Discovered this on the door of a CS professor's office

[kentonio]

Nevertheless, the tweet itself didn't say anything about that scandal.

It was perfectly evident what the tweet was about, which is why the court found the way it did. The only thing this proves is that being cute about it doesn't stop libel being libel.

Wrong.

At minimum, freedom of speech is necessary to be in the "awesome" category.

Oh balls, I can walk out in the street with a banner reading 'Down with the government' and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it. Just because we choose as a nation to not allow religious ****wits to picket dead children's funerals, that doesn't mean we don't have freedom of speech. Both our countries put limits on it anyway, we just chose slightly stricter limits in exchange for a more decent society.

[giblets]

And your "limits" are not quite as strict as they are under Stalinism, right?

[kentonio]

And your "limits" are not quite as strict as they are under Stalinism, right?

We don't allow people to racially abuse others, incite hatred and violence and various other limits which we decided are fitting for a decent society. Most of us have absolutely no desire to live in a society where people can spout vicious hate at others for nothing more than their own pleasure.

Ironically of course you also do not have freedom of speech. You live in a country where your private words and opinions can be captured electronically, filed away by the government and result in your surveillance, limitations being placed on your travel, and a complete erosion of any expectation of privacy. If you want to start pointing fingers at other countries for near 'Stalinism' you should probably take a glance at your own first.

[molly bloom]

I have spoken with 9-11 truthers before - .

Oh the irony. Birds of a feather- in terms of thought processes, that is.

[The Mad Monk]

Ironically of course you also do not have freedom of speech. You live in a country where your private words and opinions can be captured electronically, filed away by the government and result in your surveillance, limitations being placed on your travel, and a complete erosion of any expectation of privacy. If you want to start pointing fingers at other countries for near 'Stalinism' you should probably take a glance at your own first.

...and who on this board is singing the praises of any of this? Who in this nation outside of government is openly defending this? Citizens have been expressing their displeasure every time this has been exposed!

[molly bloom]

Remind me, Gribbler. What's your degree?

Yours is meant to be history, but frankly I've never seen any evidence of that preposterous suggestion.

[molly bloom]

I'm not retarded, Alby. .

Sounds like a cue for a love song, or a misheard line from 'Bad Romance'.

[molly bloom]

Is there anyone here who DOESN'T know HC's real name?

Me. I never cared enough to find out.

[molly bloom]

Britain is just a small island that doesn't make anything anyone else wants to buy.

Except London Bridge apparently.

[DinoDoc]

Except London Bridge apparently.

But it's always falling down.

[Wiglaf]

The sour apple doesn't fall far from the privileged tree.

Probably the most strained awkward metaphor I've ever read. We already know you are gay, there is no need for you to keep emphasizing how much Stalinist dick you've sucked in pathetic vain efforts to get recommendations from the prestigiously unranked CS faculty at the State University of Calgary-Alberta.

[kentonio]

...and who on this board is singing the praises of any of this? Who in this nation outside of government is openly defending this? Citizens have been expressing their displeasure every time this has been exposed!

Yet despite the glass houses they keep throwing stones.

[giblets]

IN THEORY SOMEONE FROM THE GOVERNMENT COULD HAVE LISTENED TO ONE OF MY PHONE CALLS
OH NO
I GUESS I SHOULDNT POINT OUT HOW RETARDED IT IS TO MAKE SOMEONE PAY THOUSANDS FOR A TWEET

[Asher]

Probably the most strained awkward metaphor I've ever read.

You're welcome.

[Sava]

It was perfectly evident what the tweet was about, which is why the court found the way it did. The only thing this proves is that being cute about it doesn't stop libel being libel.

That wasn't libel. It wasn't remotely close to being so. Just because your repressive backwards ass monarchy believes so doesn't make it true.

Oh balls, I can walk out in the street with a banner reading 'Down with the government' and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it. Just because we choose as a nation to not allow religious ****wits to picket dead children's funerals, that doesn't mean we don't have freedom of speech. Both our countries put limits on it anyway, we just chose slightly stricter limits in exchange for a more decent society.

Oh the irony. At least our religious ****wits aren't successfully making people opt in to uncensored internet access.

Backdoor censorship... in more ways than one!