| > Actions should be penalized, not speech. Speaking is an action. > You do realize that your way of thinking opens up gay rights activists to prosecution for spreading HIV? Are gay rights activists stating incorrect facts that risk the public health, including of heterosexual people? > What about vegan activists? Babies and even pets have been starved to death because some people followed vegan advice. Should all vegan activists be punished? No, of course not. Unless they claim that a given diet is harmless or beneficial to babies/pets even though it's known to be harmful. > What about PR firms who create soda ads? Should we round up all of them and punish them? Not necessarily, unless their ads contain lies or are intentionally misleading. > If a journalist writes a story that leads to war ( legal or illegal ) that results in the death of children, should they be prosecuted? Did they lie? > Should librarians be prosecuted because libraries carry offensive material that people might read to cause harm? That obviously depends on the material in question. > Also, you do realize that your system depends entirely on who is in charge rather than principles? No, it depends on things like a working democracy, rule of law, and freedom of science. |