Dawkins banned from Berkerley's KPFA Radio over "abusive" speech against Islam

[brewer]

OP: Feels like the work of over zealous PC police.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Calling for violence or acting out in violence is not protected speech. It would be no different if you were calling for violence on your neighbor or acting out in violence on your neighbor for playing their music too loud. But blasphemy and ridicule and satire most certainly should be protected speech.

There is no right to be free of offense, exactly. They do have every right to control the content they broadcast, but this is not a good decision at all.

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The answer is more speech, not less.

Remember that next time an employer ever tells you to clam it.

I speak my mind to my bosses regularly. I employ tact while making my point, and so no offense is taken, and I've never had a boss tell me to hush up ... not since I was in the military, at least. It helps that my own personal policy is to avoid discussing religion or politics while on the clock.