If you're harassing someone to the point they cry

If you won't lay off someone and keep talking to them until they cry, your speech has become harassment

because your speech is causing the situation

from a legal perspective?

It's not the words themselves that are bad

what situation are you talking about

It's the act of harassing that is

*are we talking about the law or just the word harassment*

Since we're discussing freedom of speech and what is or isn't protected, we should refer to the legal definition

US?

yes

We were talking about US politics

I figured, just clarifying

Free speech is the idea that you are allowed to say whatever the hell you want to even if its offensive or not. You can say what you want. But you cannot say fire in a crowded theater. There is a difference between a call to action, and free speech. If you tell someone to kill themselves that is a call to action. If you tell someone to kill someone else that is a call to action. If you threaten someone that is a call to action. A call to action is illegal.

It started with a discussion on whether or not the covington kids smear was propaganda

I say that it was left wing propaganda promoting the idea that it's okay to deplatform and censor people based on their ideas.

I say that freedom of speech should be protected, and we shouldn't deplatform people over their ideas

Then it turned into when is something free speech or when is it harassment

well if it makes them cry that's harassment, which may or may not be protected under state law

remember

"If you're making someone cry, that's harassment"

Hey wahx

Do you think that people can express large ideas but occasionally slip on one sentence that doesn't completely represent the point?

so you wanna retract that one?

Cause we both know taht what you're doing right now is dishonest.

I'm not retracting shit. I'm clarifying

you're not clarifying, you're avoiding clarifying

how was your statement taken out of context

You can accept that and listen to what I'm trying to say or harp on the fact that I wasn't clear enough

So you admit you're taking my statement out of context?

no, you're claiming that not me

Because you are

there you go again

@wahx stop talking about that. You have made no point. You are allowed to say whatever you want to a person but you will receive repercussions.

That wasn't my whole argument

ok, what was your whole argument and how does "If you're making someone cry, that's harassment" fit into it?

I'm just trying to hold Ashe to his word

Are you actually going to read what I type this time?

sure thing

I know it's hard to scroll up

indeed