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In reply to the discussion: Police Sent to California Home of "Innocence of Muslims" Producer (for protection) [View all]BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)127. You obviously did not read or understand my whole post.
But your attitude is exactly why those who do live and work abroad - often in service, military or otherwise, to this country - are often at risk for "hate speech" in the US whether that speech has yet been recognized as such and penalized here or not.
But the times may be a-changing. Here is more about NHMC: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3776 From your attitude towards my post and to those of others here, I doubt whether you'll bother to read it. But there may be others who will and who will learn.
In the meantime, enjoy your ivory tower and hope that your own life may never be on the line because of someone else's hate speech.
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Police Sent to California Home of "Innocence of Muslims" Producer (for protection) [View all]
LeighAnn
Sep 2012
OP
He's a Coptic Christian. He not only hurt Americans, he made life more difficult for
alfredo
Sep 2012
#12
I know some who are fine people, wouldn't do this. Most peaceful and forgiving I've ever met.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#30
I mean the Obama is a Muslim thing. The Clarion Fund pushed films to scare people prior to 2008.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#85
Does it really offend you that our tax dollars go in part to prevent people from being murdered
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#43
When the fear of retaliation is used to elicit cooperation during police investigations...
Blue State Bandit
Sep 2012
#53
Is it right that people should be silenced by threats of violence?
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#124
no what offends me is people hiding behind the skirt of 1A to avoid personal responsibility..
frylock
Sep 2012
#73
I'm waiting for his ties to the James O'Keefe gang to surface. The circle will be complete then.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#25
What evidence supports your claim that he is "solely responsible for the death of Ambassador
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#98
Bill and Mel were offending people who don't have overly emotional responses
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#122
This doesn't fall under the category of screaming fire in a crowded theater
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#137
I haven't seen this "movie" yet. Did the producer/writer actually tell anyone
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#142
I'm sure many wanted to murder Bill Maher too after he said they were not cowards.
L0oniX
Sep 2012
#68
What did he expect? And are we supposed to protect him the rest of his sorry life?
appleannie1
Sep 2012
#17
I hope he is protected too even though I do not agree with his vulgarity. It isn't
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#100
+1000 He knew what he was doing when he put it out there. Now he has to live with the consequences
NotThisTime
Sep 2012
#112
Welcome to the other side of the coin. Dija know while Mitt suports the free expression of crap....
marble falls
Sep 2012
#33
Why isn't this guy being held for violating his federal conviction requirements?
Vinnie From Indy
Sep 2012
#42
Fuck all religions ...and fuck the assholes who kill and blow up medical centers.
L0oniX
Sep 2012
#65
Good. He did nothing wrong. We should cherish the freedom of expression...
Comrade_McKenzie
Sep 2012
#49
Precisely. The lack of nuance in these discussions is absurdly disheartening.
LanternWaste
Sep 2012
#146
seems that some of those caterwauling about freedom of speech have gone quite silent in that respect
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#106
Responsibilities come with rights and no one should step on other people's rights just because you
appleannie1
Sep 2012
#113