by yalbmert99 11 Replies latest social current
Feb 27, 2013 Canada : Supreme court : freedom of speech does not allow hate speech
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/anti-gay-flyers-violated-hate-law-supreme-court-rules-1.1173807
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/02/27/pol-supreme-court-whatcott-free-speech.html
Does "mentally diseased" qualify?
Doc
Probably....
Someone should show them that 'Hate apostates' watchtower article
With that important rulling, I think it would be easy to sue the watchtower in Canada. If someone is strong enough and willing to do it, he or she could easily win. If someone can have legal aid, the trial would cost nothing. If not, maybe a lawyer would agree to share profits if the person cannot affort a trial.
Like we had a letter writing campaign against Dr Banda in the '70's to stop 'persecution(TM)' of JWs.
Perhaps have an 'E-aposta-campaign' to stop the WBT$ pedaling it's hatred.
See how the GB get on moving to Canada then Mwuhahahahahahahahahaha.
They upheld a Saskatchewan provincial law, and did not ban hate speech across the nation. According to the Globe and Mail "most provinces have no statutes banning hate speech in their human rights codes." Still, it would be interesting to see how a suit would fare in Saskatchewan or another province that has a similar law in effect. Some of what the WTS says isn't far off from the speech at issue in this case.
Interestingly, the court struck out the part of the Code that bars publication of material that "ridicules, belittles or otherwise affronts the dignity of" a person or class of people, but allowed "exposes or tends to expose to hatred" to stand. So ridiculing and belittling are not enough, but exposing to hatred is. I wonder which "mentally diseased" falls under, and whether it matters if the material is distributed interally and not to members of the public.
Good point.
Be careful what you wish for, it can be a two edged sword. Could the WTBS sue us for inciting hate against JW's?
Freedom of speech needs to mean just that, you should be allowed to say what you think. If people don't like it, they get to say what they think.
