Originally Posted by GHoSToKeR
I have to disagree, RES. There should NEVER be limtis to free-speech. Free-speech is NOT restricted free-speech.
If somebody feels the need to talk about paedophilia, then thats their right. If they are threatening somebody, saying they are going to act on their comments, or something similar, then they should be dealt with, but if they are only talking about paedophilia, racism, murder, rape, potatoes, jam, etc, then they have the right to talk about it. If they believe that paedophilia is okay, then thats their opinion - they shouldnt be banned for expressing their opinion, no matter how disgusting we may think it is. THATS what freedom of speech is. I may disagree with alot of things said by certain people's opinions on this site, but I would never ask for them to be banned for expressing those opinions. Its as simple as that.
To be honest, if I had it my way, EVERYBODY would agree that things like paedophilia are unnacceptable, but unfortunately not everybody feels the same as you or I. If we start calling for people to be banned because they were discussing a taboo ubject, then where do we draw the line? Do we have to close down this site, because some people feel that smoking Cannabis and talking about it is immoral? Do we ban talking about driving, because some people feel that polluting the earth with cars is wrong? Do we ban all religious jokes, incase we offend somebody? Do we ban jokes about any particular sex/race//sexual preference, in case somebody somewhere gets offended? No, we dont. Because we live in a relatively free country, and we have the right to express our opinions - no matter who agrees or who disagrees. Damn, if we're going down this route, then why not ban all racist websites? The KKK have their own website, why not get that shutdown?
Now if somebody is actually stating that they engage in paedophilia, or similar, then they should be dealt with - on this, I agree. But people talk about things.. Is something we have to deal with. If you dont like it, then you dont listen.