French Court Convicts 3 People Over Homophobic Tweets

   

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Published on Jan 24, 2015

Should there be limits to free speech?

Only weeks after the demonstrations in support of freedom of expression for Charlie Hebdo, a French court has convicted three individuals for posting homophobic tweets.

The hashtag used in the tweets was "let's burn the gays." While there is no argument that the language is offensive and disgusting, should we begin placing limitations on free speech to exclude remarks of this type?

If so, who decides what the line for what qualifies as offensive and illegal?

Source article:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-court-convicts-three-over-homophobic-tweets-in-case-hailed-as-a-significant-victory-by-lgbt-rights-campaigners-9996878.html

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