Not so muchBenito's example is straightforwardly incitement to violence. And would have been illegal even before PC laws on incitement to hatred.
I think the dividing line between free speech and criminal speech is simply that you can say what you like, unless what you want to say is that any physical or psychological harm should come to anyone you disagree with.
'Jeremy Clarkson is a clunt' is fine.
'Jeremy Clarskon is a clunt and deserves to die' is fine.
'Jeremy Clarkson is a clunt and deserves to die and someone should do something about it' is incitement to violence and worthy of imprisonment.
(I think the dividing line between free speech and criminal speech is simply that you can say what you like, unless what you want to say is that any physical or psychological harm should come to anyone you disagree with.
'Jeremy Clarkson is a clunt' is fine.
'Jeremy Clarskon is a clunt and deserves to die' is fine.
'Jeremy Clarkson is a clunt and deserves to die and someone should do something about it' is incitement to violence and worthy of imprisonment.
shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life,
Tue 30 Mar 2010, 12:53,
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All of those could cause physical or psychological harm.
Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob,
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