mantlepiecek said:
How can freedom of speech "violate" another person's rights? There is no way for that to happen. Unless you think someone has a right to hearing selective speech, which they don't. |
Harassment, threats, violation of doctor-patient confidentiality, breach of contract, slander, in some cases perjury, abetting, the list goes on. With unrestricted free speech it would be very difficult to enforce academic fraud policies, protect the public from blatantly false advertising, that sort of thing. Being able to say whatever the Hell you want whenever you want has serious legal ramifications that play heavily against your favor and invariably violate your rights. Rather than leave the entire populace open to such abuses, restrictions on speech actually protect our rights. Every freedom and right has limitations and restrictions for this very reason.
Too much sense?
