What is freedom of speech?
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in answer to all your questions, go to the following links:\n\n\nGood source of info for freedom of speech:\nhttp://www.thinkcentre.org/article.cfm?ArticleID=2486 \nhttp://www.siiaonline.org/freedom_speech\nhttp://www.wwlegal.com/index.php?module=guides&func=viewpage&pageid=31\n\narticle on freedom of speech:\nhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/gtrends91.htm\nhttp://www.ntu.edu.sg/IDSS/publications/Perspective/IDSS0112006.pdf\nhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/analysis/view/192132/1/.html
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Freedom of Speech.  Yahoo! Answers would not be the same without this right.
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Your other respondents have already given you the basic answer.  Where your expression creates an imminent danger to other citizens, then that expression is not allowed.  Some words are considered too inflammatory for public expression, or "fighting words".  You cannot express yourself to the point of provoking others to violence or panic where public safety is jeopardized.  That is common sense and our laws were written with a common sense public in mind.  In other words, most of us know what is right and what is wrong.  We know better than to incite a riot with lying words in a polarized crowd for instance.  Because some people are too dense to use common sense, we have had to verbalize and memorialize some of those restrictions.  Call it censorship if you wish but it is really stating certain restrictions on the freedom of expression that most of us already clearly understand.
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The deal is: "Freedom of speech goes both ways"\n\nPeople not only have a right to say pretty much what they want, other people have a right to object, argue & even ask for an apology. \n\nA liberal says something, a conservative objects & the conservative is bashed for 'violating a person's freedom of speech.' \n\nA conservative says something, a liberal objects, and conservatives either let it drop there or defend the original statement on its merit.\n\nSo who is really against freedom of speech;\n\nThe conservative who asks a liberal for an apology for an offensive statement, or the liberal who acts like you aren't allowed to express the fact your offended by a statement?
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Freedom of expression, and most other "freedoms" are under threat.  Not in America, typically in most capitalist countries, it's a trade of civil liberities for more economic freedom.\n\nFree speech seriously doesn't exist in America.  I cannot say whatever I want.  End of story,  I can probably think of a dozen things that I can say that will simply get me in trouble.\n\nCensorship is america's pastime.  Especially since government also decides the standard for morals as well.\n\nFreedom of Speech is one of our rights that everyone believes we hve, but try testing it out, there is no freedom here, you will be kept in line, like a monkey.
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Oh yeah ,its called freedom of speech .Also you have the same rights also (the arrestee)
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We have freedom of speech. We can say what we think but we also understand that others also have that right. If we reacted with violence every time we were offended, society would turn to chaos. With freedom comes the responsibility of respecting other peoples freedom.
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Not a damn thing,freedom of speech.......
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Free speech. You can insult, label, ect anyone you want, though some people need to learn that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
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Yes, you're correct, technically, but it's too dangerous now to exercise that particular form of freedom of speech. (and your picture is beautiful...I don't know what the first answerer is talking about)
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http://www.geocities.com/haikucachoo/freedom.html\n\nhttp://www.cheathouse.com/essay/essay_view.php?p_essay_id=19771\n\nhttp://www.swimfinssf.com/2003/08/freedom_of_speech.html
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I am not sure about speech but I do know that when you are convicted of a crime you basically give up all rights that the constitution gives you. You do not have the right to denie them searching your house. You do not have the right to go anyplace you want. You do not have the right to vote. I don't see how they can take your right to free speech away but if they can they will. Once your debt to society is paid all rights are restored with the exception of the right to bare arms. However they can not take away what is known as your basic human rights.
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I think that the current government of my country is absolutely great!  The largest problem is the media.  Since free speech is allowed, the news media slants the news to try to influence others to the media's viewpoint.  However, if we want to preserve our right to free speech, we must all accept the media and their unethical tactics.
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i am a pro... freedom of expression that offends others can be done but behind closed doors... the government is restricting certain expressions as there are possiblities that it may offend others around the world and this may have serious consequenses...
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Freedom of Speech is not an absolute.  The Supreme Court along time ago decided obcenity is not protected speech.\n\nNow censorship is something that only the government can do.  Take the theaters that refused to carry that Brokeback Mountain.  That was a freemarkedt decision, where it would have affected the profits of the theater owners if he had run the film.  His property, his decision.  Now if the government stepped in then it should be banned that's censorship\n\nLike I said free speech isn't an absolute, you can't yell fire in a crowded theater, or anything that would put someone at risk.
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It's called freedom of speech.
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You have the freedom of speech, as guarenteed in the first amendment to the Constitution.  However, freedom of speech is not freedom to yell "fire" in a crowded theatre.  Your freedoms cease when they become harmful to another.\n\nCensorship walks that fine line.  Where does your freedom begin to harm others?  Maybe when you use the F-word in an open forum, where kids as young as 8 can easily read them?  Maybe talking about sexual relations, where the same 8 year old may believe every word you say...whether or not you (1) know what you are talking about or (2) are kidding?\n\nYou have the freedom, and inherent to that freedom is the duty to use it responsibility.  If you fail in that, the freedom is taken away.