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posted by FatPhil on Friday March 29 2019, @09:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the Think-what-you-like dept.

Free speech has potentially been taken down another peg in NZ with a woman arrested for a Facebook post about the Christchurch shootings. The woman has been arrested on suspicion of "inciting racial disharmony" after a message was posted to her Facebook page. She faces a maximum penalty of three months’ imprisonment or a NZ$7000 fine and living in a society that condemns free speech. However, given the recent ruling in Australia that 'Muslim' is not a 'race' she may get off given that the law she is accused of breaking is of one who “publishes or distributes written matter which is threatening, abusive, or insulting” to other people . This means that it may very well be legal at this time to insult people of a specific religion.

Decades ago they relied on neighbors to find subversives; now they just check social media.

[Ed.: The above is a paraphrase of the linked-to story, not a direct quote, and with submitter's editorialising left in. -- FP (honouring people's right to free speech ;-) )]

Also covered by the NZ Herald.


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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by drussell on Friday March 29 2019, @10:27PM (2 children)

    by drussell (2678) on Friday March 29 2019, @10:27PM (#822074) Journal

    It seems to me that having quoted submissions (certainly with added info, as well as questions, leading or otherwise) makes much more sense, as it gives folks a place to start in terms of the five 'W's [wikipedia.org], rather than just someone's opinion about a particular topic.

    The comments section, on the other hand, is a *great* place for opinions. And if you have a topic that you can't fit your opinion into a particular story, then post a journal entry.

    Notice that I said I appreciate (at least an attempt at) an originally written summary, not that it should be transformed into an editorial opinion piece. That, indeed, would belong in the comments.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by NotSanguine on Friday March 29 2019, @10:34PM

    Notice that I said I appreciate (at least an attempt at) an originally written summary, not that it should be transformed into an editorial opinion piece. That, indeed, would belong in the comments.

    So you did. I misinterpreted your post. My apologies.

    It seems that we are actually in full agreement. Good show and well done!

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by nitehawk214 on Saturday March 30 2019, @12:21AM

    by nitehawk214 (1304) on Saturday March 30 2019, @12:21AM (#822132)

    I agree. Commentary belongs in the comments. (See what I did there?)

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