terrorism

[Thumpalumpacus]

I don't know why you guys have so much difficulty understanding simple prose.

And I don't know why you can't make your point without personal attacks.

If some Muslim extremists want to hold aloft a sign which proclaims ALLAH WILL DAMN YOU TO THE LOWEST HELL FOR INSULTING ISLAM, I don't give a flying fuck. For all I care they can parade from one end of Canada and back again, approx 15,000 km. However, once they indicate that they want to be Allah's little helpers BEHEAD THOSE WHO INSULT ISLAM, that is uttering death threats whether anyone acts immediately upon it or not, and it should be punished. How do you know that an attack a year later was not inspired by it.

Or, conversely, how do you know that your government will fairly apply any speech laws?

Also, I'd suggest you learn the difference between "threat" and "advocacy". To put it quickly, a threat indicates the personal intent to carry out a deleterious action (see the first denotation in that link), while advocacy merely argues for something. Now, you and I both agree that advocating beheading is obnoxious. But claiming it to be a "threat" is abusing the definition.

In much of the civilized world (Canada, India, Australia, France, Poland, Germany, etc.) there are hate speech laws. But then some of us have doubts if the USA is part of the civilized world.

Hey, that condescension fits you nicely. It's a pity you cannot disagree amicably.

I see no need to start changing the American Constitution for the benefit of folks who don't live here and therefore don't fall under its jurisdiction.

The next time we disagree, do me a favor and do so without insult. I don't like wallowing in the mud but I won't take rudeness without returning it.