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Cybercat

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9. It's not a hate crime.

Reply to Zoeisright (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:39 AM

Sep 2012

It's a movie. Film is protected free speech. Beyond that, this movie is utterly ridiculous. They may as well have been flipping out over an episode of South Park. Free speech doesn't have to end because someone posted some random crap on Youtube, and some idiots on the other side of the world that don't have reasoning ability flip out over it. It would be like changing the law so parents have to give into every whim of toddlers throwing tantrums.

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WTF with a "trailer" for a film that doesn't exist? Insults to Islam dubbed in post production? [View all] K8-EEE Sep 2012 OP

I think it was "released" months ago to a small audience, not on 9/11/2012. greyl Sep 2012 #1

Scheduled a screening "of the trailer" Who schedules a screening of the PROMO OF A MOVIE? K8-EEE Sep 2012 #3

That's incorrect, or at least not proven frazzled Sep 2012 #5

religions cannot be insulted. only live people can be insulted. nt msongs Sep 2012 #2

Insulting religions insults religions people K8-EEE Sep 2012 #4

Being able to insult a religion means you live in a free society. Cybercat Sep 2012 #6

Not when it's done deliberately to incite violence. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #7

It's not a hate crime. Cybercat Sep 2012 #9

Hate crime? Are you crazy? davidn3600 Sep 2012 #10

Exactly. Cybercat Sep 2012 #11

But people living in Egypt or Libya live in theocratically-controlled states K8-EEE Sep 2012 #8

So? Cybercat Sep 2012 #12

The "trailer sale" is an old trick. sofa king Sep 2012 #13

Thank you for posting that davidpdx Sep 2012 #14