Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day

From: Isaac Freeman
Sent on: Friday, May 14, 2010 3:39 PM

On 14/05/2010, at 2:20 PM, Lanktree Davies wrote:

The right to free speech is the corner stone of our society.  It does
not extend to shouting "FIRE" in a theatre.  Nor does it extend to being
deliberatively provocative to any section of our society.

I'd put it more that you do have the right to shout "fire".  It's just that other people also have the right not to be trampled in an unnecessary stampede.  We should do our best to encourage situations where different people's rights align and avoid situations where they clash.

If the demonstration does proceed, I will most certainly leave Skeptics
in the Pub.

I hope not.  Benjamin's clarified (sorry to put words in your mouth, Benjamin) that he doesn't intend for the event to be associated with skeptics.  He just (I think) thought that people who come to Skeptics in the Pub might also be interested in it.

On the other hand, I will vigorously defend our right to discuss the
demonstration.

Yes, certainly.  I'd hate for this to be just about what people have a right to say.  My concerns are only about whether it's a good idea to do so.

Isaac Freeman
Web Design & Development

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