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Comment: Re:Understandable (Score 1) 183

by Doggabone (#34889318) Attached to: RapidShare Threatens Suit Over Piracy Allegations

Well, none of that is exactly good news.

Words classified as hate crime, holocaust denial, incitement, disturbing the peace, etc. are criminalized too.

Many of these places also claim to support free speech. What an absolute joke.

Freedom of speech should not be confused with the absolute freedom of speech. It has long been limited where it is considered to be harmful to others, as the right to not have undue harm done to you is considered nearer to absolute than your right to freedom of speech or expression. Where that line is drawn, however, has continually moved and may indeed err to far on the side of "harmlessness".

"... the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others."

-- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859. http://www.serendipity.li/jsmill/jsmill.htm

Take it as you will.

Comment: Re:Too fucking bad.. (Score 1) 502

by Doggabone (#34889132) Attached to: Palin's E-Mail Hacker Imprisoned Against Judge's Wishes
The judge sentenced incarceration, and recommended that the time be served at a halfway house. Instead the sentence will be served in a minimum security facility. The judge felt that time served at a halfway house, plus the fact of the conviction, was punishment enough. I don't know enough about Crime and Punishment (tl;dr) to say one way or the other.

If you wait long enough, it will go away... after having done its damage. If it was bad, it will be back.

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