Brazil: Jail Term for Comedian Harms Free Speech
Free to speak, but not free of consequence. An insight into a future not far away.
Free to speak, but not free of consequence. An insight into a future not far away.
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Comedian jailed for offensive joke.
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Shadow Wolf
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Among the few English sources I can find, the act of tearing the notice up and stuffing it in his underwear is not why he was charged.
whirlingmerc
Well-Known Member
It seems a bit overreaching. I would prefer granting a bit more freedom of opinions but on the other hand striving to be a bit more civil. That needs to be voluntary not compulsory
More than half of our politicians in the US would be in jail if being impolite was a crime
Does someone have the right to stomp on/desecrate their own countries flag then? What do you think about that?
This is Brazil we're talking about, pretty much a right wing dictatorship right now, which makes me wonder if this is just another fake news story given that the perp is conservative and presumably in the pocket of the right wing government.
Please kind sir, answer the question in post #6. There is no right or wrong answer.
Ellen Brown
Well-Known Member
Not to a Veteran who involuntarily served in the Vietnam War, he does not! He learned what a choke hold can do and he lived because an alert Cop saved his worthless punk A**. Don't push it.
I want to know your opinion though.
sorry but I'm not playing your game, I don't really care what you want
Suit yourself.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
They still have that right, and maybe not during Vietnam but today at least troops are taught how to deal with such people, and choking them is not what they are taught to do.
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Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Isn't denying someone the right to burn a flag that represents freedom of speech and expression a bigger desecration than the actual burning?
What say you on the topic of the article then?
Should he face jail time for his "crime"?
Ellen Brown
Well-Known Member
Only a veteran, could do that if I saw it and not suffer. He has earned the right. Mouthy punks have not.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
The Supreme Court has ruled otherwise.
Flag desecration is a right, and it harms no one. Military personnel, however, do not have the right to attack civilians, and they certainly do not have permission to do so either. Violence to suppress rights is disgusting.
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There is a small difference here.
Ellen is talking about dealing justice on a personal level right there on the spot.
As far as should they be punished by the justice system or not is completely seperate issue.
Just pointing that out. Seems to me there is 2 different schools of thought about the situation.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
Resorting to violence to resolve mere disagreements should not be considered a valid "school of thought."