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.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Saturday March 30 2019, @07:07AM (2 children)
I think this was answered by the grandparent post:
And you posted in response? Logically, that means you are the asshole, and all, well at least most, assholes have sphincters, so our inquiry is at an end. Are you going to insist on replication of results, to be sure? Party on, Dude!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 30 2019, @08:38AM (1 child)
whoooosh.
The answer to "what does a sphincter say?" is "what does a sphincter say?".
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 30 2019, @10:48AM
That sounds suspiciously like what a sphincter might say, in response to the question, "What does a sphincter say?"
And if your sphincter goes "whooosh" too much, try to cut down on the beans and popcorn. And the kale.