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<blockquote data-quote="HMFIC" data-source="post: 1474460" data-attributes="member: 7539"><p>I'm unclear. In which one of the two ways above do you catagorize me?</p><p></p><p>I happen to think your opinion is wrong. It doesn't mean I'm going to call you ignorant or irrational.</p><p></p><p>Again, I believe in the WBC and everyone's right to free speech. I just believe that their specific targeting and calling out of individuals, calling them names, defaming them in public, using legally defined "hate speech" (whether you agree with that principle or not) against them and inciting violence is not free speech. It's very clear from case law and statute that <strong>defamation</strong> is NOT free speech and THAT is what I believe WBC engages is.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps within the context of this particular lawsuit, the SCOTUS did get it right, however I think that if the lawsuit was based on defamation rather than WBC's "right to protest", we'd be looking at different decisions from the courts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMFIC, post: 1474460, member: 7539"] I'm unclear. In which one of the two ways above do you catagorize me? I happen to think your opinion is wrong. It doesn't mean I'm going to call you ignorant or irrational. Again, I believe in the WBC and everyone's right to free speech. I just believe that their specific targeting and calling out of individuals, calling them names, defaming them in public, using legally defined "hate speech" (whether you agree with that principle or not) against them and inciting violence is not free speech. It's very clear from case law and statute that [B]defamation[/B] is NOT free speech and THAT is what I believe WBC engages is. Perhaps within the context of this particular lawsuit, the SCOTUS did get it right, however I think that if the lawsuit was based on defamation rather than WBC's "right to protest", we'd be looking at different decisions from the courts. [/QUOTE]
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