Originally Posted By: sini
Originally Posted By: Derid


Unless you want to say that the First Amendment is also subject to restriction, because sometimes people say irresponsible things that end up badly.


There are limitations on 1st Amendment - shouting fire in a crowded theater or lying under oath are couple examples. Personal responsibility, greater good of society and so on are/were considerations when limitations were established. Now why shouldn't there be limitations on 2nd?


There limitations on the second amendment - nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, machine guns, etc.

The prior example + many more that could be cited.. are examples of people utilizing the 1st amendment with impunity. You talk about accountability, but where is the accountability for all the misuse of speech?

On the opposite end, people who do misuse guns are already prosecuted. Seems like speech is a far bigger danger than guns. Certainly many more people have died due to its misuse. Since it doesnt necessarily help vs tyranny (as one ex: Syrians recently found out. ) .... why not put more restrictions and accountability on it?

For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)