, well guess what? It takes place in a predominately black country! Whenever there is any violence or misunderstanding between people of different races (more often than not a black and white person and it has to be the black person on the receiving end) it's racism.Why the **** can't I just hate somebody for who they are on the inside? Does it have to be about race? No.
You complain about television too. "There's not a equal split of minority and white actors, therefore it's racist." Well, there's not as many white rappers as black rappers therefore it's racist too. NBA is racist because it's predominately black. I say **** all that and lets not make an issue of it.
There's a double standard when it comes to this issue which is why it pisses me off, therefore unless somebody deliberately says "I kicked your ass because you're black, not because you're annoying the living hell out of me" it's just a crime. Not a ***ing hate crime. I'm tired of seeing anytime anything happens to a black person it's racism but vice-versa it's not.
I hate how sensitive society tries to be when in the end it just turns out to be hypocritical bull****. Take for instance the phrase "African-American". Not every black person you see on the street is an American. I know blacks who are English, and they sure as **** doesn't want to be called American. Also, not every black person's family has come from Africa and not every African person is black. Would you call a white guy who's parents came from Africa an "African-American"? I doubt it. Honestl, as a society if we just cut the bull**** and instigation this whole thing would disappear.
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