OFF: Freeedom of Speech

[Carl Edlund Anderson]

I don't entirely understand this (now somewhat convoluted) debate.

Insofar as I am aware, no cartoon of Mohammed published in any European
country of late has actually been published in violation of the laws of
those countries.  If this understanding is true, then any further debate
over the legalities of the issue is surely moot?  Whether these cartoons
may be illegal somewhere else, or even whether they are offensive to
some citizens of the countries in which they have been published, seems
irrelevant.  Lots of things that are offensive to some are still legal,
and rightly so (IMO).

Moreover,if some people want the laws about what's legal to publish
changed, then there are existing legal avenues for them to pursue this
end.  This is surely true for speed limits (however they got involved in
this) also.  (Cue Eric Bloom's infamous "I can't drive 55" rant from the
Live '76 video ;)

Cheers,
Carl

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Carl Edlund Anderson
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