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Re: Libya: Assault on U.S. consulate in Benghazi leaves 4 dead, including U.S. Ambass
I disagree fully.
When a man walks into a crowded theatre and says FIRE and the reaction is panic and people die and yet there is no fire.. is he not guilty of manslaughter at least? Now he could have gone into an empty theatre and shouted FIRE .. that is his right under freedom of speech and the reaction does not cause death and panic.. but he choose.. yes choose to walk into a crowded theatre and shout FIRE which in turn caused panic and deaths. He knew what was doing and he is responsible for his actions.
One of the cornerstone of our societies today, and especially of the right wing political theory.. is personal responsibility. You are responsible for your life, you are responsible for your actions.. and you are responsible for your words. If ANY of those responsibilities cause harm to others.. then YOU are responsible either in part or in whole for those injuries.
I'd say it's defacto defense of freedom of speech. Even if someone makes something stupid or something I don't agree with, they still have the right to do so. He can say anything he wants, it is not support for some "crusade against Islam". I don't have to follow his logic either, I do not have to endorse what he endorses or to move in a way as to satisfy his desires. I am a human, I have my own brain, I can make up my own mind. So one theists is insulting another theist. Welcome to Human History. Doesn't mean we restrict one's ability to do it, what we restrict is one's ability to react violently to it.
No matter what you say here, the film maker is not in the wrong in this case. Those in the wrong are the ones who made the choice to react violently.
I disagree fully.
When a man walks into a crowded theatre and says FIRE and the reaction is panic and people die and yet there is no fire.. is he not guilty of manslaughter at least? Now he could have gone into an empty theatre and shouted FIRE .. that is his right under freedom of speech and the reaction does not cause death and panic.. but he choose.. yes choose to walk into a crowded theatre and shout FIRE which in turn caused panic and deaths. He knew what was doing and he is responsible for his actions.
One of the cornerstone of our societies today, and especially of the right wing political theory.. is personal responsibility. You are responsible for your life, you are responsible for your actions.. and you are responsible for your words. If ANY of those responsibilities cause harm to others.. then YOU are responsible either in part or in whole for those injuries.