Comment Free speech? (Score 1) 424
It doesn't matter whether Mitnick is a criminal or not. It also doesn't matter whether he makes money out of this or not. The point is that the US government violates the right to free speech.
I do see the need for intervention in some cases. For instance, right-extremist speeches are IMHO a good thing to forbid. In general when speeches are offending I can see why people would want to forbid them.
However, this action is directly against Mitnick not against the things he's saying. I don't mind a carthief giving lectures on beer or books. I don't even mind him writing books on cars. I would mind him stealing my car, but that's something entirely different. He should get punished for that, but it's no reason to forbid his book.
I don't think the government finds Mitnick's speeches offending, so there's no reason to forbid them. The fact that they do should scare everybody who cares about his freedom.
I do see the need for intervention in some cases. For instance, right-extremist speeches are IMHO a good thing to forbid. In general when speeches are offending I can see why people would want to forbid them.
However, this action is directly against Mitnick not against the things he's saying. I don't mind a carthief giving lectures on beer or books. I don't even mind him writing books on cars. I would mind him stealing my car, but that's something entirely different. He should get punished for that, but it's no reason to forbid his book.
I don't think the government finds Mitnick's speeches offending, so there's no reason to forbid them. The fact that they do should scare everybody who cares about his freedom.
