Let me clarify my statement meant as /sarc. One can open their mouth and say whatever they want to say. They have the right in this country to do so, but beware, whatever one says can have unexpected consequences that one did not anticipate nor can one control.
And you're okay with that? Really? Fists as a response to speech?
It has nothing to do with having the rights to free speech. It has everthing to do with basic human interaction, ergo, my original statement was intended to point out the irony that you have rights of free speech, but if some other person gets offended by what you said, then you may pay in the end by receiving an unexpected result from voicing your free speech. You can choose your actions, but you cannot choose the consequences. That's all.
And the thug would be wrong, and he ought to spend a great deal of time behind bars.
Free speech means nothing if you think violence is an acceptable response to speech you don't like.
That kind of "free speech" isn't. It's sick. It's thuggery, and it has no place in a free society.
No, I never said that. I merely made the point of fact that one can say anything one pleases but will reap the consequences whether expected or unexpected. I never said the consequences were warranted, legal, or necessary. (p>If you disagree, then go shout "FIRE" in a crowded theater and see if you don't reap the consequences.