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Do Canadians have a mandated freedom of speech? I know we do here...
There is a line to be drawn. hitler managed to tie up the western world in a war for years simply because of what he had said. Words have much more power than a lot of people want to accept.
Try explaining to a fat kid who gets picked on mercilessly by everyone that "Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can never hurt you."
They will probably say "Bullshit. You dont have to deal with this abuse, so you have no idea how much they sting."
Speech is more powerful than actionin some cases. Does freedom of speech cover a father twelling his 4 year old daughter that she will have nice tits someday, and he cant wait?
Does it protect a teacher from calling a failing student stupid?
Does it protect someone saying that they ar eplanning on blowing up a major building?
Does it protect some dumb fuck screaming "Fire" in a crowded theater?
Freedom of speech is great, but stupidity should be illeagal, and therefore stupid words should be punishable by law.
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