Public Address | Cafe | Legal Beagle: Political opinion and the proper scope of hate speech laws; a post in honour of John Campbell

Neil

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 07:20:12 +1200

The discussion on the mental health act has unfortunately gone the way of previous instances where it hits the media.

A brief flurry of somewhat confused debate and then nothing.

The ministry of health never takes the opportunity to lead a more informed discussion. There’s widespread misunderstanding of the MHA…

Neil

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:48:19 +1200

Off topic but not on Twitter so have few other outlets to opine.

I’m actually sympathetic to Paul Buchanan’s questioning of whether or not a S8a was considered at any point.

I strongly doubt that the terrorist would have met the criteria for compulsory assessment and treatment – as he…

PaulL

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:27:31 +1200

I agree with your reasoning. I also agree with your implicit perspective that this isn't needed at all, and that on balance it is more likely to cause harm than good. I would expect the number of people who feel unable to express themselves, or are threatened with prosecution, or…

Graeme Edgeler

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:26:07 +1200

You did admit to an ulterior motive, Graeme, but, that is a beautifully constructed Trojan Horse

I don't think I've ever thought about what ulterior actually means!

Rick Shera

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:56:00 +1200

You did admit to an ulterior motive, Graeme, but, that is a beautifully constructed Trojan Horse

Aaron Meikle

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:46:22 +1200

Thought provoking and view changing as always. Thanks

Brent Jackson

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:21:32 +1200

Nicely put.

Public Address

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:21:32 +1200

Discussion from blog post.