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Google Under Fire Over Racist Blogs
AcidAUS writes "Google is being accused of refusing to remove racist blogs targeting minority groups in Australia. Google, whose corporate motto is "don't be evil", says it will take the blogs in question offline only if ordered to do so by a court."
Pretty easy to work out what they'd do in the case of China (especially given their past actions). But I'm guessing you just wanted to bash Google rather then have a serious discussion.
For all the non-Australians with no idea where the uncovered meat reference came from, an Australian sheikh has just managed to more or less publicly blame scantily clad women for inviting rape, causing an uproar there. Condemnation has been quick; John Major already chimed in to call the comments "preposterous."
Having said that, Google has said content would need to be illegal, e.g. spam related before they would actually remove it. Anyone else read this and hear echoes of user 606117 writing yesterday, "Don't come to Australia"?
You cannot say, "Everyone go out and kill a white man."
You are incorrect. You certainly CAN say "Everyone go out and kill a white man," and even mean it 100%, so long as your saying does not create an imminent danger and is likely to do so. (This was settled in Brandenburg v. Ohio.) So, saying it to an angry mob of radicals who you expect to follow your orders - probably not OK. Giving orders to a criminal enterprise - not OK. But saying it as your opinion in a speech, editorial, or yes, on the internet - that is your right as a free man.
If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.
Protected speech doesn't need to be constructive to be protected. And as far as I understand the law (which granted isn't usually all that much) it's violence and/or harm that free speech isn't allowed to incite - hatred is fair game.
Obvious exits are NORTH, SOUTH, and DENNIS.
Get out of bed referring to waking up.
Car = bed in this case. So yes it's absolute.
Dentures does not = teeth.
And you proved yourself wrong in the third example. Today, NO.
Dude, where the hell do you live? I'm guessing not the US.
Most of what you said is quite untrue here.
You can freely spout racial hatred and about anything you want publically.....hell, the KKK can get permits to march down the city streets just like any other group.
You can say pretty much what you want in schools....you might get your ass kicked by someone, but, it isn't against the rules.
In an office? Well, now that is a private institution....and can have rules they want...that is a case of private individuals/industry....and not the govt. restricting speech. But, even so...depends on the company...and the crowd within earshot if you say something racial....it won't "automatically" get you fired.
I not for racial hate speech myself, but, short of inciting a riot (by any form of speech), it is protected speech in the US. Everyone is entitiled to their opinion and free to state it...without fear of retribution by the state.....
Private citizens......well, when you say something....you are free to say it...but, there may be repercussions from private individuals....but that's the way it works.
Again...where the hell do you live where the govt. can decide what you can and cannot say??? I sure don't want to live there....I'd rather hear opinions and statements that even I vehemently disagree with, than to have a governing body try to decide to censor it.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........