Quote:Because a person like Brian Ross wouldn't waste his time bringing such an issue to the Human Commission. He has better things to do. He's just stirring you up, and it seems to have worked. Besides, the HRC isn't going to care about what goes on (on) an internet forum. I would humbly request that you cease this nonsense.
I think it is more likely that the HRC, despite their flaws, had the sense to ignore Brian's complaint. I assure you Brian does not have better things to do. After all, he apparently has a doctor of divinity.
Quote:The highlighted wording is so rampant with opportunities for subjective interpretation and screwing around with what the offender intended and what he didn't - that it would almost be impossible to get a conviction.
And yet their have been plenty, because the ambiguity works in the HRC's favour. They can pick and choose how to impose themselves on those they disagree with. And even where there is not a conviction, spending a fortune on a lawyer alone is a strong enough incentive for most to self-censor.
Quote:No court of law would take seriously what anyone on this forum would say, unless (I presume) there was clear evidence of a process of organizing and recruiting people to carry out violence (which there isn't). I would be extremely surprised if any court of law took seriously what people said in an internet forum.
Australian courts jailed Gerald Fredrick Toben for his opinion on matters of modern history, published on a website far less popular than this one, with no evidence at all of violent intent or organisation.