Scotty wrote:
neal writ; They believe very strongly in freedom of speech as do I.

FREEDOM! freedom has a price. freedom of speech is not
unconditional.

Someone must draw a line somewhere. Do you not agree?

Who will draw the line? Where will it be drawn?

You and I might not agree on the answer to those questions.


We can't have jerks yelling ''FIRE'' in a theatre. Agreed?

FIRE!!1!!

Yelling "FIRE!" in a newsgroup doesn't cause a panic and
rush to the exits where people get trampled and die.

FIRE!!2!! (neener)


You wouldn't want an older man talking dirty to a pre-teen girl.
Right?

A parent that allows a preteen girl to wander in an adult
environment is not fulfilling their duties as a parent.

This is not Romper Room.


No one wants their neighbor yelling out shakespere at 0200. Well?

This is usenet. How is your sleep disturbed by me POSTING IN ALL
CAPS? (yelling)

Noise abatement laws exist for good reason. Free speech doesn't
mean I get to force people to listen.

Note that I'm not forcing you to read my posts. You chose to do so
of your own free will. You take deliberate and affirmative action
to select my post and read it. If my posts bother you, you can
filter/skip-over/ignore them and they won't cause you any
distress. The point is: it's *your* choice. Your freedom is not
only in what you can say, but also in what you can read.

A netkkkop removes that choice from you. They make the decision
of what you're allowed to read buy removing from your view the
posters they don't like. That infringes on your freedom, as
well as mine and others.


So, do we agree that there must be a line somewhere? And if that line
is crossed, there must be consiquences(?) to pay.

I will agree to this: With freedom comes responsibility.

I exercise my responsibility by staying withing the bounds of
my provider's AUP/TOS and the law; however, I refuse to be
constrained by some nutcase on a power trip.


Damn, Google has no spell check.

and I hace offered no spell lames.

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