Crimes of color

[hermit22]

Originally posted by Xugumad


I honestly can't say what should be 'allowed', and what shouldn't. But since I don't think that any of us are wise and able enough to derive some sort of common law of freedom regarding speech, I believe we ought to stick with the default: unrestricted free speech. Isn't there an amendment somewhere dealing with that?

X.

Yes, but even under that law, you can't incite a riot to go up and kill the rich guy who lives up on the hill. You have the right to freedom of speech as long as that right doesn't infringe on the rights of someone else. There's a long history of court rulings that agree with this view.

On the other hand, on a board such as this, I doubt there's going to much conspiring to harm another person, so it shouldn't be that big of a deal. But, as the moderator of the forum, the guy has the right to control what is said, and remove what he wishes. It's not good moderating to do so discriminately, but...that's a topic for another thread that's already thriving well elsewhere.

Also, as to what you said about the potus, there's an old State sketch about that....one of the funniest sketches they did.