Comments by "David Graham" (@davidgraham8058) on "Should ‘fat shaming’ become a ‘hate’ crime?" video.

  1. This woman is a maniac. She seems nice but you can’t go around criminalising all behaviour and speech you happen not to like. What sort of world do these people want? It would be like something out of ‘Demolition Man’. Typical modern day teacher.
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  2.  @Craig121000  If you think controlling and regulating speech is the way to find peace and harmony, you clearly know nothing about history.
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  3.  @Craig121000  Freedom of speech doesn’t create violence. Direct incitement to violence is a crime and has been for a very long time. That’s a different issue from freedom of speech, which is the freedom to express ideas and opinions openly without fear of legal retribution. In any case, if you want to control speech, who gets to have control? Who decides in advance what is permissible to say? Do I get to have authoritarian control over what you’re allowed to say? Or is it you who gets to dictate what is acceptable for everyone else?
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  4.  @Craig121000  we can’t have a conversation at all if you’re not going to acknowledge what freedom of speech is.
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  5.  @Craig121000  Freedom of speech is the freedom to express ideas, opinions and thoughts without legal retribution or censorship. That definition has been enshrined in law for centuries, so that’s what we mean by freedom of speech.
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  6.  @Craig121000  it’s a legal definition. It’s written into law. You can look it up if you want.
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  7.  @sugarblossom2732  People should be ashamed of being fat.
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