Australian state (ACT) passes blasphemy law to protect Muslims

[CapnAwesome]

I'd prefer there wasn't such a law to begin with, no matter what groups it might protect. That's limiting free speech. And that can only be acceptable in the most extreme of cases.

Horseshit.  ALL freedoms are limited, of necessity.  As a test, which of the following statements do you think should be protected speech?

1.  All you fucking mud niggers should go back to Africa.

2.  You have HIV?  Serves you right, faggot.

3.  So, Hafez - fucked your 12 year old daughter lately?  If it was good enough for Mohammed, it should be good enough for you.

4.  You know, gimpy - you might not be in that wheelchair if your mother hadn't fucked your brother.

I await your reply with something approaching boredom.

Boru

All of them. There is no point in protecting non-controversial speech. Talking about the weather, or debating the quality of cats or dogs doesn't need to be protected. It's only controversial speech that needs protection anyway and that is exactly what freedom of speech was designed for.