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To: anotherview
Similar op-ed pieces would NOT be published by respectable American papers, would they?

That response avoids the issue. A speaker whose direct speech goads others to commit immediate violence might reasonably be considered to have committed illegal incitement, depending on the specifics of the statement and the capability of the immediate crowd to act in harmful ways exactly as incited by the speaker. An op-ed in a newspaper or on the Internet advocating adoption of a policy by the army, however, can hardly be considered to be incitement, unless you intend to label any speech that you disagree with to be incitement. But, if that is the case, what is to protect you from being on the receiving end of a charge of incitement for merely stating your own views?

8 posted on 10/31/2003 2:45:04 PM PST by Zeppo
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To: Zeppo
But, if that is the case, what is to protect you from being on the receiving end of a charge of incitement for merely stating your own views?

I have faith in the legal system. If I was so charged I would be exonerated.

I am not stating that the article that was singled out by someone on the left was, in fact, incitement. I am saying that incitement happens and should be illegal. There is a difference. I am certainly not advocating shutting down the Arutz Sheva website. Quite the contrary, I believe Arutz Sheva radio should be *LEGALLY* licensed.

9 posted on 10/31/2003 2:51:42 PM PST by anotherview ("Ignorance is the choice not to know" -Klaus Schulze)
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