Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 - Read OP

Said article: "Article 10 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers."

Where does it say anything about hate speech...go on, point it out there, go on.

Combating racism and xenophobia would, yet again, fall under the 1989 act already "AN ACT TO PROHIBIT INCITEMENT TO HATRED ON ACCOUNT OF RACE, RELIGION, NATIONALITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION."

How the hell do you not get this?

"Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium"

Try again.

I get it perfectly. There are numerous claims this law would prohibit rights to free speech. These claims are untrue because our rights to freedom of expression are limited under the European convention on Human Rights.

Do you think the scenario I posted about Alan Shatter is plausible?

Exactly, sounds like a great use of the already thin resources we have within the Garda.

Might as well put them to extra use here with this really important legislation...

Not alone is it possible but it's highly likely a country like Israel or a person like Shatter would use this legislation to stifle criticism of it's actions. You know this of course but when your gone this far it's very difficult to turn back.

If you're citing a Senator with a questionable record including that of pushing xenophobia and conspiracy theories about putting microchips in people.... Then ya know what, I'm not gonna have much time for her. It's like citing David Icke or Alex Jones...

This far gone 🤣 Having considered this matter extensively I support human rights including rights to free speech, thats a perfectly reasonable position to take. A lot of the things people are saying in opposition to this bill are irrational. The bill doesnt harm democracy, the bill doesnt harm freedom of expression, the bill doesnt criminalise thoughts and opinions. Its a delicate balance to achieve when you have competing human rights of freedom of expression versus rights to be safe and to be free from torture.

A Limerick city councilor and Fianna Fáil member called for "anti-immigration" protestors to be "shot in the head Abul Kalam Azad Talukder came to Ireland in 2000 & was elected to Limerick council in 2019. Here is what he said ....

Will the councilor be investigated for incitement to violence as we're told the Gardaí were considering investigating Conor McGregor? How long has he been in this country and to think talking like that is acceptable, especially in his position? I'd class this as hate speech too, absolute neanderthal like thinking

Thats up to each state decide on the limits. There is no right to absolute free speech. There never has been. If your dogs on the street claim they understand there is then they understand wrongly.

ECHR Article 10 is quite clear that there can be limits to freedom of expression.

Oh no - I know what the legislation is about

Might as well be **** communist's so, Jesus.

So you are saying that each state can have its own law or legislation to deal with certain types of speech...like the 1989 act that we ALREADY have, correct?

This article, again, does not reference hate speech anywhere, nor does it say what you can or cannot say. We have existing legislation that covers that, how do you just not get this?

I was just asking a question. Stop spamming the thread.