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Canadian Town Outlaws Online Insults To Police and Officials

Posted by Soulskill on from the because-canadians-are-so-rude dept.

Pig Hogger writes: The Canadian town of Granby, Québec, just strengthened its municipal bylaw that prohibits insulting police officers and town officials by extending its "jurisdiction" to online postings. Fines range from $100 to $1,000. The town's mayor said, "In my opinion, if I threaten you via my keyboard, it's as though I am making that threat right in front of you. For me, it's the same thing." Critics worry about the implications for freedom of speech, and wonder why police and officials should get protection an average citizen does not.

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  1. Sorry by Pikoro · · Score: 1, Funny

    eh.

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    "Freedom in the USA is not the ability to do what you want. It is the ability to stop others from doing what THEY want"
  2. Suck it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me be the first to say, the officials in Granby, Québec, suck.

    1. Re:Suck it by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Funny

      he did insult them; he used english!

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    2. Re:Suck it by KiloByte · · Score: 3, Funny

      What a bunch of ciboired osties de tabernacs!

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      The creatures outside looked from Alt-Right to Antifa; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
  3. Re:WTF by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is muslim-like mentality - ban saying something we don't like because our feelings are more important than free speech. I wonder if this Canadian town will take this to Muslim extremes where pointing out any moral issues with the officials, or that they are ineffective in their jobs will be seen as a reason to arrest someone.

    Whatever you do don't draw a cartoon of the mayor.