FaRmLaNd said:
Kasz216 said:
FaRmLaNd said:
Kasz216 said:
FaRmLaNd said:
It seems like a pretty good rule that one could use to run a society. Thats why victimless crimes, blasphemy laws or anything in that regard really piss me off.
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Yeah, i couldn't agree more. Though Me... i'd legalize every drug,(regulating some) and suicide... though suicide only after consulting a psychologist or psychiatrist to diagnose sanity.
As for Blasphemy laws. Luckily they are illegal via constitution. Looking at it, looks like some states in Australia have blasphemy laws and procedures for people who are offended just by things other people say classifying it as hate speech?
Also there is apparently a Blasphemy law on the books federally, it's just nobody bothers to enforce it... what with the no state religion.
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Those laws may exist, but I can't remember any cases that I've heard of where people have been prosecuted over it, though I'm sure its happened. I don't know. I do know that most Australians are pretty irreligious and blasphemy doesn't seem to piss people off that much.
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Last federal case looked to be 1919. So not for a while, couldn't find state refrences though, other then it could be brought up.
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Its seems more like a case of things being laws but people stop really prosecuting people over it but don't remove the law. Which of course is very problematic in the long term if Australia were to suddenly become a fascist state or something. Which is why I vote for parties that takes issues in laws like that even existing ;)
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Yeah, couldn't agree more. We have a similar problem in the US, where things that used to be illegal under the constiution later aren't with no changes being made to the actual document.
