Comments on: Australia: “A terrible day for free speech in this country” https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/09/australia-a-terrible-day-for-free-speech-in-this-country/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Legal Eagle https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/09/australia-a-terrible-day-for-free-speech-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-126738 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:29:15 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=24824#comment-126738 Anonymous Attorney, actually, part of the problem was that the journalist’s article was not accurate and the judge found that the journalist had left out various relevant facts.

Insofar as he was punished simply for adopting an offensive tone, I do not think that this was warranted, and I think that the legislative provision should be repealed. Causing offence is not something the law should punish, IMO. Insofar as he was punished for publishing untrue information which damaged the reputations of the plaintiffs, I personally think this would have been better dealt with by the tort of defamation. But there were sound tactical reasons as to why the plaintiffs opted to go under the amended Racial Discrimination Act.

]]> By: mojo https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/09/australia-a-terrible-day-for-free-speech-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-126712 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:34:08 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=24824#comment-126712 Publish widely on websites outside the People’s Republic of Australia.

]]> By: Truth is Not a Defense in Australia; Judge Censors Speech About Affirmative Action and Fraud in Racial Set-Asides https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/09/australia-a-terrible-day-for-free-speech-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-126647 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:04:03 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=24824#comment-126647 […] Legal, Nanny State, Personal Liberty Tweet Political “commentator Andrew Bolt ‘was found guilty Wednesday of breaking Australian discrimination law by implying that fair-skinned Aborigines chose […]

]]> By: Anonymous Attorney https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/09/australia-a-terrible-day-for-free-speech-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-126634 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:31:00 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=24824#comment-126634 Never mind that what he said is likely TRUE… I wonder what the outer limits of white guilt are? Are we there yet?

]]> By: Australia: You Have The Fundamental Right Not To Be Offended, Insulted, Humiliated Or Intimidated | Popehat https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/09/australia-a-terrible-day-for-free-speech-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-126626 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:57:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=24824#comment-126626 […] Via Walter Olson. […]

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