RE: EU Promotes Continent-Wide Censorship

[Blanchard_Michael () emc com]

 we certainly DO have the right to scream "Fire!!" in a crowded theater.... 

Especially if there is a fire :-)


Michael P. Blanchard 
Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE
Office of Information Security & Risk Management 
EMC ² Corporation 
4400 Computer Dr. 
Westboro, MA 01580 
    


-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Brian Loe
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:00 PM
To: Drsolly
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] EU Promotes Continent-Wide Censorship

On 5/19/06, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:

> Consider this. Every country *already* has censorship rules. For example,
> child pornogaphy is censored everywhere. It "goes too far" and "should be
> blocked". I think most people agree on this.

Technically, that's not true. It isn't "censored" so much as it is
considered a by-product of a crime, contraband. Harm is done to
another human, a person's rights are violated. That is why child porn
is "censored".

The way - in the PAST - the supremes in US allow for any kind of
cencorship is when it does HARM to another person's rights. Our
Constitution doesn't say what we are allowed to do - it says what the
government is allowed to do. In theory, we can do anything we want so
long as we don't do harm to another - violate another's rights. You
don't have the right to scream "Fire!" in an occupied theater. Your
rights end at the tip of my nose...etc..

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