• A local Librarian Writes A Book, Gets Fired for......Writing A Book
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[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;31923638]Freedom, including specifically freedom of speech, is like anything else in that it comes with consequences. Yeah you can ridicule people all day long if you want to, even at work. But if there are repercussions then that is on you. Attempting to get her book banned, attempting to prevent her from writing the book- these are examples of them interfering with her free speech. [b] Free speech does not mean you can say anything and never have to worry about paying a price for it.[/b][/QUOTE] thats sorta the point of free speech
[QUOTE=yawmwen;31928994]thats sorta the point of free speech[/QUOTE] No, free speech is the ability to say what you want without being thrown in jail. It does not protect you from public backlash.
[QUOTE=Swilly;31929056]No, free speech is the ability to say what you want without being thrown in jail. It does not protect you from public backlash.[/QUOTE] This isn't public backlash, this is employer backlash.
Denialville? She should be fired for being so utterly unoriginal.
[QUOTE=Swilly;31929056]No, free speech is the ability to say what you want without being thrown in jail. It does not protect you from public backlash.[/QUOTE] it protects you from government backlash, which is exactly what is happening here. free speech protects people from being unable to say what they feel out of fear of repercussions or retaliation from government.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;31929155]it protects you from government backlash, which is exactly what is happening here. free speech protects people from being unable to say what they feel out of fear of repercussions or retaliation from government.[/QUOTE] Unless they got complaints from some of those people? What the fuck happens then?
[QUOTE=Swilly;31929257]Unless they got complaints from some of those people? What the fuck happens then?[/QUOTE] I believe this has happened once before, and the courts sided with the author. Since the names were changed, nobody would know it was them unless the subjects complained.
[QUOTE=Swilly;31929257]Unless they got complaints from some of those people? What the fuck happens then?[/QUOTE] i would tell them: "either you are just flattering yourself, or you have an incredibly low self esteem to believe that a character in my [i]fictional[/i] book bears any resemblance to you"
Must've been a really terrible book.
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