[Shubley]

Absolutely people should be allowed to say what they want without consequences.

That's what freedom means. It means freedom from consequences. If there are heavy consequences, you don't have freedom. Otherwise you can say that North Koreans have freedom of speech too - they just have to deal with the "consequences".

This "freedom from speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences" thing is so patently bizarre.

What the heck can "freedom" possibly mean besides freedom from consequences?