Comments by "nuqwestr" (@nuqwestr) on "Free Speech and Cambridge | James Orr \u0026 Arif Ahmed | EP 218" video.

Please be more specific.
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@twntwrs That's not what the lawsuit was about? It was not to promote prior restraint, but a civil suit about false and malicious speech. You are free to speak, but if that speech is proven false and malicious, be prepared for legal consequences. "Free Speech" means without prior restraint, so I don't see your point. JBP does not appear to be against prior restraint, quite the opposite.
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@twntwrs I'd add that laws in the USA against false and malicious speech only apply to living individuals. You can say anything about a dead person, but a living person has legal standing and can respond by suing, a good law, one with deep precedent.
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@twntwrs Hey, the right to sue for civil damages is right up there with free speech, have at it. What damages are there from a "private conversation"? The speech against JPB was public and part of a University probe into him being fired if those statements were true. JBP is often as FOS as the next person, but malicious and false? Love to see a court case on that preposition.
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@jedward5155 Ok, I looked at that, worthy of criticism, but turns out he was correct, as Goldy went on to spread false statements and had to retract and apologize. "In spring 2019, facing legal action by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, Goldy formally retracted and apologized for spreading an erroneous claim about the group on Twitter." Goldy's been beat up pretty good. How's she doing?
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@jedward5155 I'll ask him.
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